Flint | Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 11:21 pm     This was the first Korean movie I have ever seen. It is an action-comedy with some drama thrown in. The title translates literally to My Wife Is Gangster. The main character is nicknamed Big Brother. She is the main enforcer of a Jopok. China has Triads, Japan has The Yakuza, Korea as Jopoks. She was separated from her sister when they were young and has been trying to find her ever since. When she does find her, the sister is dieing from cancer. Her sisters dieing wish is for her noona (big sister) to marry and have a family. So, she goes through the dating process, and ends up with a sad sack who tried "rescuing" her. They marry. Then the sister wants her noona to have a baby, a family. After all that is the purpose of marriage. Which leads to some more comedy, and drama. The fight scenes in the movie are FANTASTIC. They aren't John Woo fantastic, but they are pretty damn good. Shin Eun-Kyung is great in the lead role. She can act and fight. Plus she is easy on the eyes. While the movie had some weak spots, I would reccomend it to anyone who hasn't seen a Korean movie before. Or who is looking for a good movie to watch. Some of the humour is definitely Korean. Which also made it a bit of a learning experience about Korean culture. This will make it hard to understand some of the jokes, and drama. Like the proper positioning of shoes at the entrance. However, if you watch it with an open mind I am sure you will enjoy it. |