| Rating: | ★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
After watching several crappy K-movies, I was beginning to think the film industry may be going downhill. Duds like My Boyfriend’s Blood Type B and Daddy Long-Legs were too much about the movie actors, not enough about the story.
Then, Innocent Steps comes along, one of the sleeper hits last spring. AY gushed about the movie when it came out, but I didn’t want to buy a ticket for a movie without subtitles, so I waited for the DVD.
MGY plays Jang Chae-ryn, a Chinese-Korean girl who goes to Seoul to participate in a dancing competition. She has to enter in a fake marriage with former dancing champion Na Young-sae played by PGH, to be able to stay in Seoul.
I’ve always been a fan of MGY ever since I saw her in Autumn in my Heart (she played the young version of Song Hye-kyo). She’s so cute and sweet, someone you feel like you can relate to or be best friends with.
In Innocent Steps, MGY is so innocent-looking and fragile. But I was so surprised to see her dance so gracefully.
But the real breakout star is PGH, who is quite hunky (sort of a scruffier Jo In-sung) but can dance incredibly well without looking gay.
There are some comical moments, like when the immigration people spy on the couple to see if they’re really married.
Kilig moments when Young-sae tries to get Chae-ryn to loosen up when they’re dancing by saying “when you dance with me, love me.” Or when Chae-ryn and Young-sae try to come up with their story on how they met and fall in love.
Like other movies about dancing such as “Strictly Ballroom” and “Dirty Dancing”, its always about a competition. The outcome may be somewhat predictable, but not quite what you expect.
It’s a movie that reminded me of the innocence of falling in love. It's one of those films that paints love in all its sugar-coated glory, but still has those bloody fight scenes that Koreans love to put in.
Oh well... I just liked this movie a lot.
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