The film gave Jun Ji Hyun her stardom, and rightly so, for portraying the bizarre character "the Girl". She is violent, foul-mouthed, blunt and Jun plays her with gusto and charm. Our hero, Gyun Woo, is a somewhat ordinary guy who wants no trouble in life. Cha Tae Hyun is a natural comedic and never underplays or overplays a scene. The two have a zany dynamic that is endearing and natural, if not uproarious.
As the film progresses, we get a beautiful emotional undertone. It doesn't take away from the hilarious comedic action in the first half, nor does it slow down the pace. Through Gyun Woo's eyes, the Girl appears more and more human and we learn that she is actually very caring and moral. Deep inside, she hides a sadness that explains her crazy antics thus far.
You don't expect the film to give you so much heart, but it does to the point of tears. I have seen a lot of romantic comedies in which the angsty heartbreak (known as the "downfall") makes me feel like I'm watching two separate films. My Sassy Girl finds the balance between comedy and sentiment in a way that doesn't disappoint.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
This review may contain spoilers
I didn't like it as much as many reviewers - good not great
7/10 is my rating. This is a 2011 South Korean movie spanning 123 minutes.A young college man, Gyun-woo (Chae Tae-Hyun) spends his time hanging out with his friends, chasing girls and avoiding his mom’s attempts to set him up. One day he sees a girl (Gianna Jun) over the line while waiting for the train and saves her from tragedy. They board the train and he realizes she is very drunk. She makes a scene on the train insisting that a young guy move and offer his seat to an elderly gentleman. Gyun-woo thinks that he really does not like drunk girls. Things settle a bit and the girl drunkenly sways to the motion of the train while standing near the elderly man. Gyun-woo watches in horror as the girl begins to gag and it is apparent she is going to vomit. She tries to hold back but ultimately vomits all over the elderly man. Just before passing out she gestures Geun-woo’s way and calls him honey. No-one believes him despite his repeated denials and he winds up taking responsibility for her. He piggy backs her to the closest place she can sleep it off- a hotel. And that is the start of a rather crazy relationship.
Spoiler 🚨 So many people liked this movie that I gave it a shot. I did not think it was that good. They never seemed to really get together even in the end. The way she treated him was often just mean and her physical violence toward him was abusive. I understood a little why she was acting so crazy but her behavior toward him was inexcusable. Not meeting at the agreed time was rude and flakey. NI did like the twist where a relationship was revealed I was not aware of. I did not find it very funny. The ending left a lot up in the air. A mediocre movie.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
Nonsensical and over-the-top
I get the appeal of an alpha FL/beta ML dynamic but this was not the way I wanted it to be done; the power dynamic was just way too one-sided and it made the relationship seem more physically and emotionally abusive than funny. Despite the ending (which was a nice touch) I felt like the female lead's personality was air-headed and high-maintenance to the point of being just downright unlikeable and annoying.The plot was actually quite fun for most of it (especially the way they met) but as the plot progressed it kind of lost me; it felt like there was no plot, and sometimes things happened that felt either nonsensical or unnecessary.
This is a light-hearted watch for sure but I'm not sure it aged well.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
A história não foi tão boa, muitas das atitudes da protagonista me irritavam porque ela simplesmente em muitas das vezes era bem infantil, além de se meter nos problemas de deus e o mundo sem nenhuma explicação (ela era bem maluca e instável).
O protagonista era um zé ninguém em muitos aspectos e só sabia apanhar e seguir ordem de uma pessoa que não demonstrava nem gratidão pela sua ajuda, além de que também ela não deixava claro que queria um relacionamento com ele além de amizade mas também não aceitava quando ele falava que eram apenas amigos.
No fim das contas eu não estava nem aí mais se eles ficariam juntos ou não, pra mim já não fazia diferença.
Disseram que mostrou a protagonista superando uma perda e tals, mas eu sinceramente não vi isso, pra mim ela fugiu e depois o destino simplesmente se encarregou do resto.
São duas horas e pouco de filme e muitas vezes me peguei adiantando e colocando no 1,5x 😁.
Mas apesar de tudo a atuação foi boa, entraram bem em seus personagens e mostram alguns dilemas de pessoas dessa idade.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
I watched it again today to find out why I it was a so so movie for me before and checked if it will give me different feelings now.
Well, It's a good movie, but not a great one. It is still so so for me. Maybe because my expectations from a movie is the same as what Kdramas make me feel but for some reasons I just didn't feel that from watching this.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
The Jun Ji-hyun show
I'm hard to please on the love story front so that was great. So refreshing to get away from American movie tropes especially in the later parts of the story.>>>> Wanna die?
Jun Ji-hyun is so dorky I love it. Her superstardom begins here and would seemingly continue until the end of times. Sure she's mostly a trash person but she's somehow still endearing because her humanity shows through. Also most guys would just bail out with this kind of behavior but he doesn't because he likes her, and that's relatable.
Great ending, great movie, great story, maybe not ethically the best of morals here but it shows something very real.
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
At first my feelings for this movie weren't very strong, there wasn't really like but not at all dislike in my body while watching it. I just felt that the characters where a bit exaggerated and the events in the movie felt really randomly placed. For exampel one sequence when they are hostages in an amusement park...
Though, after a while something happened inside me and the story started to change and my feelings grew stronger from the middle and forward. The best part was, no doubt, the ending. I can't even stop myself from smiling when I think about it!
¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
