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Sad Movie

Original title: Saedeu mubi
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.4K
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Sad Movie (2005)
ComedyDramaRomance
Several couples struggle with their relationships.Several couples struggle with their relationships.Several couples struggle with their relationships.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jong-kwan Kwon
  • Writers
    • Seong-gu Hwang
    • Jong-kwan Kwon
  • Stars
    • Jung Woo-sung
    • Lim Soo-jung
    • Tae-Hyun Cha
  • Director
    • Jong-kwan Kwon
  • Writers
    • Seong-gu Hwang
    • Jong-kwan Kwon
  • Stars
    • Jung Woo-sung
    • Lim Soo-jung
    • Tae-Hyun Cha
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Sad Movie (2005)
    Shin Min-a and Ki-woo Lee in Sad Movie (2005)
    Shin Min-a and Ki-woo Lee in Sad Movie (2005)
    Shin Min-a and Lim Soo-jung in Sad Movie (2005)
    Jung Woo-sung in Sad Movie (2005)
    Sad Movie (2005)
    Jung Woo-sung, Yum Jung-ah, Tae-Hyun Cha, Shin Min-a, Lim Soo-jung, Ki-woo Lee, Son Tae-Yeong, and Yeo Jin-gu in Sad Movie (2005)

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    Jung Woo-sung
    Jung Woo-sung
    • Lee Jin-wu
    Lim Soo-jung
    Lim Soo-jung
    • Ahn Su-jeong
    • (as Soo Jung Lim)
    Tae-Hyun Cha
    Tae-Hyun Cha
    • Jung Ha-suk
    Yum Jung-ah
    Yum Jung-ah
    • Yeom Ju-young
    • (as Jung Ah Yeom)
    Shin Min-a
    Shin Min-a
    • Ahn Su-eun
    Son Tae-Yeong
    Son Tae-Yeong
    • Choi Suk-hyun
    Ki-woo Lee
    Ki-woo Lee
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    Jong-ryol Choi
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    Lee Dong-yong
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    Yeo Jin-gu
    Yeo Jin-gu
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    Tae-Hyeon Jo
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    Seung-cheol Kim
    • Yun-bok
    Won-suk Kim
    Hyeon-kyeong Lim
    Jo Young-gyu
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    • Director
      • Jong-kwan Kwon
    • Writers
      • Seong-gu Hwang
      • Jong-kwan Kwon
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    7/10
    Sad Movie
    Nobody could ever accuse director Kwon Jong-Gwon of false advertising in the title of this film. But even with the advance warning, the viewer is scarcely prepared for the tragic emotional impact of the movie. After the initial credits rolled, I found myself mentally girding my emotions for what I anticipated to be two hours of barely held-back tears and defensively crossed arms. But after the first twenty minutes of the film, I began to question my expectations and even wonder whether the title was merely hyperbole.

    The film is a medley of four stories, each independent and integral to setting the general mood of happiness and hopefulness that permeates that first three quarters of the movie. There is the brave firefighter, played by Jung Woo-Sung, who is in love with a sign language interpreter (Lim Su-jeung) who desperately wants him to find a less dangerous job. The sister of the interpreter (Shin Min-Ah) is a deaf mute who develops a crush on a handsome young painter (Lee Ki-Woo) in the park where she works as a costumed character. The last two stories follow a young son (Yeo Jin-Goo) whose mother (Yeom Jung-Ah) is dying of cancer and a near-do-well young man (Cha Tae-Hyun) who hatches a creative plan to earn money and win back his girlfriend.

    All of the stories combine a good dose of humor with their romantic plots. The viewer is taken on a pleasant stroll through the lives of the central characters, developing sympathy and really relating to the romantic successes and mishaps of the rather motley cast. By midway through the film, the anticipation of any deep sorrow is completely gone, but at the same time the title still looms over the ending. I found myself actively hoping that each character would be able to resolve his problems but still knowing that something had to go wrong before long.

    It is the intensity and utter devastation of the ultimate crises that pick the viewer up and fling him against the wall. There is an expectation that the film will be balanced; the "sadness" will be of an amount commensurate with a romantic comedy. It is in this aspect that Kwon Jong-Gwon brilliantly executes his bait and switch; without any warning other than the title itself and whatever "clues" the suspicious mind might have inferred based on the title, the film suddenly goes from sunny skies to hurricane intensity. Not one dream is left unshattered and not one character's expectations are fulfilled.

    Having said all that, I really enjoyed this film. Jong-Gwon's artistic expertise is evident in the details of the movie; many of the shots are gorgeously composed, and the colors throughout are vibrant and stimulating. And I also view the movie as almost an "experiment in emotion"—the stories are all simple and basic, but it shows that in the hands of a great director the audience can be brought into the story to such extent that the final betrayal feels almost personal. I feel that this is the mark of a "successful" film, because most viewers are so cynical and "worldly" when it comes to cinema that they often fail to suspend disbelief in emotional terms. This movie causes us to do so, and the result is that we are forced to question our own expectations—must romantic comedies or any other genre follow the typically prescribed formula?
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    • Feb 17, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2005 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (South Korea)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Korean Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • 戀人絮語
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,034,164
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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