| Happily this is a Korean movie where no one has a terminal disease. However you get a chubby girl who, through the magic of plastic surgery, becomes skinny, attractive and lands a record deal. Kim A-jung plays the main character Hanna in a fat suit for the first twenty minutes that brings some really cringe worthy fat jokes. She's a part time phone sex operator and an unseen vocalist for a popular singer. A result of which comes some jabs at the Korean music scene that are on target but also some are soft lobs that you think will be a setup for a harder swing, but the hit never comes.
The problem with this and the similar but less funny "Love on a Diet" is that it gives people that the idea that the world is ok with fat people but would like them more if they were a bit skinnier. Hanna's transformation takes a year with complications but the end results are the desired ones albeit with humorous results. While in a makeout session, she remembers the doctor's warning that no one can touch any of her enhanced figure or else they will know of her surgery. So basically the makeout session ends right there because nothing was left untouched. To back up the story there is a strong kpop soundtrack that doesn't overwhelm but rather enhances scenes. It wasn't until halfway that I noticed that this movie is pretty hollow because the music was regulating the tempo so well. The "Maria" song Hanna sings will really stick in your head for a while.
Entertaining at points but the whole "plastic surgery and not being fat is ok" premise really stops it from receiving a higher grade. |
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