My Sassy Girl

So this is a remake of a hugely popular Korean movie-- and it went straight to DVD in the states.  That's why the title seems so weird because I think it's a direct translation (kind of like Chinese fireworks).  It stars that dude from "Bring it On" and that chick from "24" and was directed by the French guy who directed "Love Me if You Dare" which was a big French hit I guess.  The biggest problem with this movie was the writing.  Felt like it was written by some over-eager fresh out of college guy douchebag who has a relative in the business.  The director seems to do what he can to make it watch-able but his style is also full of gimmicks- whip pans, fast motion, sound effects and overly lush sets.  The font at the beginning of the movie was super annoying, that hand-written innocent kind (it's amazing how important the font and opening credits can be, but it is essential for setting a good tone).  There's too many fuck-ups by the director and writer to name them all but here's a few that really annoyed me: 

- after the girl passes out he carries her over his back back to his apartment in broad daylight;

- here's a line from the movie, verbatim-- "Yes I'm free and loving it!"; 

- when the country boy goes to the big city he says hi to everyone he passes on the Brooklyn Bridge (barf!); 

- the makeup and wardrobe are so immaculately clean and crisp, even for the main guy's sloppy best friend

- in general it's a 20 year old philosophizing on love and life and honestly, no one that young has the right to tell anyone how things are-- unless they grew up in the streets, and then that's usually only good for one movie.

Not to say there aren't redeeming things about the movie.  The concept is pretty interesting and there are some clever plot twists, but they've been pretty much wasted by the heavy-handed writer and director.  I think I'll see the Korean version to see if it's any better.  That reminds me of the movie "Il Ultimo Bacio" which became "The Last Kiss" in America.  Original far superior to piece-of-shit Zach Braff remake.  PLEASE STOP CASTING HIM.