Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002)
"Gyeolhoneun michinjishida" (original title)

Jun-young (Kam Woo-seong) is a man in his early thirties who has seen his friends and younger brother get married but has yet to open himself to a serious relationship. Rather he is happy ... See full summary »

Director:

Ha Yoo

Writer:

Ha Yoo

Stars:

Woo-seong Kam, Jeong-hwa Eom, Won-sang Park

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Woo-seong Kam	...	Jun-young
Jeong-hwa Eom	...	Yeon-hee
Won-sang Park
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
So-Jeong Kang
Steven Lawson	...	Billy the Boxer
Jeong-eun Lim
Hyeon-kyeong Ryu
Seo-jeong Yun
Ye-Ri Yun

Storyline

Jun-young (Kam Woo-seong) is a man in his early thirties who has seen his friends and younger brother get married but has yet to open himself to a serious relationship. Rather he is happy floating through life with little direction or ambition. Yeon-hee (Eom Jeong-hwa) is girl approaching thirty who is desperate to find a suitable husband, but is looking for a match based on social and economic suitability rather than love. They meet on a blind date and quickly find that they are incompatible intellectually, but have an instant physical and emotional connection. Both are extremely practically minded, and as such decide to explore each other by starting a casual physical relationship, while she continues looking for more suitable husband and he avoids commitment.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [kr] (Korean)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

26 April 2002 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Marriage Is a Crazy Thing

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$23,316 (Hong Kong) (13 June 2003)

Gross:

$46,396 (Hong Kong) (20 June 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidus Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Another Masterpiece out of South Korea

When I fist read the plot, I though it was going to be one of those twisted Hollywood sexual social dramas but with an Asian touch to it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was indeed wrong.

This movie has some wild scenes but they don't seem incongruent or raunchy. They blend in with the social circumstances and with the personalities of the characters. The plot outlines the lives of two individuals who don't relish the idea of marriage which is, for lack of a better word, imperative for social harmony according to the Korean society. They however get along very well since they share amongst other things, a desire for closure and personal comfort.

The movie is very well directed with full credit going to its impeccable screenplay. The acting is fabulous with both the lead actor and actress doing a splendid job.

Overall, I would give this a 9/10

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