Frivolous Wife (2008) User Reviews

When a Modern Young Woman Meets a Traditional Young Man

[Uriah43 · 6/10 · 23 November 2019]

This film begins with a modern-but very spoiled and arrogant-young woman named "Cheon Yeong-soo" (Jung ah-Park) who lives in Seoul and because her father is quite rich thinks she can do whatever she wants. She is also quite beautiful and this makes her extremely popular as well. Then one day a young man by the name of "Lee Jeong-do" (Jin woo-Park) accidently picks up her cell phone by mistake and thinking that he did so simply to ingratiate himself with her, decides to humiliate him and teach him a lesson. Yet, even though she tries every trick she knows to get him to fall in love with her, nothing seems to work. Not only that, but she soon becomes quite attracted to him instead. But what she doesn't know is that Jeong-do comes from a very influential and traditional family who live quite a distance from Seoul and upon finally meeting them is she totally unprepared for what happens next. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a cute romantic-comedy which kept me guessing from one scene after the other. Naturally, being a foreign film I may have missed some of the nuances here and there but I still managed to enjoy it for the most part and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

Very poor Korean romantic comedy

[KineticSeoul · 2/10 · 24 October 2013]

This is one of the worst Korean romantic comedy I seen. Everything about is just poorly done, from the plot to the acting and everything else. And it's not just the fact that it's overly stereotypical, generic, cliché and predictable either. It should have just focused on a modern selfish Korean girl, trying to fit in the traditional Korean setting. But it goes all over the place, and in the most boring way possible. It's just over the top, corny, greasy, sleazy and boring. The protagonist despite her looks become more deslikable as the movie progresses. And it's not because of her character, but the inner demeanor and poor acting is just some of it. This may come off as a cheap shot, but to other viewers that disagree...Well everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But yeah, none of the characters stands out and easily forgettable. It's just a overly corny and greasy movie, when it comes to the characters and everything else. This flick was made in 2008, but appears to be much older. The comedy is more annoying and plain out silly than it actually being funny. I was barely able to sit through this thing, it was just so darn difficult to pay attention to what was going on. Because it was going into multiple different directions, instead of focusing on the core of the story. But none of it, held any weight. Just pass on this one, utter waste of time.

2.6/10

Romance and a out-of-time feudal family

[tropicano-794-504362 · 8/10 · 26 December 2010]

A young girl gets pregnant by a boy who turns out to be the next in line grandson of an ancient feudal family who are living a lifestyle from centuries ago. The boy and girl plan to get married and she is interned in the family's recluse, being educated in the old traditional ways. This does not sit well with the girl who makes many hilarious mistakes. One day a crisis leads to less strict conditions for the girl who in turn starts to appreciates the values of traditional family life, so aloof from her own family's single quest to make money. In the end even the girl's father accepts this and refutes his old ways, while in the meantime gangs of his enemies are conquered by the defending feudal family.

This movie is interesting enough, although the plot is rather straightforward and there are not any surprising twists. Still this movie is highly enjoyable, not least because of lead actress Jung-ah Park who is stunningly beautiful as ever.