KFilm to Watch: Baby and Me (2008)

Baby And Me/Baby and I (2008)

Entitled, irresponsible, eighteen-year-old high school student Han Joon-soo (Jang Keun-suk) is out grocery shopping one day and turns around to find a baby in his shopping cart. There's a note with the baby, claiming it is his, and suddenly Joon-soo is a father. Meanwhile Joon-soo's own parents have “run away” from home, unsure of how to deal with their rebellious son. Will the high school father be able to balance caring for the baby with finishing his education? When will Joon-soo's parents return? Is Han Woo-ram even his baby?

*I really liked Keun-suk in the Kdrama “You're Beautiful,” so I was pleasantly surprised to realize he was the main actor in this film. There are a lot of just plain funny moments, from when the teenage father tries to get breast milk for the baby, to when the teenager's homeroom teacher bails him out of jail and then screams at the police because everyone keeps asking if she's the mom. I didn't care for the ending (mostly because I don't agree with it), but it was a cute movie overall. I might watch it again.*

KFilm to Miss: More Than Blue (2009)

More Than Blue (2009)

A recording artist and producer stumble across a lyricist's love story. Teenagers K and Cream meet and end up living together, since they are both lonely orphans, but just as friends. Cream's parents and sister died in a car accident, and K's father died of a terminal illness while K's mother left him. K has the same terminal cancer as his deceased father, but he keeps it a secret from Cream and pushes her to marry someone else. Will Cream discover K's secret and be able to confess her true feelings?

*I hate sad movies! I didn't like the cinematography, either, and while K's character was charmingly, tragically sweet, I didn't like any of the other characters. Also, it is implied that (spoiler alert) Cream commits suicide soon after K dies, leaving her new husband a widower. Won't watch again.*

InFilm to Miss: Veer-Zaara (2004)

Veer-Zaara (2004) 

 Veer Pratap Singh is in a Pakistan prison when the inexperienced female lawyer Saamiya comes to defend the quiet man from India after his case is reopened. Saamiya earns Veer's trust and hears his decades-old love story. Veer was in the Indian Air Force when he first met and rescued Zaara – she was on her way from Paksitan to India to scatter her grandmother's ashes. Veer convinces Zaara to visit his village for one day, and during that time he realizes he has feelings for her. The day after, Veer escorts Zaara back to the border while he returns to work, and it is then that he meets Zaara's fiance. It is a political marriage, a union of convenience, not love. But why is Veer in prison? What happened to Zaara and their families?

*This was an interesting way to tell a story, but I don't think it's one of my favorites. A lot of the film talked about national pride, family honor, and duty to society. I can't exactly relate, but it was interesting to at least try to understand those sorts of perspectives. It was a romantic story, but not a very happy story. No kissing. And one of the voice-over singers was that obnoxious female voice that drives me up the wall (had to skip through some of the musical numbers). I don't think I'd watch this again, although it's not bad.*