Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring:
Kim Soo-mi(김수미)
Shim Hye-jin(심혜진)
Lee Da-hee(이다희)
Lee Sang-woo(이상우)
Lee Kye-in(이계인)
Release year: 2008
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
Nam-hee struggles to make a living selling fruit as she lives with her mom who thinks she is still a young girl (ill with Alzheimer’s) and her senseless daughter who only dreams of becoming an anchorwoman. One day, Joon, a mysterious guy appears before three eccentric women. Having more time together, Nam-hee who got tired of living feels at peace and her heart flutters for the first time through Joon. When Na-rae senses it, she is confused and gets jealous of mother’s love, but finally realizes that mom is also a woman. Thanks to Joon, a love messenger, they become slowly aware of true meaning of family...
RATING: 7.5/10
REVIEW:
"...Again, what works well here is the fact that director Cho Nam Ho allows things to play out naturally, and in a pleasingly low-key fashion. Na Rae does become a more intriguing figure during the course of the film, mainly since if anything she only grows less pleasant, taking out her frustrations on the rest of the cast through a series of genuinely nasty acts. Although Gan Nan doesn’t get too much screen time and is really only used as a plot device to keep Jun at the house, at least her senility is not used for cheap laughs, something which has proved quite distasteful in similarly themed films. All three women turn in effective performances, especially Shim Hye Jin, who to an extent carries the film, and Lee Da Hee, who does well with an awkward role.
As a result, although the plot itself is essentially fluff, the characters draw the viewer into the story, and distract from its inherent predictability. To be fair, Cho seems to be aiming more for human drama rather than narrative complexity, and on that score the film certainly succeeds, more than making up for with genuine warmth what it lacks in depth. Largely free of melodrama and cheap sentiment, it is actually quite moving in places, often in less obvious ways than might have been expected – until, of course, the inevitable cathartic emotional outpourings of the final scenes.
Cho’s direction is suitably laid back and remarkably assured for a first time helmer, and he keeps the film grounded, aside from a few ill-advised bursts of surreal imagery, presumably designed to be cute. The film has a bright, though realistic look, and whilst the bouncy soundtrack can be a bit annoying at times, it does help to give the proceedings a distinctly upbeat feel. Although he does inject a few laughs here and there, most of which are generally quite winning, he never lets things get too comical, and as such manages to maintain a sense of believable drama. Best of all, he has the good sense to keep things uncluttered, avoiding the trap so many other films of this kind fall into by eschewing the usual onslaught of flashbacks and musical montages. Clocking in at just over an hour and a half, the film is all the better for being fast moving and efficient, never wallowing or trying to overdo the emotional scenes.
As such, whilst undeniably a chick flick, and therefore most likely to be enjoyed by fans of the form or the cast, “Delivering Love” certainly stands as a superior example of the form and as a competent piece of film making
in its own right. All the more effective for its dignity and sense of restraint, it delivers everything required of the genre without falling prey to any of its more tawdry excesses. "
Source: BeyondHollywood
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