Thursday, September 15, 2011

Our Happy End / <사랑황동의 내구성> 2010

Directed by Seong Il-seok / 성일석
Release date: November 2010


Estranged by his parents' divorce, Joon-seung is back living with his mother after twenty years  apart but the relationship is awkward and they know little about each other. First of all, she doesn’t know that he is gay. Through a series of drunken hook-ups, things get even more complicated between mother and son.

This feature film felt like a TV drama: the camera work, the lack of music for much of the film. It was funny in some parts, but uneven and not consistently funny throughout. There was little background presented for the characters and their motivations remained murky. The only thing clear by the end of the film was that Joon-seung and his mother had finally bonded. My take: C

The “older woman” (Park Kyeong-ok / 박경옥) hits up on Joon-seung (Han Tae-soo / 한태수) for the umpteenth time. How many times does a guy have to reject you before you finally realize that he is just not that into you (maybe because he is gay)?

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