Narrowly Places 1st as my favorite Korean movie
Korea has an amazing Cinema industry. Like the United States there's lots of fluffy boy-girl silly movies, some overly violent ones but there are real masterpieces, stories told beautifully. This is one of them.
I could have titled this review, "From Selfishness to Selflessness."
I believe the original title of this in Korea was "My Gangster Lover," which does not do any justice to the beautiful story told here.
I'm not going to go into many details -- just some of my impressions. Just know that what you're getting here is a beautifully told story.
Jeong Yu-mi and Park Jong-hoon are perfect for their roles. Dong-chol Oh (Park Jong-hoon) is a middle-aged gangster who finds little fulfillment in his life. Sae-Hin Han is a young woman of promise who, having grown up in the country, gets her first professional job in Seoul. Unfortunately the company goes bankrupt, her boyfriend leaves her for a job somewhere else and she's forced to find...
Give this little movie a try!
The title makes the movie seem like it would be quirky, but it really isn't. The development of the relationship between the two main characters is gradual & believable. I like how it is not written to be a perfect, man-meets-woman & they fall in love immediately cookie-cutter dialogue. It's just refreshing in its simplicity & reminds us that love is unexpected & imperfect. Give this film a try. You will like it.
serious film but not too much
i agree with all the other positive reviews. this movie is special. park joong-hoon (the gangster) gives a touching performance (his character's arc is well portrayed). actress is a natural beauty. loved the "looks" she makes...acting with her eyes. if you believe that a korean jopok (mafia) member could have a conscience in real life then it is not hard to believe this relationship could happen and root for the relationship to somehow be successful under impossible circumstances.
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