Product Details

• Actors: Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Ha Neul, Lee Sang Woo
• Directors: Lee Han
• Subtitles: Estonian, Korean, Chinese
• Region: All Regions
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Fantom Korea
• Run Time: 116 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000P1OPVE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,227 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Good romantic comedies usually stick to the golden rule: Don't stray too far toward other genres, especially trite melodramas. "Almost Love" (Cheongchun manhwa) is by and large a watchable Romantic Comedy, but it does not obey the rule - at its own risk. The question is whether the movie is indeed a decent Romantic Comedy as the promoters feverishly claim. When it comes to the first half of the film, it's clearly a comedy. The Korean title, "Cheongchun manhwa", translates into "Youth Comics" in English, and various cartoonish episodes add up dramatic effects. 3rd Best Selling Film of Korean box office May 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kwon Sang Woo with his shirt off gets 5 stars, December 25, 2008

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Christy Leigh Stewart "Good Mourning Sunshine" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Almost Love (Standard Edition) DVD (DVD)

Ah, Kwon Sang Woo is so hot...And in this he plays a bad arse who can't graduate High School even though he should be in college who gets tutored by an aspiring bad arse academic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bitter Sugar, April 15, 2008

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Daitokuji31 (Black Glass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Almost Love (Standard Edition) DVD (DVD)

Ji-hwan is a happy fellow. Seemingly a bit dimwitted, his goal in life is to become a Korean Jackie Chan. Reckless and a bit too strong for his own good, Ji-hwan is a walking catastrophe waiting to happen. Luckily he is able to use his energy as a performer in a television series similar to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and as a stuntman while earning his degree in Tae Kwon Do. His best friend since childhood is the svelte, pretty Jin Dal-rae, a girl who dreams of becoming an actress, but whose stage fright keeps her from being able to perform in front of an audience without the aid of anxiety pills. Along with this duo is Moon Young-hoon, an attractive, athletic man who attends the same university as Ji-hwan and Dal-rae. Although he is in loves Dal-rae and although he is dating her, the girl always keeps him at an arm's length. Dal-rae's close relationship with Ji-hwan also does not help matters.

Almost Love is a long film that shifts from the present to the past showing Ji-hwan met Dal-rae while giving hints that the duo's friendship is stunted and that it should blossom into a romantic affair. However, because of egotism and stubbornness, the love is unable to bloom. Yet, will a tragic event change this, or will it tear Dal-rae and Ji-hwan further apart?

Made in a country in which romantic comedies more often than not become tragedies, Almost Love definitely does not bring anything new to the table, but with likable characters and nice cinematography, it is worth the time for those who enjoy Korean romantic comedies.