Whatcha Wearin'?

I began to watch Korean dramas some months ago, and I got addicted. But the platonic romances are nice, but it was time to finally find some action :) I saw Seong Ji in some of them and in 'Kill me, heal me' one of his personalities is super sexy... and I thought then it could be great to see him freeing completely his sexiness. So, my wish was granted with this movie! And of course, we have here his great timing for comedy. And surprise: he sings! So, as you are getting from this review, I had much fun. I laughed a lot, and I smiled a lot. Ah-jung Kim is great and the supporting cast too. I don't understand the low ratings, for me it is a perfect Rom-Sexy-Com! Just relax... and enjoy!

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A woman accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and has phone sex with the unknown man. I usually dislike sex comedies due to their juvenile, gross-out humor. Even the South Koreans - who have an excellent track record of contemporary romantic comedies - have occasionally faltered down this path with crap like "Sex Is Zero" (2002).

Most fortunately, "My PS Partner" (aka "Watcha Wearin'?") (2012) balances the raciness of sex with genuinely funny humor and endearing, well-developed characters and relationships. The performances are impressive and I laughed out-loud a number of times at the surprisingly charming jokes. The ending feels clichéd but the execution is a bit different than usual. The theme song is also very good and has a few different versions, one of which is quite funny.

I agree with Odessa Jones' 2015 Top Review of this delightful film. I recommend reading her review, as all her points about story structure, superb acting and pacing are worth noting.

I also agree with Jones that rom-coms are too often wrongly dismissed or under-rated as a genre. In unusually good films like this one, they are depictions of the human condition.

Jones mentions that the engaging co-leads are trying to be cool but can't escape being what they actually are, "bruised" real people.

I think that goes to the core of what makes almost every memorably good romance film work. I like these characters, I want things to work out for them, and at film's end I'm sad that I can't see more of them.

That is, like good movies of all genres, the tellers of this tale leave us wanting more.

So, I'll do as Jones does, and give this one a 10 despite it not being a Serious Story about a Serious Subject (her words, as I recall). Whatcha Wearin (2012) succeeds marvelously at what it's trying to do, and that's a 10.

If you don't like romantic movies, this movie is for you. Although it has some of that typical romance movie, it brings a fresh cut to the table with various types of relationships being presented at once, with the main two actors getting in a unusual kind of relationship themselves. In terms of acting there isn't anything worth saying, it's okay, this isn't the kind of movie or plot made to work around the best of their acting skills but it's a rather simple one. The story itself is where the movie shines since it felt as a breath of fresh air in terms of romantic movies, although with some typical romantic scenes it also had some very original ones worth seeing. All in all it's a great movie to see no matter the mood you're in.

I bought this on DVD as a new release and only watched it the once. I'm going through a phase of purging some of the movies I bought years ago which no longer interest me, and I suspected this would be one of them, but I was wrong. I think I even enjoyed it more than the first time I watched it!

Female misdials and accidentally does a phone sex routine for a stranger. It was intended for her long term boyfriend who has been stringing her along for years.

The guy on the end of the phone, an aspiring musician, has recently been dumped and can't get over his ex.

The two form an over the phone friendship and more.

I mean yeah, cheating (on her side), it's ick, but it transpires her boyfriend is not a winner himself, so...I didn't mind it so much here.

Despite running for nearly two hours, this movie doesn't outstay its welcome because it is just so charming (even in spite of the sex talk). The two leads are perfect, the sister, the frenemy ex co worker. Alternates between funny and serious well. The song at the end (amended version) actually is beautiful, but funny in its original (tacky) form.

Korea really do seem to make good movies.