Addicted (Special Edition)
by Young-hoon Park
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Actor: Byung-hun Lee, Eol Lee, Ji-eun Kim, Mi-yeon Lee, Seon-yeong ParkDirector: Young-hoon Park
Cinematographer: Byeong-il Kim
Editor: Min-kyeong Shin
Producer: Choon-Yeon Lee
Writer: Won-mi Byun
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language); Korean (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tai Seng
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DVD Review: Addicted to love
Summary: 5 Stars
If you could get true love with a lie, would you do it? If you were told that your love was now in another body, would you believe it?
Those questions are at the heart of "Addicted," a painfully beautiful romance about a very ordinary love triangle, which turns out in a very extraordinary way. Young-hoon Park films this with exquisitely delicate care and some very subtle, powerful acting, as well as gentle humour and some very erotic romance.
The movie opens with brief, sepia-toned shots of Ho-Jin (Eol Lee) and Dae-Jin (Byung-hun Lee) playing basketball and bonding... only to be replaced by Ho-Jin's frolicking with Eun-Su (Mi-yeon Le).
Three years after they wed, they're still madly in love, and Dae-Jin is now living with them as a race car driver. But one day he crashes during a big race, and at that exact moment Ho-Jin's taxi is smashed by a bus. A year later, Dae-jin miraculously wakes from his coma and wanders out into the lobby. He's a bit dazed but okay physically and mentally, though Ho-Jin is practically dead, still hooked up to machines.
Eun-Su brings her young brother-in-law home, and for awhile he silently tries to recuperate. But then she starts noticing odd little quirks in his behavior that her husband had, and even tinkers in his abandoned art studio. Has the dying Ho-jin somehow been reborn in Dae-jin, or is Dae-jin pulling some kind of elaborate hoax? Eun-su struggles with the possibilities as she finds herself falling in love with him...
You could say that "Addicted" was the basis for the movie "Birth," as well as an upcoming Hollywood remake. Reincarnation is obviously a major plot device in Asia, but the heart of the story could be from anywhere -- what person who has loved and lost wouldn't be afraid -- and overjoyed -- at the possibility of their love being returned to them?
The story does slow down considerably when Dae-jin is released from the hospital, and for awhile we mainly have him and Eun-su wordlessly circling around the house. But after that, the film blossoms and picks up speed -- we get not only some really erotic love scenes, but the painful subplot about Ho-jin's dying body, and the question of whether Dae-jin is truly possessed by his brother's spirit.
As an exquisite directorial touch, the movie is bathed in a luminous golden light, which shines the most strongly when the main characters are together. And Young-hoon Park sprinkles it with some truly exquisite scenes, like the adrenaline-charged race/drive, or the flashback to Eun-Su driving through dandelions. But there are some darker moments -- Eun-su's harsh recounting of her old memories of Ho-jin, or receiving a nasty note from Dae-jin's ex-girlfriend.
The ending is actually a bit of a shock, especially in Eun-su's response. I won't go into exactly what Eun-Su learns, but it leaves you wondering what is ahead for these two, and whether love is still there.
But the actors are what really bring it alive. Mi-young Le is absolutely brilliant as the pained, sorrowful young widow who finds love again, and Byung-hun Lee is absolutely eerie -- this guy really did acquire Eol Lee's mannerisms at times. Together, they have really fiery sexual tension, but also a playful side -- there's an adorable scene where they romp through the grocery store, grabbing produce.
Don't expect romantic hijinks in "Addicted" -- expect beautiful direction, and amazing acting. It's a quiet, slow-moving little gem.
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