Synopsis :
DongHyun, SeokGu, SangMin and YoungJe are typical adolescent high
school boys deeply curious about sexual matters. When a female
apprentice teacher, Ms. Kim YooRi (Kim SunAh) begins teaching at
their all boys school, she captures the lust and imagination of
four of her students, who cannot stop fantasizing about her.
DongHyuns secret 'love' for his teacher is shattered by news of
her affections for another teacher Byung-Chul (Lee BeomSoo). Yoo-Ri
has already fallen for the homeroom teacher, Byung-Chul, and has
her own daydreams about what it would be like with him.
nfortunately, Byung-Chul has forsaken love in his life, and is
immune to her come-ons. Yoo-Ri must get him to accept her advances,
while rejecting the rapid-fire advance of her four students. This
comic love triangle erupts into an unforgettable ending.
Movie Review:
Melons, instant cup noodles, shell food and pull-up bars. What do
these seemingly trivial unrelated things have to do with this
movie? Well, more than meet the eye of the scriptwriter, Park Chae
Woon. You would be amazed by his creativity for conjuring with such
original ideas of showing these daily items as alternative means
for sexual satisfaction and even to the point of references to the
feminine genital. Otherwise, be ready to be slightly put off for
the light-hearted audience. Watch, laugh and forget the
advice.
Set in Year 1988, so do not be surprised by the wardrobe selections
for its cast. The 4 teenage actors, with Dong Hyun as the main
focus, have certainly delivered an excellent performance as a bunch
of typical adolescent high school boys (good buddies) who are
certainly and obviously very curious of sexual matters and
infatuation. Kim Sun Ah as Yoo Ri (the lead actress) is the pretty
rookie teacher trainee for their boys school. She, undeniably,
caught the fantasy of her high school students. And her own
affection for her former teacher now mentor, Lee Beon Su as Byung
Chui. That is where the story began, combining romance and comedy
elements. Teacher student teacher
.certainly bizarre but
interesting love triangle.
More credit should be given to the young actor. He brings out the
soul of this role as Dong Hyun. In fact, the latter is the only
character that is more wholesomely developed in this movie. There
are different crucial choices he had to make during this growing up
journey of self-discovery on deciding among moral values, true love
or just simply lust.
A pity that audience wont be able to find out his real name as the
end credit list is rolled out in Korean words only.
No star-studded cast but still watchable for this 2002 comedy with
an unexpected twist of its ending that brought out the final
laughs. And this movie indeed serves a stark important reminder of
how sex education is very vital for our perpetually curious young
generation.
Movie Rating: B
