Monday, December 24, 2012

[Kmovie] A Perfect Match (2002)

A Perfect Match

Korean Movie
2002 - 101 Minutes

Plot/Synopsis:

Hyo-Jin is the quietly industrious employee at a Korean dating agency who, while being very talented at finding her clients' their perfect match, finds nothing but a void in her own romantic life. Her ditzy friends are obsessed with finding that special someone though they are too caught up in day-dreams to achieve their goal and Hyo-Jin invents a boyfriend for herself as not to encourage their prying. One of Hyo-Jin's latest and most awkward clients - seemingly distant and disorganised Hyun-Soo - leaves an impression that gets underneath the surface of her professional demeanour. As she tries to match Hyun-Soo up with his dream date she is constantly battling with her own feelings and his foibles while also having to face the scrutiny of her colleagues. 

Click below for review. May contain spoilers! Sorry. 

My Review:

First thing I noticed within 10 minutes of watching this movie was the cinematography. Despite the fact that this movie was produced in 2002, it still had a very 90's feel to it. At first, I was a little unsure, but it definitely grew on me about half way through.

The plot was a cute one and fairly original compared to previous romantic comedies that I have watched. I enjoyed the story of a matchmaker agency employee falling in love with one of her clients. It was cute.

The lead couple was adorable. Though, the lead female, Hyo-jin's, clumsiness annoyed me just a little bit. I feel as if it was overdone. There was too much effort to make her really clumsy, to the point that I was expecting them to reveal that she had some kind of physical disorder!

The supporting characters, especially Hyo-Jin's friends were great! They wwere just a bit (okay, ALOT) ridiculous (especially her male friend), but that added a lot of the "fun" to this movie.

While the movie was a cute, fun watch overall, I felt it was lacking due to its anticlimactic, well, climax. After the turning point of the movie, I was left with a "that's all" kind of feeling. It wasn't dramatic enough, tense enough, or gasp-worthy. However, the ending definitely made up for the slightly disapointing middle. The ending was adorable and nicely done. Her friends were a nice touch. 

If you're looking for a fun, cute, lighthearted Korean movie to watch, I would recommend this one. 

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