Almost Love
Cheongchun-manhwa

[2006 - Koreja]



Režisors: Lee Han
Žanrs: Romantiska komēdija
AsianDB: http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5951

Anotācija: Good romantic comedies usually stick to the golden rule: Don't stray too far toward other genres, especially trite melodramas. "Almost Love" (Cheongchun manhwa) is by and large a watchable Romantic Comedy, but it does not obey the rule - at its own risk.

Director Lee Han, who solidified his reputation as a young and promising Korean filmmaker with his debut work "Lover's Concerto", (2002), was given almost irresistible casting: top-stars Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Han-nuel.

Kwon and Kim showcased fine acting skills in their previous hit "My Tutor Friend (2003). So it is natural to expect that their new couple acting will be fun and thrilling. Months ahead of the release of the movie, a tantalizing rumor flared up that they were secretly dating, despite their strong denials. It boosted the publicity for the film, which is good for director Lee and marketing staff.

The question is whether the movie is indeed a decent Romantic Comedy as the promoters feverishly claim. When it comes to the first half of the film, it's clearly a comedy. The Korean title, "Cheongchun manhwa", translates into "Youth Comics" in English, and various cartoonish episodes add up dramatic effects.

For the latter half, however, it's a melodrama that is so unconvincing and moralistic that a new title - perhaps "Cheongchun Ethics Textbook" - seems to be in order. Ji-hwan (Kwon Sang-woo) and Dal-rae (Kim Ha-neul) are age-old friends who have grown up in the same neighborhood. They share almost 13 years of childhood and adolescence, but they do not think of each other as a romantic partner because they know each other too well.

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