personally, i will be the first to admit that i like Jang Dong Gun... hold on a mo, cross that out, i LOVE him... but even I cannot tolerate The Promise.
no offence to fellow Jang Dong Gun fans out there ( perhaps people like Min Fuah), but the whole movie was hilarious( something i don't think the director actually set out to do), here are a few examples of the corn-fest:
1. the "tear jerking(not)""LOVE STORY"(huge emphasis on quatation mark) crafted by the author was...(well... lets just say that M&B has better romances)... the line that reportedly made legions of fans cry: I quote "不要死，好好活下去“。 sure, i had tears in my eyes... from laughing too much. belly-aching funny? sure... cornily(is there such a word?!)cliche?yup... touching?NO!
2. other examples of cliche/corniness/plain sad(as in pathetic)
- 真正的速度是看不到的，就象风起云涌，就象你不知道落叶什么时候会掉下来，婴儿何时会长出第一颗牙，就象你几时会爱上一个人一样。。。（am only quoting by memory, by what IS he trying to say? mind you, he said it not once, but TWICE!)
- the bad guy says:你毁了我做好人的机会。。。 as if he has anybody else to blame other than himself... perhaps his parents, for not giving him a good spanking...
3. cecilia cheong is ok..(though i don't like her, there may be people who do) but she is sure no Helen Of Troy... who is the director trying to fool?!
so.. altogether, didn't Jang Dong Gun had better choices?!
read a review on the star:Empty Promise
p/s: my cousin went to the premier in Singapore and saw Jang Dong Gun... lucky gal.
p/s/s: do remember to decode the chinese before reading.
