My Dear Enemy (DVD) (Korea Version) DVD Region 3
Jeon Do Yeon (Actor)
| Ha Jung Woo (Actor)
| Lee Yoon Ki (Director)
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Kevin Kennedy
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January 23, 2009
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January 23, 2009
An enthralling slice of life
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"My Dear Enemy" runs for slightly more than two hours, has no action, no romance, and few laughs, yet I was thoroughly enchanted by it. Byoung Woon (Ha Jung Woo) owes his ex-girlfriend money. Over a year has passed since Hee Soo (Jeon Do Yeon) grew tired of Byoung Woon's irresponsible dreaminess and dumped him, but she hasn't received a penny of all that money she is owed. Things aren't going well for Hee Soo. She recently has lost her job and broken off an engagement to another man. She decides to drop in on Byoung Woon and demand repayment of the money she's owed. She finds Byoung Woon hanging with friends at an off-track betting parlor, yet Byoung Woon claims to have no money. Hee Soo shows Byoung Woon the IOU he had written her for the loaned money. Hee Soo not only has kept the IOU; she has kept it encased in plastic. It appears that Hee Soo has similarly encased all her past grudges and now is crushed by their cumulative weight. Byoung Woon is Hee Soo's polar opposite. While entrenched in similarly unfortunate circumstances (he lost his job, has been married and divorced in the past year, and now lives a homeless existence), nothing seems to get Byoung Woon down. He delights in chatting up women (and they delight in being chatted up by him) and he continues to spin out dreamy plans, now contemplating opening a rice wine bar in Spain, of all places. "My Dear Enemy" unfolds as a "day in the life" movie, as we follow Byoung Woon and Hee Soo around town and see Byoung Woon asking everyone he knows for a loan with which he can repay Hee Soo. Amazingly, everyone is happy to give him whatever money they can spare. Through these events, it begins to dawn on the viewer (and on Hee Soo) what makes Byoung Woon so beloved by all those from whom he is sponging his existence. Director Lee Yoon Ki sets the perfect darkly comic tone throughout this film; he has created a seamless small gem of a movie. Ha Jung Woo is an irresistible, larger-than-life force as Byoung Woon. And my favorite actress Jeon Do Yeon works a subtle magic as we see her icy, troubled character slowly begin to thaw. I loved "My Dear Enemy"! |
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