Destiny

I have recently watched the movie My Sassy Girl (sorry Marte, I watched it na), twice. Why twice? Well, just read on to find out.

Okay. So, the movie is about this smart college dude named Charlie (Jesse Bradford) who just wanted to finish his course in Business and work for a company his dad wants him to work at. All goes well but life had to be so sneaky and his cousin, to whom, I think, he was very close to, died.

So, the day that he received the message, his nerdy friend decided to play the game, "Who do you want to sleep with?" By the way, they were in the middle of Central Park. [The game is played by saying yes while looking at a girl you want to sleep with.] So, after the nerd's turn who basically said yes to all the women he saw, he asked Charlie, who SURPRISINGLY, saw a drunk, blonde chick, whose name you'll know later on would be Jordan, (Elisha Cuthbert) and, you know, love at first sight (in Charlie's point of view) and shit like that.

Then, the next scene shows Jordan, again, drunk, standing near the edge of the platform. Then, Charlie (SURPRISINGLY (oh, why do I even bother?)) shows up and sees Jordan and saved her (SHOCKING!) before the train smashed into her. Then, Jordan passes out and Charlie is troubled by whether he should leave her or take care of her. Then, his so-called new life, began. QUOTE: " There is a time in a man's life when he meets a girl who cuts his life in half: the time before he met her, and the time after."

Their love story was, let's say, a roller coaster. Heck, not even. Maybe, more like a roller coaster with cars replaced with love boats, and passes by a haunted house. It's just complete chaos.

What I loved the most about the movie is the guy's persistence. You will learn later on in the movie that despite of the accident-prone, hazardous, trouble-magnet girl that she is, he still came back for her. I loved how this was portrayed in the movie.

I loved how Elisha Cuthbert portrayed her sassiness and attitude which is like what my title points out. I love her drunk, or at least, acting drunk. She carried it, like she was used to it. Then, her subtlety in how the character should feel was perfect. (I may be biased though)

It looks like a low budget movie though. Somewhat like an indie film. I mean, what American would like to see a movie based on an Korean, let alone, Asian, soap opera. But, despite this, the movie was great no less.

I must admit that I haven't watched the Korean version (original version) of My Sassy Girl, but I liked how the American version wasn't so grandiose about the whole idea. Nothing big added. Just the simple plot.

SPOILER WARNING!!! [Skip this paragraph if you don't want to know what happened]
You should be prepared for a twist in the end. Everything just came together; secrets were revealed. And it moved me. I loved the way they made tear-jerker scenes in the middle of the movie, which is good because they prepared the audience for the dramatic near-the-end scene.

So, if you are planning to watch My Sassy Girl, expect nothing in the beginning. Experience every moment of the whole movie. Try to forget what I've told you because they will ruin some scenes. Watch it with an open mind. You might get easily bored at the start, but be patient and it will be rewarding. Besides, there will be more of the hawt Elisha Cuthbert in the movie. :>

-15th Viewer