The title sounded interesting, the
cover looked good, the synopsis seemed to make a fun story, so I saw it… but I was
disappointed...
“Another
‘romantic comedy’ with nothing to its name.”
The Rundown
Behind
the name: AKA My Love Ssagaji
Country: South Korea, 2004
Genre: Romantic
Comedy
Distributed
by: Cinema Service
Director: Shin Dong-yeop
Cast: Kim Jae-won (as Ahn Hyung-jun), Ha Ji-won (as Kang
Ha-yeong), Kim Tae-hyeon (as Yeong-eun), Han Min (as Hyeon-ju), Kim Chang-wan
(as Ha-yeong's Father), Hong Ji-Yeong, Kim Ji-yu, Kim Min-kyeong, Lee
Eung-kyung (as Ha-yeong's Mother)
Compare
to: My Sassy Girl, He Was Cool
Hate
it or Love it? Ummmm…
Synopsis in a Sentence: Ha-Young gets
dumped right before her 100-day anniversary she flips and mistakenly causes an
accident with “Mr. Arrogant,” now she gets to spend 100 days with him.
On Writing: The Plot
Starts off well, but ends like a cliché. The idea has
good intentions but the execution didn’t do it justice. The story’s all right,
but nothing spectacular.
(3.5/5)
On Acting: The Cast
A good cast. Not bad, only Mr. Arrogant wasn’t quite
as arrogant as he was portrayed to be—didn’t quite get on your nerves as much—and
the leading character was overly animated on screen… as both of them covered
about 70% of screen time, it’s a major issue throughout the film.
(3/5)
On Production:
Not bad, but nothing great either.
(3/5)
On Resolution: The
Conclusion
A South Korean film with a rounded resolution… at
least the first I’ve seen, but with one big fat clichéd ending!
(3/5)
The Verdict: Not quite as
good as you’d think.
Overall Score = 12.5/20
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