WINDSTRUCK (2004)

I think WINDSTRUCK could be considered a spiritual sibling to MY SASSY GIRL. Not only does it feature the same director, writer, lead actress and a cameo by the lead actor, but at moments it even covers some of the same emotional ground. That said, it's a really good movie, but it cannot compare to MSG.

Ji-hyun Jun is a cop and one day she arrests the wrong man (twice) for purse snatching. Naturally, he takes a liking to her and volunteers for a police helper program and is partnered with her. After one very eventful night on patrol they are bf/gf. This is the best part of the movie. I really, really enjoyed all of their little adventures and games they play together...then things take a serious turn and it's a fucking bummer for the entire last half of the movie. I was getting fucking depressed over the whole thing then comes the final scene and it was great, I couldn't help but smile.

WINDSTRUCK is a good movie and if it had just kept the happiness of the first half going for the entire movie it would have been a classic. The sad scenes were just too much of a bummer for me.

If you like romantic comedies then it's definitely worth a watch, but only after you've watched MY SASSY GIRL a few times.

Jae-young Kwak and Ji-hyun Jun on set...