Dreams too Lively

Time for a shorter, double feature, post about two South Korean films:
Come Rain, Come Shine and The Unjust.



Come Rain, Come Shine

Directed by Lee Yoon-ki, starring Lim Soo-jung, Hyun Bin, with a cameo by Ha Jung-woo.

Having reached the marital point of no return, a younger couple decides to part ways. On their final day together, they are reminded of the past, and look toward a future apart.

South Korean Auteur Lee Yoon-ki's latest film, Come Rain, Come Shine, is most excellent. I could go on and on about it, but I'm a Lee fan, so my opinion is biased. However, of all the films I've seen (thousands, literally) Lee's are among the best. His films Come Rain, Come Shine and My Dear Enemy are the most wonderfully depressing films about failed relationships, and excellent films, period.


Lee Yoon-ki's Filmography:
This Charming Girl
Love Talk
Ad-Lib Night
My Dear Enemy
Come Rain, Come Shine



-Well, now that I've done almost nothing except mention the greatness of Lee's films, I think it's time to mention almost nothing about another excellent South Korean film:



The Unjust

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Hwang Jung-min, Ryoo Seung-bum and Yu Hae-jin.

Hwang and Ryoo star as a detective and public prosecutor on opposite sides of a corrupt attempt to bring a serial killer the justice. While citizens live in fear and anger of the killer's string of rapes and murders, the two defenders of justice use any means available to close the case, as long as it futhers their respective careers. When their goals put them at odds, their lives and careers are threatened, as well as the lives of those around them.

Ryoo's latest film is an amazingly dark look at greed and morality. The actors are top notch and give terrific performances as greedy bastards that get lost in their own ambition. The dark tone and content makes for a film that can't be referred to as enjoyable, but is nonetheless excellent.


Ryoo Seung-wan's Filmography:
Die Bad
No Blood No Tears
Arahan
Crying Fist
The City of Violence
Dachimawa Lee
The Unjust




That's it for my abbreviated thoughts...this time.