I agree…If I had to rate this movie from a scale of 1-5, I’ll give it a 2. This movie is sooo overated. There are far more better drama movies out there that can deliever. The movie starts out decent enough to keep you interested for the first 30 min., but after that it goes downhill into a bottomless well of boredom. Bottom line….if you got time to waste, watch it…otherwise spend your time elsewhere.

I really can’t even bother to start to counter-argue the reviewers points, so I’d just have to recommend that anyone reading this review should do their own research, like on IMDB.com, where most ppl would probably disregard this review outright.

:) Thanks for the input mike. I can’t say I spent that much time on the review, but I rarely do for films that aren’t worth the time spent watching them in the first place.

I had tears during this movie. But that was mainly because of allergies and the fact that I was supressing my bowel movements.

To go with the 1-5 scale again, ‘ll give it a 3 for technical merit. Really nice switches from warm/saturated colors to cool colors depending on the scene, but most films are technically capable and look good these days. Maybe we’re just cynics - I, for one, can’t see past the obviously romanticized nature of this relationship and the more than possible embellishments it made during the creative process. You know, going from his mouth to the internet to a book and finally, to a film. Ah, whatever.

PS. I suggest Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind for a chance to see a truly loveable tough bitch-heroine, and to see a more… rational reciprocation of her feelings. And I don’t know, can’t go wrong with Sabrina for a more conventional romance.

LOL. I’ll have to check out Dangerous Encounters then. Thanks.

i like this film, cause it is a romantic comedy, sooo cute story, well maybe most of the guys don’t like it coz, they dont wanna be under by a girl.. as the year goes by it is hard to find a guy like him, his role is sooo cute, every girls wanna be treated like a queen, not to be a punching bag!

Truth be told, I saw this movie and thought it was drivel, but maybe it’s because it’s a girl’s fantasy story. My girlfriend loved it, go figure.

I duhnno Steve, I’m one girl that didn’t much care for it.. :)

I agree with Janet that most girls want special treatment, but what about the poor GUY in this movie? Why Kyun/Gun-woo whyyy? I myself have felt attraction built on sympathy, but this was one sado-masochistic Florence Nightingale effect! It was so one-sided.. I mean, drowning FOR someone means you love them, but what does making someone who can’t swim jump off the pier mean? Color me unconvinced.

There were some teary soliloquies concerning love, yesyes, and the scene with the elderly dude and the tree and the time capsule were very good.. the nightclub scene was excellent! I love that song!!

I knew we weren’t the only ones! ;)

The whole movie is based on the idea that the girl IS selfish and uses Kyun-woo and tortures him just to take off herself’s mind of her worries. She is so hurt that she hides all her real feelings behind the mask of a mean bitch. And he endures it with full awareness to heal her pain - not to get a chance to nail her.

That is initial situation of the movie and the source for all the comic situations. If you don’t like that setting, fine. But saying “there is no real realationship, just tolerance” is pointless, because that IS what the movie is about in 2/3 of the time.

Netherless to say that you reduce the movie to that point and you leave out all aspects of comedy in your “review”, let alone the development of the relationship in the last third.

So if anything is “Dreck”, it’s your bash (and that’s what it is, a bash, no review)
on “My Sassy Girl”.

a very touching movie

oh cmon

it’s based on real life, so what do you expect?

and that’s what makes it unique, its nonconformity.

the movie reveals the pain in a supposedly wicked girl and the compassion that a supposedly naive guy has. come on.

i love the story of it… i dont care if its in real life or lie…..
i love this movie!!!!!

The still picture you have is from the movie “Windstruck”.

Yeah, I know. But it’s the same actors in the same sort of situation and the picture fit the framing so much better than any of the other DVD covers. Thanks for noticing though :)

The goddess Jun Ji-hyun is in both films. But the male co-star in My Sassy Girl was Cha Tae-hyun. The male actor in the picture is Volcano High’s Jang Hyuk. Cha Tae-hyun did have a cameo appearance in Windstruck.

Dangit, you’re right. That’s what I get for trusting eBay for images. If you have a better image send it to me. Otherwise I’ll fix it this weekend. Thanks!

This site has some picture of the movie.

this movie was overrated and made no sense. no matter how much sympathy I had for a girl, I couldn’t let her treat me like that. it’s not real life, it is a movie. if this happened in real life, you’d think she was a psycho.

Picture replaced. Thanks, Jim.

The first time I watched this movie I thought it was cheesy and shallow maybe because you have to be in a certain mood to enjoy this kind of film and I wasn’t in that mood at time
It wasn’t until watched the movie the second time ( a couple of months later) -when I had a better grasp of how certain scenes that seemed initially clichéd and overbearing fit within the context of the story and the development of the characters- that I was able to relax and fully enjoy the film.
This is not a movie that was meant to be watched only once as there are hints scattered non-chronologically and often very subtly all throughout that suggest possible frameworks for less literal interpretations of the film. You’ll hear and see references to time travelers, UFOs, quintuplets, “the man from the future” and you’ll have to sometimes look really hard to see clues that could tie them all together.
It gets even more interesting when you find out that this film is actually based on a true story but unlike in the film, the guy doesn’t end up with the girl in the end -which I think makes for more interesting theories for the symbolisms mentioned above.

I don’t consider myself a softy by any measure and I try to avoid commercial movies if possible but this is one of the very few movies that got me closest to crying (I never cried though and I never have for any movie)

Never ever? Not even for Old Yeller? Man. You should check out Grave of the Fireflies or Dancer in the Dark. Maybe one of those will get the tears flowing.

