My Sassy Girl
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 When Charlie—a sensitive and shy boy from America's Midwest—arrives to study in New York, he inadvertently finds himself in love. Coming to the rescue of the beautiful Jordan, Charlie prevents her from plummeting to her death but neither of them can be saved from falling in love.
Every so often there's a movie you stumble across on cable, invest a few minutes in it and wonder why you're just now getting around to seeing it. You're surprised that the film is a lot more captivating than you'd expect from the quickie guide summary. Such is the case with "My Sassy Girl," a straight to DVD release that deserved a better fate than bargain basement clearance sales that most people will only pick up because it's starring the "hot girl from ‘24'." Those brave few willing to give it a shot will experience an unpredictable romantic comedy where one minute you're laughing at the character's plight and the next wondering how any person would put themselves through some of these situations. But one thing you won't want to do is stop watching it and the payoff is genuinely touching and worth the investment. "My Sassy Girl" is an American remake of the 2001 Korean film "Yeopgijeogin geunyeo," the phrase of which automatically sent chills down a few spines at the thought of yet another unimaginative soulless remake devoid of any of the heart and spirit of its inspiration. Like the original, "Girl" is the story of a truly nice guy who falls for a hellion. Charlie (Jesse Bradford, "Flags of Our Fathers") brings his Midwestern sensibilities with him to New York and hasn't been tainted yet by big city life. When he sees a drunken girl passed out in the subway station he tries to take care of her and ends up in jail for his trouble. Things don't get much easier for him in his dealings with Jordan (Elisha Cuthbert, "24") as she'll call him out of the blue with random instructions and demands that he feels compelled to obey and regret almost as soon as it's finished. Jordan is erratic – at one moment, carefree and downing vodka shots and then crying for no apparent reason. Charlie certainly isn't the first guy to do crazy things for an attractive girl, which will likely make him more relatable for guys watching it. But there's more to the story than Jordan simply being quirky. The ending explains her seemingly random behavior in a manner that makes the film that much more effective in hindsight and should hold up to repeated viewings. Director Yann Samuell exerts his presence in the film early on, having conversations go in fast forward, rapidly cutting from scene to scene and seemingly working to keep the viewer disoriented. Fortunately, he settles down into a nice groove and as he relaxes on effects and gimmicky storytelling devices, so that the viewer is able to sit back and enjoy the film. This is the first role that Cuthbert has appeared in where she's been able to establish a new, wholly original character that didn't feel like she's just playing her Kim Bauer "24" role in a different setting and she shows some range. There's been more than a few dozen films released this year that had no business making it to theaters and duping unsuspecting audiences into thinking it was actually worth their money. So it's more than a bit puzzling to me why a quality romantic comedy/drama such as "My Sassy Girl" gets sent to DVD purgatory. It's definitely worth a rental but I think it's going to surprise you enough that you'll want to add it to your collection.  Elisha Cuthbert ... Jordan Roark Jesse Bradford ... Charlie Bellow Austin Basis ... Leo Chris Sarandon ... Dr. Roark Jay Patterson ... Roger Bellow Tom Aldredge ... Old Man Louis Mustillo ... Doorman Brian Reddy ... Mr. Phipps Stark Sands ... Soldier Joanna Gleason ... Kitty / Aunt Sally Cherene Snow ... Stationmaster Kimberly Youngblood ... Attractive Woman Don Sparks ... Security Officer Sean Phillips ... Swat Commander William Abadie ... Jean-Jacques IMDB Download Torrent 
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have you watched the korean version of this movie?? really really good..so heart-warming..i love it more than the english one..try watching korean movies and you'll get a korean disease..lol
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