This time, it's all Korean films, with Director Lee Yoon-ki's latest My Dear Enemy, Kim Ki-duk's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring, and melodrama Lost in Love. Unlike last time, these are shorter descriptions.
My Dear Enemy
Directed by Lee Yoon-ki, starring Jeon Do-yeon, and Ha Jung-woo.
A woman finds her ex-boyfriend and demands that he return money he borrowed from her a year before. She then follows him around as he borrows from various people he has met. Along the way, she finds out things she didn't know about him, and maybe a bit about herself.
An incredibly emotive film that is never boring throughout it's two-hour running time. Jeon Do-yeon is incredible, in a role that requires her to behave in an unlikeable manner, and yet still evoke sympathy and understanding. Walking the fine line of idosyncracy and realism, Lee's latest film is his best yet, and one of the best films of 2008.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring
Directed by Kim Ki-duk, starring Oh Yeong-su, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyeong, Ha Yeo-jin, and Kim Jong-ho.
The circle of life wonderfully unfolds through the lessons learned and taught by a monk living in a remote area. The actors put for great performances, as does Kim in both his acting and directing capacities, bringing about an engrossing experience.
Lost in Love
Directed by Choo Chang-min, starring Song Yoon-ah, and Sol Kyung-gu.
A somewhat muddled melodrama about falling in love at the wrong time. The acting and direction in Lost in Love are both fine, but feel a bit manufactured, causing the film to wear thin over it's two hours. For a weepy about failed opportunties, Lost in Love is enjoyable, and at the very least, serviceable.
Coming up this week, I'll do my best to get caught up on the films I watched in January, by rambling on about:
Assembly
Samaritan Girl
Up the Yangtze
9413
49 Days
The Twins Effect
First Name: Carmen
Jade Goddess of Mercy
Ad Lib Night
Comeuppance
Public Toilet
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