True Romance

Why does the handsome one have to be her brother? You'll find better fight scenes in Crows Zero; this doesn't have much comedy, there's not much romance either, but it's still a very enjoyable film. It's such a strange mix of melancholy, clichés, and good moments. At first it looks like it's going to be action-packed, but in the end it's just higher quality high school pop. If you've seen a few Korean films or doramas, you won't find anything surprising here. It occurs to me that if they made it a three-part dorama (as if they couldn't have :-D) and fleshed out the relationships better, and if it hadn't all been so weirdly disjointed, it would have gotten a higher rating ^^ a better 3 stars. (03/12/2010)

I don't know if it's appropriate to classify this as an action movie when there's less action than every other comedy. I don't find the title very fitting either... but that doesn't matter so much. For some reason I didn't like Cheong-ah Lee at all here, even though I like her as an actress otherwise. The only one who moved me a bit was Dong-won Gang. The beginning was nice, though... pity. 3 stars. (13/04/2012)