Starring: Uhm Jung-Hwa, Hwang Jeong-Min, Im Chang-Jeong
Director: Min Gyu-Dong
Studio: CJ Entertainment
Rating: 15+
Genre: Drama
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About This DVD
"Let’s make a Korean version of ‘Love Actually. What sort of love stories should
we bring together? Wouldn’t it be fun to have a man and a woman who are mutual
enemies end up falling in love?"
Since the economy is so bad these days, a story about a couple keeping their
love alive in the face of poverty would appeal to many. Let’s balance out the
generations by including a romance between middle-aged lovers. But romantic love
isn’t the only kind of love there is.
Right, let’s portray inter-generational love between an unwed mother and her
daughter.
The film weaves together six different love stories over a one-week period. A
love-hate relationship between hapless old bachelor Detective Nah (Hwang Jeong-min)
and divorced psychiatrist Yu-jeong (Eom Jeong-hwa); a love that perseveres
through poverty between Chang-hu (Im Chang-jeong) and Seon-ae (Seo Yeong-hi); an
inter-generational love between immature bachelor Seong-won (Kim Su-ro) and a
precocious six-year-old (Kim Yu-jeong); a precarious romance between
nun-in-training Su-gyeong (Yun Jin-seo) and singer Jeong-hun (Jeong Gyeong-ho);
A December romance between middle-aged theater owner Gwak (Ju Heon) and
chronically vain Oh (Oh Mi-hi); and the forbidden love between lonely divorce Jo
(Cheon Ho-jin) and his male housekeeper (Kim Tae-hyeon). These are the romantic
pieces that come together to complete the film’s larger mosaic of love.
Hwang Jeong-min’s Laugh-Out-Loud Dialect and Eom Jeong-hwa’s All-Out Acting?
Hwang Jeong-min is now at the peak of his craft. His Gyeongsang provincial
dialect in this film will have you clutching your stomach in laughter. And the
audience always appreciates Eom Jeong-hwa’s selfless immersion in her roles. Yun
Jin-seo, whose character drools all over her lover’s cheek, is a master at
portraying "mad love." But Im Chang-jeong’s tearjerker storyline of "love and
hope in the face of poverty" is becoming a bit stale.
"The Best Week of My Life" is the second full-length feature by director Min Gyu-dong,
who helmed "Horror at a Girls’ School II."
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1, DD 2.0 |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamrophic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2005 |
| Running Time: | 129 |
| Special Features: | - |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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