Mister Mama (1992)

A comedy carried by the acting performance

I'm not gonna spoil a lot - but the first three out of 8 stars go t o Choi Min Soo's acting - and I might be biased since he's one of the very few male actors I like like I do (he also looked RIDICULOUSLY handsome here) - but wbk he can do comedy since "What Is Love" and this just drove it home. The comedic timing of this man is just perfect. He is goofy, silly, dumb, and a one-man-comedy show at times. His character had flaws that were common among salarymen/men in general in 90s Korea, and some scenes did infuriate me just because of the pure misogyny oozing from them. But I had to remember, this is a korean office in the 90s. If you were a working woman, misogyny came at you with your paycheck.

The next three stars go to Choi Jin Shil, who didn't have as many moments she could have fleshed out, but was a joy to watch on screen. Hell, she could just stand there and she would be magnetic to watch. She just perfectly sold us her role and her emotions, and I really have nothing to say negatively. She looked so freaking cute in those glasses and one thing I liked about her character is that she had a good reason to be the way she was in the beginning, and her "change of heart" was reasonable and understandable. We really really lost an actress that could have enriched our screens to a peaked in high school ahh abusive deadbeat loser that should have been kissing the ground his wife walked on - it would have been ridiculous if it didn't hurt so much. I'm glad I'm able to watch her through the screen like this - and sad at the fact that there are young juniors of hers that we will write the above sentences about in a few years time.

The next star goes to the baby! Yep, baby Sang Ha was absolutely adorable and a cutie patootie all throughout. Nothing more haha. Job done well.

The last star is just the comfort level of this movie. It feels good, you feel good, it's a movie you could technically watch with your parents, some scenes are weird but they can be skipped in a beat. It's cute, funny and worth a little fun anecdote in the illustrious careers of our main leads.

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