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For the past 17 years, every Christmas an anonymous donor has left a
donation box on the doorstep on one of the inhabitants of a small town who
needs it the most - a story that has long garnered national interest. And
a story that hasn't gone unnoticed by small fry crook Ji-hoon (Park
Sung-Il), who's presently in a bit of a financial fix and thus pays a
visit to the twon posing as a writer wanting to write a novel about the
town. when he really wants to get his hands on the Angel's money.
But it proves to be harder to get one's hand on the angel than originally
thought, as nobody in town knows who he or she actually is. Ji-hoon's
first clue leads him to Cheon-ji (Lee Young-Ah), who runs the local
scrapyard and who seems to be richer than she ought to be. She shows him
the cold shoulder though when he first asks her for employment, and it
takes its time for her to warm up to him, while he much to his distress
quickly falls in love with him. Another clue leads to elderly Pan-soo, one
of Cheon-ji's trash collectors, who proves to be a former famous composer
with way too many assets to be collecting trash. But when Ji-hoon tries to
rob him he saves his life instead, and later even re-unites him with his
former lover (Suk Mun) - and before he knows it Ji-hoon notices he has
become pretty much part of the town he's trying to scam. Problems arise
though when his accomplice from the big city shows up in town to speed up
Ji-hoon's efforts ... So ok, a few times this film gets a
little too cheesy for its own good, but in all this is a rather
heartwarming hybrid of drama and comedy that's told in a light-footed way,
is mostly steeped in realism but still finds elegance in its direction and
storytelling. And an inspired cast also help making this a pretty
enjoyable experience, so the cheesy ripples are quickly ironed out by the
film's overall appearance.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
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