How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men (Movie - 2006)

Look Similar? They Pretty Much Are

Source | 2006/11/27 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

If you take a look at the posters of upcoming movies, you may be struck by the similarities. If you read their plot summaries, you may even get the impression that you have read the same outline twice.

It's true that movies in the same genre share many similarities, but it does not mean that they should be indistinguishable, even at a glance.

Such similarities have caused worries that the local movies lack the originality and creativity.

"This year, especially, it's true that there have not many films with creative stories", said Huh Moon-young, a film critic and programmer of the Korean Panorama section at the Pusan International Film Festival.

"It may be inevitable that there are some similarities in movies, as commercial movies tend to mix limited elements that can appeal to the audience, but it's disappointing and a matter of concern".

Here are brief introductions to six movies and comparisons of them in pairs to help you tell one f...| More

'Two Men' Lacks Story to Tell

Source | 2006/11/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

At first glance, the combination of Baek Yoon-sik and Bong Tae-gyu in the new comedy film "How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men" (Aejonggyolpibi Tu Namjaege Michinun Yonghyang) appeals to those who have enjoyed the actors' wacky yet funny characters in previous films.

It was hilarious to see Baek play a hermit with super martial art skills and his own profound philosophy of life in "The Art of Fighting" and a traditional Korean wrestling coach in "Like a Virgin". Bong has also successfully created interesting roles such as a fainthearted playboy in "When Romance Meets Destiny" and a bullied student in "See You After School".

But what is missing from their new film is a story for them to tell and develop to show off their charms.

The film's storyline is so simple _ a father and his son fight over a sexy woman who moves into the room downstairs in their house, but the film totally relies on the two actors and seems to expect them to make the si...| More