Sex Is Zero (2002)
7/10
Korean Pie
22 May 2003
My Korean wife told me that I had to watch this film and bought me the dvd. I didn't get to watch it till now and I regret for not watching it sooner. Korean films en vogue are definitely heading this way --- romantic comedy with a good pinch of raunchy sex.They are quite funny but I hope they make more films as beautiful as "Il mare" and "my sassy girlfriend" or as engaging as "Happy End".I've seen quite a number of comedies about teens obsessing with sex lately but this is a real gem. It's all quite predictable, the comedic sequences are shocking and frankly, quite gross. A quick comparison with "American Pie" would be inevitable but what makes this film more superior than its American counterpart was the excellent performance by Yim Chang Jung. His honest portrayal of poor Eun Sik was as touching as it was hilarious. You can't help but root for him at the end,forgiving him for all the moronic things that he'd done. A truly likable character since the guy from "My sassy girlfriend". All in all, this comedy ranked highly among its kind, Korea or anywhere else. Just sit back and enjoy. You'll laugh......... you might even hurl.
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