Too Beautiful to Lie

2004
Too Beautiful to Lie
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Released: 20 February 2004 Released
Producted By: Cinema Service
Country: South Korea
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A professional lady con makes herself the pharmacist's fiancée overnight, and faces a disastrous blemish in her impeccable con-woman career.

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karluk99 Kim Ha-Neul plays Yeong-ju, a convicted criminal who has just won parole by using her acting skills to make the parole board feel sorry for her. Through a chain of coincidences involving a stolen engagement ring, she ends up in a small town pretending to be the pregnant girlfriend of a man she sat next to on the train. It's a great idea for a romantic comedy that may very well work for some viewers.But a great comedy needs to actually deliver laughs, and I found that the laughs were few and far between. As for romance, it was difficult to figure out why the two lead characters fell in love. They don't seem to enjoy each other's company very much. A few more scenes showing them drawing closer together would have made it easier to root for a happy ending.Yeong-ju's character was unconvincing as an ex-con. Sure she prides herself on being able to mislead people by spinning convincing lies, but otherwise she's as high-minded and moral as any woman you'll ever meet. It would never occur to her to steal money just because it's there for the taking.I was surprised to discover that Kim Ha-Neul won an acting award for her role as Yeong-ju. She spends too much time mugging for the camera for my taste. Her performance in Almost Love was definitely better than here. But I won't quibble. She's a talented actress who deserves multiple awards. It took a strong performance from her to make Too Beautiful to Lie worth watching at all.Overall verdict: Too Beautiful to Lie has its moments, but overall there are better Korean romantic comedies to watch.
Mister Buggz First let me start by saying that two comments for this movie are far too less. This movie deserves more recognition. I'm lucky to have seen it.There are comparisons to make between this movie and My sassy girl. A movie that was even better than this one. An other reviewer also mentioned My tutor friend. I also have that movie (but still have to see it) and i'm sure it's a great movie too because Korean romantic comedy's are really good. A great difference with American romantic comedy's is that in Korean films the two leading persons create such a great atmosphere. It even isn't necessary for the person in love to kiss to see that they are in love. What rarely happens in Korean romantic comedy's.
Maomao After watching My Tutor Friend and Don't Believe Her, I am convinced that Ha-Neul is a great actress for mild sassy / girl-next-door roles.I enjoyed her expressions in this movie where she had to lie her way out of tight situations. Most of the scenes took place in a small town and there are many jokes worth laughing.The movie has a 'feel good' ending and it was quite predictable if you have watched many movies in your life.If you enjoyed this movie as much as I do, consider watching My Tutor Friend and My Sassy Girl. They are all romance/comedy movies too.Mao points: 9/10
JohanRdam I like this movie very much actually, even though it is a quite predictable, sappy, commercial comedy. The jokes do work out well (a major achievement for this kind of film) and the portrayal of a Korean countryside family is simply hilarious.I was surprised to see that this movie did not do as well at the Korean box office as My Tutor Friend as that movie is similar to this one (the lead actress is the same as well). In fact, I think that this movie is even better.All in all, a very well made movie. If you are looking for a night of laughs with your family go check this out! If you are looking for more depth, yes there are better films around, but Don't Believe Her/Too Beautiful To Lie (why does it have two titles??) can definitely compete with many of them.8/10