Ballet gyoseubso (2004)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Young-Joo Byun

Writer:

Young-Joo Byun (writer)

Release Date:

3 December 2004 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Cast

Gye-sang Yun	...	Kang Min-jae
Min-jung Kim	...	Hwangbo Su-jin
Ju-wan On	...	Chang-seob
Jun-gi Lee	...	Dong-wan
Dong-wook Kim	...	Ki-tae
Do-han Kang	...	Jong-seok
Glena Park	...	Seung-eon
Seong-seob Lee	...	Do-il
Han-hie Jo	...	Hyang-ja
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jong-won Lee
Eun-kyeong Na
Grina Park
Ji-Won To	...	Jung-sook

Also Known As:

Flying Boys (International: English title)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:15

Company:

Fun and Happiness

It's like watching the life of a generic 14year old, Make sure your fast forward button is easily accessible

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This film is good yes, but the only and fatal problem is the stories they chose to focus on. Initially We have a kid by the name of Kang Min-jae, whose story starts of well, with he's main friends carrying a lot of energy and distinctive characteristics, but as the story goes on, it starts to drag, the novelty is lost, and we soon realise this kid is over dramatic, naive, and has a pretty uneventful and lazy life. The other main character being the girl he likes, is plainly a snotty, egoistical girl, possibly the most entertaining scene with her is when she yells at a couple of guys on a bike, they get off, and one of them knocks some sense into her.

Now the stories which makes this film actually worth a 30minutes viewing, is that of the kid whose father died, and has to take care of he's brother, he's character, resolve, and he's views on life is very well written and equally acted, as with the main characters friend who is a dancer, their emotions and reactions to their life situations are far more realistic and captivating, than the awkward rants and childish reaction of the main actor and lady.

It seems everyone else has a good story to tell, yet sadly it's their uneventful, un-riveting story which gets center stage. It gets to the point you simply want this story to end.

If you want an interesting film, with captivating characters, see Daisy, Guns n' Talks, Attack on the gas station, and others, but as for this, if you simply feel like watching the life of a kid who got to the age of 20 far too quickly and as a result has the attitude of your average unlearned 14 year old, go for this,....either way i would advice you make sure the fast forward button on your VCR or Media player are easily accessible.