Norigae

I came across this film while I was looking for more films with Don Lee. This is a true crime style film where Lee plays a reporter trapped in a conspiracy surrounding the suicidal death of a woman and the prosecutor assigned to the case. A compelling court room thriller that Lee proves he can play any type of character in any type of film. The whole cast is great in this film and it's a shame I'd never heard of the film before watching it. I hate the English title for the film as it's so generic and I hope that more people discover it over time.

This film proves that great Korean films come from all genres!

This is so disgusting and so real. Why did those girls not running away? Was there really nothing they can do with the contract? How did this industry become this ugly? Why can bad people always escape and never pay for it? Too difficult to understand. I wouldn't be surprised if there are little boys in the industry become some disgusting people's toys.

Girls in the Korean film inustry - or who are desperate to break into it - are passed around by management companies... for whatever there is to gain. One such girl hates having to give it out to all those graffiti guys, gets depressed and, unable to leave her manager due to some contract only an idiot(/desperate hoe) would sign, kills herself.

Sigh, now here is the real issue: if girls would do anything to get ahead and men know it, what is the fuss? Okay, I'd hate for any woman I knew to be forced into that position, and it's crap that ego-tard men in powerful positions can't respect women who say No, but instead, bench their careers because there are plenty of other chicks willing to say Yes (or, "Yes! Yes! Yes!") , but the film never explores this argument. I fact, the film offers precious little anything - it just kind of assumes that the viewer will be gripped due to it being based on some hot Korean girl who hanged herself after being treated like meat for too long.

To be honest, the film has a very powerful message: it's a screwed up industry that needs to change. Unfortunately, this isn't brought into play. The film literally plods along at a snail's pace, ends, and we're supposed to give a damn. Personally, I was too bored to be affected, and that's the real shame: a stronger film and this could've brought about change a few years sooner.