| Sunday, November 13, 2005 |
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Guns & Talks. When I picked up the DVD for rent, I have a pretty low expectation on the movie (just like the way I do whenever I choose a Korean movie). But what the hell, Video Heaven is having rent-1-free-one-DVD week in conjunction for its anniversary so I figure I won't waste my money anyway by renting it.
However, Guns & Talks surprises me. It exceeds my expectations way way beyond lightning years. The way the director manipulates the story so that a crime thriller movie is more humorous than a comedy movie is really capturing. I love almost every scene in this movie. This movie is about a quartet of hired-killers who are becomingly more and more prominent in the world of assasination. The rule is to kill victims the way the clients want them to be killed. With an investigator tailing after them, a new mission that they've just accepted seems a little bit more than impossible. Outside their assassin's life, these men are quite adorable and normal. Each member has their own characteristics and problems and director Jang Jin successfully tellls these spinoffs in the most funniest and wittiest way he can. Try imagine Ocean's Eleven. It's something like that with less members and a different mission. For this one scene, I laughed non-stop for almost 3 minutes. And I mean, really really laugh. If somebody were to walk into the living room at that time, he/she must think that I am out of my mind.
Truly, if you love crime-comedy movies, try this one. The ending is a bit weak, but the movie as a whole, is thoroughly entertaining. And I quote from KFCC: "Get your friends together and enjoy this 'gotta catch the bad guys, but who's the bad guys anyway?' movie. It's a comedy with some action thrown in for good measure. Guns and Talks is an enthralling new movie that puts some recent American action/comedy flicks to shame". With exception of Ocean's Eleven and Twelve. That is.
By the way, how did Gael Garcia Bernal looks oh so handsome and grown-up and matured in Motorcycle Diaries but then looks like a young oh so cute high school kid in his later movie Bad Education? Oh, only watch Bad Education if you're in the mood for gay/transvestite story. Pedro Almodovar is one the weirdest director ever. But Gael is as interesting and as perfect as ever. Can't wait to get my hands on his next movie, The King. |
| posted by efarina @ 9:48 PM |
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