Movie Rating: 새해전야 (New Year Blues)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2020
Movie Rating: 방자전 (The Servant)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2010
Movie Title: 倩女幽魂：人间情 (The Enchanting Phantom)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/10)
Year: 2020
Movie Title: 아이 캔 스피크 (I Can Speak)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
Year: 2017
“I Can Speak” is definitely on a league of its own. The movie started with a comedic tone, featuring Na Moon-hee as a notorious and fearsome granny Na Ok-boon, who on a daily basis files official complaint at the district office. There, she met with the new civil servant Park Min-jae played by Lee Je-hoon.
The movie then switch gear from comedic to drama after a series of events happened where Min-jae ended up becoming Ok-boon’s English tutor as she is desperate for help to connect and communicate with her long lost brother in the US. From just a simple tutor-student relationship to a family like relationship – grandma and grandson.
While we thought this change of mood is the only twist in the movie, viewers will be stunned and surprise to find out that there is something more, something deeper is about to unfold. Like the movie title suggest, the real reason to why Ok-boon is learning English is so that she can testify in English language at the comfort women public hearing in USA.
To many, the slow paced comedy may not be attractive enough but I personally like how the director take time to define the characters. Slowly peel and showcase the characteristic of Ok-boon and Min-jae layer by layer giving them more depth. Paired by both solid acting and chemistry, the casting for the duo is a winner team .
But the winning point is definitely how they blend in such a heavy and serious taboo topic – Korean Comfort Women effortlessly in such a lightweight comedy drama like movie manner.
Can’t believe time just passed by like that.
2 years ago, we celebrated together.
He was just right in front of me.
Singing his heart out, performing and dancing.
Last year, I was watching his LIVE streaming performance from my office.
Taking a break from an important pitch preparation.
And this year, a birthday eve pre-recorded performance .
Always good with his words and speech.
Ever so charming and occassionally witty.
Tho pre-recorded, Andy Lau 60th Birthday Eve 劉德華TO YOU生日 2021 performance is still as amazing despite him saying he has not trained for a while.
😍 華仔 you are always the best!
You are truly an amazing artist.
Sincerely wish you all the best and have all your wish come true.
Stay healthy, happy and all the best.
And lastly, THANK YOU 🙏 for accompanying us with your great movies and songs.
THANK YOU for appearing in my lifetime.
HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY 華仔! 🎂
Movie Title: 감쪽같은 그녀 (A Little Princess)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8/10)
Year: 2019
Movie Title: 오케이 마담 (OK! Madam)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2020
Movie Title: 오! 문희 (Oh! My Gran)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2020
While the movie brings out the cuter side of Na Moon-hee who plays a granny that is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The movie starts with Mun-hui (Na Moon-hee) who is the sole witness to her granddaughter, Bo-mi (Lee Jin-joo) hit and run car accident leaving her in coma. Her son Doo-woon (Lee Hee-jun) is determined to find out the truth and decides to track down the person who did this to her daughter.
The overall mood of the movie is rather humorous and adorable, this is to the point where even the dog Aengja is also full of cuteness and funny expressions. While the movie have so much more funny and humour side that I expect it to be, the story is rather predictable and the storyline is quite mundane with no climax point. The laughing points are not enough to justify my thoughts and wish for the movie to be more compressed and shorter.
Oh! My Gran is definitely the type of movie you want to go for if you need a good laugh while enjoying quality acting from the cast but don’t put in high expectations on twist and plots.
Movie Title: 인간중독(Obsessed)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/10)
Year: 2020