My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl
by Yann Samuell

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Actor: Austin Basis, Elisha Cuthbert, Jesse Bradford, Joanna Gleason
Director: Yann Samuell
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
Cinematographer: Eric Schmidt
Composer: David Kitay
Editor: Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Movie Review: Yet Another Remake That We Really Don't Need...
Summary: 2 Stars

The 2008 "My Sassy Girl" is, as you know, a remake of the Korean film of the same title made in 2001. But the remake went straight to DVD in USA, which suggests something is wrong with the film, but you know, Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" was almost released straight to DVD instead of getting a theatrical release in America, so you just cannot judge the film by that alone. In the case of "My Sassy Girl," however, my instincts proved right.

In "My Sassy Girl" Elisha Cuthbert (best known as Kim Bauer in "24") plays the titular girl, slightly eccentric and unpredictable Jordan Roark. When good-natured, mild-mannered Charlie Bellow from Midwest (played by Jesse Bradford, "Bring it on") meets her on the subway platform in New York City, the girl is terribly drunk and she falls asleep on the bench. As Charlie is a kind guy, he couldn't leave her alone so he carries her (literally) to his room.

This is probably a highly unusual (and unlikely) way of getting to know someone else, but the film goes on anyway. Knowing that life with this strange girl is big trouble, Charlie continues to meet Jordan, who keeps cropping up unexpectedly, and virtually sabotages his career. I don't know why, but he thinks she is still attractive and irresistible, so Charlie starts seeing her and falls in love with her.

What is refreshing and intriguing in a certain situation doesn't necessarily look the same in another. Ji-hyun Jun's "sassy girl" in the original, so full of emotion, interested us because of the cultural background of the heroine and the hero and their reversed power relations between the sexes. Elisha Cuthbert's "sassy girl" on the other hand is only implausible and annoying. Her character lacks the soul that the original's sassy girl surely had.

Or maybe someone else should be blamed. Yann Samuell, known for his unique and dark romance "Love Me If You Dare" (starring Marion Cotillard), is clearly not the best choice for director of this film, of which story includes very melodramatic elements. You need confidence in telling this kind of emotional love story, but judging from his previous effort which looks like darker "Amelie," Yann Samuell's strength lies somewhere else.

There are many romantic comedies set in New York City - "Annie Hall" "When Harry Met Sally..." and the list goes on - and like them the city itself plays a significant role in "My Sassy Girl" which is visually alluring. Sadly its soulless narrative lacks the charms and beauty of the photography.

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Summary of My Sassy Girl

A sweet midwestern guy with his life planned out for himself is wooed groomed and ultimately dumped by a complicated elusive gal. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 01/13/2009 Starring: Elisha Cuthbert Jesse Bradford Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Pg13

Loosely based on the 2001 Korean romantic comedy of the same name, My Sassy Girl follows a young couple that was brought together by unusual circumstances. Charlie (Jesse Bradford, Flags of Our Fathers) finds Jordan (Elisha Cuthbert, 24) drunk and passed out in a subway station. Worried that she'll be harmed, he makes sure she gets home safely. The two have nothing in common. He has a life plan and a cautious approach; she lives moment to moment and literally throws caution to the wind. Like The Lake House--a remake of the Korean movie Siworae--the plot of My Sassy Girl has been changed enough that it's its own film. While not nearly as charming as the film on which it's based, it has its winning moments--especially in the final third of the film when it makes sense why this unlikely pair should be together. As Jordan notes, "We have to stay alive, because we have to see how the story ends." Bradford and Cuthbert lend charm and likability to their roles. While the plot often asks us to believe in them when they're placed in situations that are completely unbelievable, the actors make us root for them. There is a surprise tear-jerking ending that is highly contrived. Still, you may want to have a tissue or two on hand. --Jae-Ha Kim

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