How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men (KR 2006) 애정결핍이 두 남자에게 미치는 영향

Lee Hye Young actress who plays-Mimi

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How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men - 애정결핍이 두 남자에게 미치는 영향 (Ae-jeong-gyeol-pil-i Doo Nam-ja-e-ge Mi-chi-neun Yeng-hyang) .

Cast
Baek Yoon-sik (백윤식) Dong Chul (Dad) (Like a Virgin, Art of Fighting, President's Last Bang)

Bong Tae-gyu (봉태규) Dong Hyun (Son) (Good Lawyer's Wife/Ssunday Seoul/ drama: Rooftop Cat)

Lee Hye-young (이혜영) Mimi (beautiful widow) (dramas: Dal Ja's Spring/PaPa/Cheot Sarang)

Ahn Kil-kang (안길강)

Jeong Woo (정우)

Woo Hyeon (우현)

Hwang Seok-jeong (황석정)

Synopsis (koreanfilm.or.kr)

A miserly father and his clever yet immature son live emotionally impoverished lives together. That life is interrupted when a beautiful widow moves in as a tenant. A battle between father and son to win the widow’s heart begins. No concession, No scruples, No rules.

I read a good film review by lunapark6 regarding this movie as well as by James Mudge at beyondhollywood.com.

THOUGHTS

I did not know what to expect with this film. But the acting was great and there is definitely "toilet" humor in this film. Baek Yoon Sik plays Dong Chul, always turns in an excellent performance and here plays a suave con artist who bilks money from big companies by blackmailing them. He has an old school charm about him and also lectures to others on his methods to making money. He never misses a trick.

His son Dong Hyun is well played by Bong Tae Gyu, I remember the first time I saw him was in "Rooftop Cat" as Jung Da Bin's annoying and troublesome brother. Here he is no match for his articulate father, but he has a "softer side" but if all else doesn't work, he does resort to forcefulness. They have lived quite a bit of time without a woman in their lives.

One day an attractive divorce Mimi (well played by Lee Hye Young) decides to rent the space below to open a coffee shop. Every man in this town is drooling including father and son Dong Chul and Dong Hyun. Both men decide to compete to win her affections.

Their hijinks and efforts as they both undergo to get her attention at times seem far fetched and juvenile but they really do stop at nothing to win the upper hand----tying each other up while sleeping. If all else fails, then they can even be mean to their object of desire. At times it does feel weird that both are trying to "hit" on Mimi for dates and more.

Overall it is a funny film and I had a few laughs.

The Strongest Romance/The Perfect Couple (K movie 2007)

photo credit: beyondhollywood.com

Choi & Kang Romance(최강 로맨스) Director: Kim Jung Woo

In this movie where the title did not make sense Lee Dong Wook and Hyung Young star as a Police Detective and Newspaper Journalist respectively. One day they meet while Kang Jang Hyuk(Lee Dong Wook) character is chasing a suspect to only be stuck with a stick by Choi Soo Jin (Hyung Young) character after eating a Oden stick snack. Furthermore, a reality tv show is developed causing the pair to be together in many wacky situations.

I have to say it was not high on the smaltz and it was a bit refreshing, I could see elements of "My Sassy Girl" in it.

(YESASIA.com product film blurb:)

Romance can bloom out of the strangest events. Sometimes even very embarrassing ones.
Running after a pickpocket, Detective Kang Jae Hyuk (Lee Dong Wook, My Girl) finds out how problematic journalist Choi Soo Jin (Hyun Young, The Art of Seduction) can be when the fish skewer she's eating magically ends up impaled in his abdomen. Is it destiny, love at first sight? Not quite. But the two start to form a reluctant but formidable alliance: he's good looking, a great fighter, and a good detective. And she's determined to get her story done. Together, they make The Perfect Couple.

Understanding right from the start that what makes comedy work are gags and the actors who deliver them, Kim Jung Woo made his directorial debut in 2006 with the low-key high-returns comedy Oh! My God. Starring comic veterans Choi Sung Kook and Shin Yi, the film was a surprising success, with over 2.5 million admissions. Kim, who started his career as a screenplay writer alongside Taegukgi director Kang Je Gyu, comes back with The Perfect Couple, showing Lee Dong Wook in a new light and once again taking advantage of TV star Hyun Young's explosive comic talent.