Too Beautiful To Lie (Korea 2004)

Leave it to Korea to give us romatic comedies that truly has a heart. Movies that appeal to one's emotions without being too touchy. Too Beautiful to Lie is no different.

The movie starts with Joo Young-ju serving her time in prison for fraud. Because of her good behavior and a genuis knack for lying, she was out on parole. On her way home, she met Choi Hee-chul on the train. Hee-chul was about to propose to the woman of his dreams with his mom's wedding ring. He was practicing his speech when a thief got his eyes on the ring. Fearing that the stealing would be taken against her, Young-ju left the train and took the ring back from the thief. Only that when she was about to go back, the train was leaving with her bag on it.

Young-ju went to Hee-chul's town to recover her bag from him and to return the ring. That was when all misunderstandings and confusions took place. She suddenly became Hee-chul's fiancee! When Hee-chul came back, more troubles begun. Soon enough, both he and Young-ju were tangled in their own web of lies that eventually led them to being together.

During the first few minutes of the film, the film will remind you of Hollywood hits like While You Were Sleeping and Mrs. Winterbourne. They were originally from the same concept and story. Because of that, one will have a hard time laughing with the funny antics that are happening on screen. However, later on, the film took its own wists and turns. You'd find yourself laughing your heart out. You'd become so engaged with it that you'd soon forget its comparison with the two films mentioned above.

Of course, like any other romantic comedies, Too Beautiful to Die is quite predictable. No matter what the lead characters went through, they always end up with one another. But predictability isn't important. What's significant is how the characters fell in love with each other and how they have touched their audience's hearts. Surprisingly, this film will not just make you laugh but will you cry, as well.

As what its tagline says, "We will make you laugh. We will touch your heart.We will leave you feeling something you'd never imagined possible.This movie will redefine what a comic melodrama should be." Indeed, the movie is true to its words!