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I am a huge fan of Asian cinema, and this Korean movie is worth a watch.

The story of a police officer having to go undercover in a school, and no one really wonders about her age? Yeah, already there is the first laugh.

The dialogue is good and funny, the scenes are well put together, and the movie works well all throughout. And the characters are well portrayed and have that sparkling on-screen chemistry going on.

The lead women, Seon-a Kim does a marvelous job in her role as the undercover police woman.

However, if you are unfamiliar with Asian cinema, you should know that many things in these movies are fairly extreme and out there, so you should approach this movie with the intention of being entertained and not having to think too much about what is going on.

It is a movie that you will pick up again later and watch it for a second time. It has good entertainment value, and could use a sequel for sure.

A fish-out-of-water undercover cop comedy/action film in the same vein as Kindergarten Cop or Miss Congeniality, She's On Duty stars Kim Seon-a as tough policewoman Chun Jae-in, who reluctantly poses as a high school student in order to get close to Seung-hee, daughter of criminal Cha Young-jae. By befriending Seung-hee, Chun Jae-in hopes to find the whereabouts of the girl's father, who is needed to testify against an evil gang boss.

Familiar stuff through and through, this South Korean film lacks originality, isn't especially funny, and is not particularly great in the action stakes either (none of the performers are very convincing when throwing punches and kicks), but Kim Seon-a makes for a likeable enough lead (once you become accustomed to her exaggerated expressions, that is) and, with its upbeat ending, the film ultimately proves a charming enough way to spend some time nonetheless. I don't regret watching it, but I doubt if I'll ever feel the need to see it again.

After ruining a sting operation which might have apprehended a top-ranking South Korean criminal named "Cha Young-jae" (Kap-su Kim), a female detective named "Chung Jae-in" (Seon-a Kim) is subsequently assigned a mission in which she has to keep tabs on the criminal's daughter, "Seung-hee" (Sang-mi Nam). This requires her to go undercover--as a high school student. Not only that but she has to somehow make friends with Seung-hee and at the same time try to fit in. Neither of these are very easy. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it I will just say that in order for this particular type of film to work it typically has to have some really good comedy to back it up. That being said, while there is certainly some comedy here, I didn't see anything special about any of it. Even so it wasn't too bad for the most part and as a result I suppose it was worth the time spent to watch it. Accordingly, I rate it as about average. But no more and no less.

I spent the entire day feeling bored, so I decided to indulge in watching an old classic Korean film. My main reason for choosing this film was because it stars a rookie Gong Yoo. :)

The plot revolves around a female police officer who is assigned a mission to apprehend a gangster. To accomplish this, she goes undercover as a high school girl in order to get close to the gangster's daughter.

The storyline was somewhat predictable and had a few weak points with some plot holes. However, despite these flaws, I found myself enjoying the film, primarily due to the strong performance of the female lead (Kim Sun Ah) The fight scene and the ending kissing scene were particularly well-executed and added a delightful touch to the overall experience.

This movie seems more like a pilot episode for a TV-show than a regular film, although I don't know weather or not this is actually the case. The story is not that complicated and the telling of it offers no surprises. The actors generally do a good job, but the only one who stands out is Kong Yu as Kang No-Young who was thankfully given a more understated roll than the leading actress Kim Seon-a (as Chun Jae-in). Perhaps it is simply the contrast of his character against the rest of the film, but something about him caught attention (and I'm not talking about his good looks, although there certainly is no lack of that either) and held it in every scene. Given the chance I would definitely watch him in another movie.

This is a movie to watch when you are in the mood for something light and easily chewed, and you really, really don't feel too analytical or criticizing... It does have some darker sides to it, but nothing that will spoil the general cheerfulness. If this came on TV (fat chance... *SIGH*) I'd watch it again, but I wouldn't spend money on it - nor would I recommend anyone else to do so.