Kim Soo-ho (김수호)

Movie With English Subtitles

2006/08/10 | Source | Permalink |

My Captain Mr. Underground (2006)

Seoul Selection Bookstore

11:00 a.m. Saturday

Directed by Song Chang-soo and starring Jeong Jae-yeong, the film revolves around Kim Dae-chul (played by Jeong), who is a penniless, antisocial tomb raider. He steals a precious Buddhist statue from an archeological dig, but while trying to hide the statue in an underground location, Dae-chul meets with two odd little kids _ an orphan girl named Chi-min (Nam Ji-hyeon) and a vampire boy named Pyong-o (Kim Soo-ho). When the vampire boy steals the statue from its hiding place, Dae-chul pretends to be a secret agent in order to find the relic. One thing leads to another and the trio find themselves running from corrupt cops and gangsters. Dae-chul's tough guy demeanor begins to melt as he spends more time with the kids. The venue is located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Tickets, 3,000 won. For more information, call (02) 734-9565 or visit http://www.seoulselection.com ...| More

Sentimental Plot Sinks "Mr. Underground"

2006/04/20 | Source | Permalink |

By Joon Soh
Contributing Writer


Jeong Jae-yeong is probably best known for playing testosterone-driven, angst-filled soldiers in the recent hits "Silmido" and "Welcome to Dongmakgol". But he's also quite adept at breathing humanity into losers and oddballs from society's margins _ characters you wouldn't normally associate with the tough-looking actor.

Jeong's forays into the weird have had varying degrees of success. It worked great in the wonderfully off-kilter romantic comedy "Someone Special", while failing miserably in the aimless low-budget "So Cute".

Jeong's latest attempt at portraying the marginalized is the awkwardly titled "My Captain Mr. Underground". Set in Kyongju and its Silla Kingdom tombs, "Mr. Underground" is a combination of eccentric characters and sentimental plot devices. Unfortunately, these plot devices ultimately drag "Mr. Underground" down, and make the most eccentric characters seem painfully ordinary.

Jeong plays a penniless, antisocial tomb r...| More