200 Pounds Beauty: Review

I have been a frequent visitor of the cineplex for the past few days.. and heck, June is really a good month for movies..

And I came across this title.. '200 Pounds Beauty'..

To love me or hate me?

I have to say... Koreans do come up with the silliest and the funniest movies..

Huge jeans, huge dreams..

Over the surface, this movie is quite similar to its Hong Kong counterpart, 'Love On a Diet', both movies involved the characters being fat at first, then because of love, they.. umm.. find ways to slim down.. And I have to tell you, this movie taught the less healthy way to slim down.. black-mailing a plastic surgeon with a recording of him doing a 'phone-sex' session..


Anyway, the movie goes with the main actress, Kang Hanna (Kim Ah-joong) being a voice of a famous 'singer' Ammy (Seo Yun) who actually, can't really.. sing.. As you can see, despite having the sweet voice, Hanna is not really that pretty (well, she's the movie title..) and secretly she admired him...

Lady killing pose

However, her looks didn't really impress the producer of the album company, Sang-jun (Ju Jin-mo), and Hanna is frequently being targeted by Ammy as victim of himiliation by playing pranks on her, trying to wake her up from her fantasy etc..

'A' or 'B'.. you choose

Which led to Hanna deciding to transform her current form into a new personality. She seeked help from a surgeon (who used to call her up for kinky phone-sex) who agreed to help build her a new image (after black-mailing him)..

'Don't eat the fat..'


Hmm...

When is her wish coming true?

The result of the surgery was spectacular.. She became the new persona of pop songs, and now with her new name 'Jenny', she decides to take another gamble to win Sang-jun's heart..

Oh... did an angel fell from heaven?

Taxi driver: 'What the heck! Do you know how to dri... Are you OK??'

The adventure as a new person is truly a comedy. For the next hour, the movie is filled with both extremes of joy and sorrow. As fame grows, distance is slowly built up between her and her family and friends..

Walking the first catwalk after shedding some pounds..

Tell me.. can you sing with more feeling like Hanna??

Jenny (or Hanna) singing Maria (o.s.t of the movie)

The movie is also packed with cool and catchy tunes.. Some of the songs are even sang by the actress herself!

Surgeon: ' You gotta seduce him with killer poses'

Shooting to fame but distance apart from family and friends.. What's her choice?

Despite being labled as a comedy, this movie has its touching scenes as well, especially when she did a public confession in her first concert.. the whole cinema was so quiet and i really can hear some sobbing.. well, my nose was running.. oh well..

I guess i should not say anymore as i might spoil the essence of this movie.. But i guess in a whole, this is a good movie to watch, for those with sensitive feelings, do get a box of tissue prepared, and for those who'd like a laugh, don't miss this film..

This movie really deserve a 8/10 rating... 2 missing for poorly making Hanna's fatty body.. LOL

(* Pictures cropped from http://www.hancinema.net/)