Art of Seduction

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Audience Member One line summary: An almost clever film glorifying the lives of grifters in Korea. ------------------------- The male protagonist Min-jun, and the female protagonist Ji-won, are both manipulative, lying opportunists who use strangers for their own gains. Judging from the first few minutes of the film, I would hope that both of them get the lengthy jail sentences that they so richly deserve. Neither of them succeeds by merit, unless on counts their skills in identifying the weaknesses of their targets and exploiting those weaknesses. They are parasites who regularly commit felonies. In early part of the narrative, we see the depredations of the pair as they act separately on their marks. Eventually they meet one another. She likes to ram stopped cars with single drivers then victimize the person she hit. She pulls that on the male protagonist, and is surprised when he does not fall for her bovine scatology. They lie to each other, then lie some more, then lie some more. The music indicates that this is supposed to be humorous. As the story continues, they have to deal with their previous targets. They also get to like each other, even though they continue constructing plausible lies. Do the protagonists get together and stay together? Does one get the upper hand and crush the other? Stay tuned (if you can stand it) to find out. ------Scores------ Cinematography: 10/10 Excellent with very few exceptions. Sound: y/10 Moot, I suppose. The voiced Korean seemed quite soft. I had to trust the subtitles. Acting: 5/10 More like mugging. There must have been over 100 instances of 'oh, did that idiot believe me?' Screenplay: 5/10 It is a story of (ethically) ugly people doing ugly things to people whom they hold in contempt. When the protagonists get to know one another, they sharpen each other; that is, improve their 'A' game. There is neither redemption nor punishment in this collection of vignettes about con artists. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best in its genre Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member only for fans of Song. chemistry between the two is very much lacking, plot is swirly and unfocused. Kudos to them for trying so hard tho. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member It was funny, but not something I'd watch multiple times. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I laughed 3 times, but so annoying and bad Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the most original or brilliant movie, but every time I rewatch it, I laugh as hard as I did the first time I saw it. There is definitely more to it than just a silly romantic comedy. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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