Genre: Comedy
Starring: Lee Doo Il, Lee Dae-Geun, Jeong Kyung-Soon, Park Cheol-Min, Ahn Seon-Young, Park Won-Sang
Release year: 2007
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
An old widower Mr. Lee plans a family reunion on the 3rd anniversary of his wife’s death, but faces a series of adversities in the way. His eldest son goes through a scandalous divorce, his daughter is tied up in a car accident, and the youngest son has been missing for years after declaring bankruptcy. Finally the big day arrives and as the clock strikes midnight, the secrets of the troubled Lees begin to unfold.
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" ...After beginning in conversational fashion with some voice over
narration to introduce the characters, “Mr Lee vs. Mr Lee” doesn’t waste any time in getting down to the airing of dirty laundry and the exploration of the themes of blame and guilt. Packed with reminiscences, it’s all quite sad and tragic, though like the central character himself, it is so in a respectable, dignified way, and is thankfully not too melodramatic aside from a few last minute tugs at the heartstrings. There is an unpredictable twist later on in the proceedings which is pretty bizarre and manipulative, though in the context it works well enough, at least enough so to add another layer of grief. The drama for the most part revolves around Mr Lee himself, though he makes for an interesting protagonist, a grumpy but vulnerable old man who has clearly been neither a good father nor husband, though who does appear to want to make amends, albeit on his own terms. As a result, the story is not a simple one of reconciliation, and the gradual revelation of the many skeletons in the family closet does make for engrossing viewing.
The film’s theatrical origins are obvious, and it does feel like a filmed play in places, taking place for the most part in one location with characters entering and exiting in fairly formal fashion. Thankfully director Shim prevents things from getting too static by interweaving the subplot with the detective’s search for the missing son into the narrative, which gives a few occasional breaks from the drama at the ceremony. He also includes a few visual flourishes to help make things slightly more cinematic, with some split screen work and sepia tinted flashbacks.
The film also benefits from a sense of economy, with the running time being kept to a lean hour and a half, meaning that there is little scope for wallowing or unnecessary soap opera style shenanigans. This is not to say that the film is too dry, as Shim does throw in a little comic relief, mostly in the form of Mr Lee’s useless cabdriver son in law, who has a tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Added to this are a few quirky touches, such as a grandson who shows up on horseback wearing historical warrior garb, and these too keep things moving along in entertaining fashion.
However, these are kept fairly subtle, and “Mr Lee vs. Mr Lee” is a pretty straightforward, mature drama that works as an honest meditation on the nature of family. Well acted and staged, although not offering anything particularly new, it is quietly effective and manages to get its point across with far less distasteful hysteria than is so often the case with films of this type. "
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