Welcome to the site, Jaywalker!

^Who knows maybe I actually cried …of course if I did why would I admit it :D
Seriously though, I got depressed for a couple of days and I’m still suffering from Jeon ji hyun fever until now

Anyway Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll check them out as soon as I can ….nice site by the way

LOL. Thanks. The spiffy layout is all due to Kris.

Do you have any recommendations for other Korean films?

Reading the comment board made me want to see this one lols. I wonder which way I’d swing towards.

@Chris
I’m a neophyte in Korean movies as well. I just saw windstruck –very similar in formula to my sassy girl (only two characters, light at first, serious in the latter parts, same director) only this time it’s a tragedy. I’ve only seen the first part since the copy I got was damaged but from what I’ve seen so far, it doesn’t work quite as well for me (especially the humor and the guy can get extremely annoying sometimes). Still, with Jeon ji hyun’s charisma and the director’s flair for unconventional, figurative storytelling, I imagine this can be easily salvaged in the latter parts. I’m still looking for a copy of Il mare which also stars jeon ji hyun. It’s still a romantic movie but with a spatio-temporal twist. Apparently, as the fan forums suggest, the entirety of the plot is also hidden below the surface and requires some degree of analysis to understand fully which makes it very interesting as far as I’m concerned. …Anyway I haven’t seen any of these films fully so you may want to do some research on them before you check them out.

I’ve also just seen Carmen. It’s a European film. Allow me to recollect my thoughts before I say if I actually enjoyed it or not but I see you haven’t reviewed it yet so you may want to check it out. It’s the perfect film if you’re single and depressed –I’d like to describe it as an “anti-love story”

@Su
If you’re gonna watch it, watch it more than once (It’s much smarter and poetic that it initially seems) and pay close attention to every scene and every line. look for little flying objects, recurring characters ,pictures etc.

I forgot. “3 iron” -this one’s definitely non commercial (at least compared to My sassy girl). It’s still romantic though but most good Korean films are romantic

Trully great site! And reviews! Chris&Kris, you guys have like the same exact movie taste as I do, true kindred spirits! I really didn’t enjoy My Sassy either, and I can understand Korean and the Korean jokes. I can see, however, if you are a young asian woman, you might like this stuff. We can’t talk about Korean romantic films without talking about the grand mommy… err… rather older aunt of Korean romantic films, Christmas in August. This isn’t my sort of cup of tea, but you guys might be enjoy this if that is your sort of thang.

Also, seeing how you enjoy Oldboy, I suggest Save the Green Planet. I think Save teh Green Planet is really the best Korean film I’ve seen so far. You can read Darcy Paquet’s reviews if you like.

Heya wonderer! Thanks for checking us out! Christmas in August? I’ll have to check the local mom and pop store for it.

I noticed both Save the Green Planet and 3 Iron came out recently, so they’re on my list as well. We just watched Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance few weekends back…not as good as Oldboy, but pretty good overall. I don’t believe we’d watch it over again though…

Do you guys have any other recommendations? I’ll be sure to check out Darcy Paquet’s reviews.

It was okay! I laughed so much in the beginning…then I started getting confused. The army sceen?? And I kinda got lost on the part where they kept breaking up…I didn’t even really think she liked the guy..but I guess it was all supposed to fit together in the end?? But I didn’t think it was bad, there were some cute-funny parts.
Not very..realistic? But it’s not supposed to be so. yea.

This is such an amazing movie
Why wasn’t this releasded worldwide..Its Titanic for Korean movie

This was a bash, not a review. Reviews are analytical, thorough, and insightful. You merely recounted several plot points and subsequently went on to bash. Please do some reading or watch the movie again. Some sources: IMDB, Amazon, Google.

Wow, I’m wondering if I should have left this as a capsule review after all. People either agree wholeheartedly or become really angry with the review. I can understand your calling the review a bash, but at the same time I wonder how much analysis you would expect for a decidedly teen-targeted romantic comedy? Would you write a full 600 words for She’s All That?

James, if you would like, I welcome you (or any other Sassy fan) to write your own review for the film. I myself don’t really have time to revisit this film.

Thanks for the feedback, though. Fans of the Sassy Girl herself may want to stay tuned, however. Friday we shall have a review (full. With analyses) up for The Uninvited.

The film isn’t a true story. The guy was a loser in real life too. He never got the girl.

you’re stupid you don’t know quality films. and you say you’re a film fan? i don’t think so. you’re a fan of yourself. of how yuo thinks you are intellectualand keen at things. well mister, you have a poor judgement. i give you a ating of -10.
ahhh.. the relief. glad that’s out.

;) Welcome to the site. Wait 10 years and watch the film again. Then you’ll understand.

Finally someone who recognizes what a piece of shit this film is. G-D! Iwanted to burn my eyes out. To the people that thought this was romantic, I hope you get locked in an abusive relationship with a man/woman that shits on you for the rest of your life. See how romantic it is then, retards. And to the people that thought this was a good movie, take a film class, you ignorant fucks.

5 out of 5
excellent movie.

Thanks to the mass conformity in taste from the fans of this movie, I was tricked into watching this movie. I absolutely agree with this reviewer about how this movie is way overrated and lets out more gas than substance for its hype. If you have an ounce of a brain then save your time for something else instead of this thoughtless, shallow and corny flick that never should’ve made the box office. It’s disheartening to know that there are so many people enthused about such a dumb movie that’s so random in incidents and corny from a romantic standpoint. Get some taste and education!