Meet Mr. Daddy (DVD) (Special Edition) (Limited Edition) (Korea Version) DVD Region 3
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numinair
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August 14, 2007
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August 14, 2007
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Father Figured by Love
Father Figured by Love
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There seems to be a throng of Korean 'father' themed movies doing the rounds this year (2007) : "My Son", "Bunt", "The Show Must Go On" to name the main ones and this little gem here. I haven't seen the others yet (although all have been decently rated) but this is certainly another pretty good movie. Story is a mixture of family entertainment, drama, quirky humor and touching emotion and inevitably a sad melodramatic finish, but its all well acted and a solid script. Mostly its the double act of the Mr Daddy and his young daughter that steals the show in this. Expect, though, some nasty gangster bits sporadically throughout, but in the main its a movie about affectionate love of the heart and a transforming process of a man getting to redeem his criminal past by a little girl's love for him. Call me Homer Simpson, but when I first began to watch this film it took me some time before I realized Shin Yang Park was the same actor who also performed in the two films "Indian Summer" and "The Un-invited" (probably 'cause he was minus his spectacles here) and his role as an half witted eccentric and quirky gangster stooge is far removed from those two professional career people he previously portrayed. His acting is fantastic in this, too, and his highly convincing character emerges as a mixture of the rough edged diamond who seems out of his gourd and an often humorous hard fallen gambling criminal with added compassion when he discovers he has a lost daughter from a previous relationship, after an orphanage teacher tracks him down in jail. Although reluctuant to take in the child to begin with, he eventually agrees (when the sensitive teacher gets upset) and takes his daughter into his ramshackle home that looks like a steel container from a long distance vehicle - on stilts. Seo Shin Ae who is the little actress who plays his daughter is a gem to watch and who is so focused, receptive, expression full and adorably cute at her role that you'll naturally want to adopt her for yourself after watching this. She immediately shows so much love to Jong Dae who she wishes to live with and never seems to show disapproval at any of her father's habits (apart from when she is left with JD's friend...then she becomes a bit of a grumpy boots) or even his criminal back ground. She joins in with his kooky daily routines, too - practicing his bull fighting skills, teeth clacking exercises and a single egg breakfast. She loves him unconditionally and a key element to this film here. She also loves football and has this film is set in the 2002 Football World Cup, she wishes her father to take her to see Korea win at the finals. It must be difficult to find an actress like this with so much energy and timing and her natural finesse and sweet nature will steal your heart by the end of the film. There is a catch in the end, though, about the daughter, but I think compliments the overall message than becoming an annoying truth, and its shows how love itself is more important than a mere blood bond. This is also one of those movies where you will need the tissues and I don't want to say any more, but sad movie it is. Very recommend and heartfelt film. |
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