Almost Love

This one is an original! - Loved it!
Amazon Prime has got a pretty good selection of free Korean Movies, and I like Romantic Comedies in general, so from the snowy hills of Northern NY, I have been trying a few of these out. I really liked this one. A boy and a girl have been best friends since childhood. Everybody around them knows that they love each other and should be a couple - except them! What makes this a better movie than most, is that all the details are really original. Just as one example: She wants to be an actress but she is too shy to act! Lots of creativity and originality.

Finding Your Place in the World Brings Happiness and Contentment
Ji-Hwan (Kwon Sang-Woo) was a bit of a loner as a kid until Dal-Rae (Kim Ha-Neul) befriended him and they've been close friends ever since. The film opens at the point they are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood and working to realize their dreams. Neither one has found their place in the world needed to develop one's confidence on a number of different levels (career, personal relationships, etc.).

This lack of confidence plays out in a number of different ways. Dal-Rae fails audition after audition in her quest to become an actor. Ji-Hwan and Dal-Rae's exceedingly handsome boyfriend,Young-Hoon (Lee Sang-Woo), constantly compete with each other except in martial arts competitions. Ji-Hwan is unable to confess his feelings to the one he truly loves.

Things start to get complicated when Ji-Hwan begins dating a long-time friend of Young-Hoon's and go completely awry after something terrible happens to one of them.

'Almost Love' is a little...

Loved This!
I saw someone on youtube who rated this as their favorite Korean movie which intrigued me. I typically don't pay much attention to things like this, but I'm SO glad I did this time! This was truly one of the best Korean films I've ever seen. Not to be a cliche, but I laughed, I cried and in the end I just felt great! I really recommend!

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