By Kang Seung-woo
Staff Reporter
The first and most important mission of comedy movies is to see that the audience bursts into laughter.
But it seems that local directors are often obsessed with the idea that they should also include a new perspective or message at the end of their comedy films.
If their attempt is unsuccessful, however, viewers can get easily lost in between hilariousness and seriousness and the movie can flop.
The new film " Chanhokhan Chulgun" (Educating Kidnappers - "A Cruel Attendance") seems to be a victim of such an obsession.
In the first half, the film succeeds in cracking hilarious jokes from humorous situations, but the remainder of the film bores the audience with the theme of "the importance of family".
The film, directed by Kim Tae-yoon, is centered on the irony of a kidnapper's daughter being kidnapped.
The main character is Tong-chul (played by Kim Soo-ro), who finds himself in trouble after his failed stock investment, he loses a ...|
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