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Monday, August 30, 2010

[Rating - KMovie] Old Miss Diary

Story:
Interest: 2
(2 = I loved the story very much;
1 = The story was okay;
0 = The story didn't make any sense)
Coherence: 1.5
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1.5 = The story was good but the coherence didn't stand out;
1 = It was coherent but the story wasn't mind-blowing;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded, felt like there's no central theme)

Movie:
Execution: 1.5
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = Not bad, average;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?, boring, should've read the book/script instead)
Effect: 2
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The lead actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 2
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to other/better actors/actors with chemistry)
Compactness: 2
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing, enjoyed every second of the movie;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some, enjoyed just half of the movie;
0 = Skipped more than watched, didn't enjoy the movie)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)

Recommend? 1
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = Watch it only if you want to watch a movie and you've ran out of good movies to watch)

I'm not really a fan of movies which are originally tv series/dramas/sitcoms. These movies tend to look like 2-hour collections of good clips from the series. A perfect example of a drama turned to a movie that I didn't really like would be "Unstoppable Marriage". The story was incoherent and the movie looked rushed. It came out looking like a collection of the good stuff from the drama. But "Old Miss Diary", originally a tv series, proved to me that some movies that came from tv serials are actually good.

This movie showcased the good chemistry between Ji Hyeon-woo and Ye Ji-won despite their age gap, Ye Ji-won (the lady) being older by 8 years. Ji-won was perfect for the role and she pulled the funny drama-queen role off perfectly. Hyeon-woo's performance was also good enough to make me wish that he was real.

Total Rating: 3.875/5

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