| Overview: | The idea of the lead characters in a romantic comedy beginning as antagonists and then developing feelings for one another is well established. Although this film follows that same basic pattern, it avoids clichés and instead focuses on depicting realistic people undergoing changes in their lives.
A bank employee (Sol Kyung-gu from Peppermint Candy) is hopelessly devoted to the idea of marriage, but he has pre-set ideas about his ideal mate. So he is not very open to a tentative advance from a teacher (Jeon Do-yeon from Happy End). And why should he be? He's already been rather oblivious to her presence on the various occasions when they've bumped into one another by chance. But things in his life change, and soon enough their roles are reversed and they are drawn closer together.
The destination of the story may seem predetermined, but the journey does not proceed in ways you might anticipate. The production values and direction (by first-timer Park Heung-shik) are top-notch. It's not a noisy and slick star vehicle; instead it relies on the actors and story to draw in the viewer.
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