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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Sex is Zero 2

Genre: Comedy
Starring: Im Chang-jeong, Song Ji-hyo, Shin-ee, Yoo Chae-yeong, Lee Hwa-seon
Release year: 2007
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English

SYNOPSIS:
Law student Eun-sik and beautiful swimming champion Kyung-ah (Princess Hours’ Song Ji-hyo) are a campus couple. But Eun-sik has not been able to get past kissing. Still in pursuit of “getting laid”, he lets out his sexual frustration by overly working out at the gym and is now used to taking care of it himself.

On the other had, Sung-kook, a long-time college student and the leader of the school’s K-1 fighting club, shares quarters with the members of the girls’ swimming club. He freely indulges in his sexual desires with the beautiful girls of the swimming club.

After learning about Eun-sik’s troubles, Sung-kook sets out to help Eun-sik get what he wants the most. But even with Sung-kook’s guidance, Eun-sik experiences one disaster after another, and even gets mistaken for a pervert. As Eun-sik is preoccupied with finding ways to sleep with Kyung-ah, a new guy enters the picture, Kyung-ah’s childhood sweetheart. Not only could Eun-sik not find ways to sleep with Kyung-ah, he might end up losing her altogether.

RATING: 7.75/10
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REVIEW:
" .."Sex is Zero 2" is filled with interesting characters. Some of them are so over the top that they make the movie seem like a live-action anime. Of course, I can't avoid mentioning the various sex gags which are hilariously executed. I won't spoil the fun by revealing them in great detail here, but let me say that you won't see a lollipop the same way ever again after watching this movie.

I must applaud the director and screenwriter for not letting the sex jokes overshadow the romantic elements of the story and keeping the viewers enticed to see what happens to Eun-sik and Kyung-ah in the end. The cast is commendable for their acting as well. Their comedic performance is excellent while for the romantic scenes, Im Chang-jung and Song Ji-hyo convey enough emotions to make viewers care for their well-developed characters.

The only minor letdown for me is that Im Chang-jung looks old when compared to his young fellow cast members, giving the feel that he and Song Ji-hyo are rather mismatched. It's a good thing I don't expect romantic comedies to be believable on all accounts. Thus, it's best to just suspend your disbelief, sit back and immerse yourself in the fun. "Sex is Zero 2" does to Korean cinema what "American Pie" did to Hollywood. "

Source: MovieXclusive

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