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Bae Du-na,
Bae Du-na,
Lee Yo-weon,
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Jeong Jae-eun,
Jeong Jae-eun
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: Kino
: Drama, Foreign, Korea, Coming of Age
: 112 min.
: Korean
: English
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Five girlfriends graduate high school in the Korean port city of Inchon. They set out to pursue their limited opportunities, vowing to continue their friendship into adult life. Hae-joo (Lee Yo-Won) is pretty and ambitious. She gets a job working for a brokerage house and soon moves away to Seoul. Tae-hee (Bae Doo-na) works part-time for her domineering father, and does volunteer work, helping out a romantic young poet with cerebral palsy. Ji-young (Ok Ji-young) lives with her grandparents in a ramshackle hut by the docks. She can't find a job, so she struggles to support herself. The half-Chinese twins, Bi-ryu (Lee Eun-sil) and Ohn-jo (Lee Eun-ju), continue their relatively carefree existence. Ji-young finds a stray kitten, and gives it to Hae-joo as a birthday gift. Hae-joo soon returns it, however, finding pet ownership too much trouble. Ji-young and Hae-joo grow further apart as they discover their values in conflict. Tae-hee tries to keep the group together, organizing sporadic reunions while dealing with her own problems at home. When she goes alone to visit the sullen Ji-young at home, the two realize that their connection has remained strong, and when tragedy strikes Ji-young's family, Hae-joo is there to support her. Take Care of My Cat is the debut feature of writer/director Jeong Jae-eun. She had previously directed several award-winning shorts. The film was processed using the same bleach bypass method used in David Fincher's Seven, which accounts for its unique saturated color palette. The film was accepted into the Rotterdam Film Festival, and New Directors/New Films in New York. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
Image courtesy of HKFlix.com. Used with permission. © 2004 HKFlix.com
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by kamapuaa
October 16, 2004 - 5:29 PM PDT
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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A very likable movie. In particular, I enjoyed how the movie concentrated on characters that were often hard-luck or disagreeable, and environments that are poor, but showed them in a positive and even appreciative light, rather than dwelling on the negatives. The actresses are all likable, and while the basic material may be cliche, this was a unique take on it. Also, it was a pretty slick effect with the IM-style credits, and the IM message on the walls, windows, etc.
Unfortunately, there just wasn't very much to this movie. The main problem is, the characters were massively under-written. As this movie was mostly a character study, it lacked much bite and certain scenes were boring. I'm looking forward to seeing other movies by the director, but this movie was mostly an enjoyable piece of fluff. |
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