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Rating:
Unstoppable Marriage is an alarmingly witty romantic comedy. Take note, it skimps neither the romance nor the comedy. Stereotypical girls prone to swooning over corny lines will love it as will guys who enjoy slap-stick/“ha ha! you just got pwned” entertainment. But the amount of hilarious bits greatly outnumbers the amount of mushy ones.

There’s nothing particularly original about Unstoppable Marriage’s plot. Boy meets girl. Their backgrounds are vastly different. At first, they hate each other and their families hate each other &c. It’s all rather classic, very Romeo & Juliet. But the way in which this film executes the typical romantic storyline is exceptional. The details, the acting, the dialogues, characters’ mannerisms—they make Unstoppable Marriage hilarious. If you watch UM and fail to laugh, you have a problem, plain and simple.

While insanely amusing, Unstoppable Marriage has its flaws. The soundtrack is completely forgettable—it’s more like what soundtrack. Most scenes are without music. The cinematography is boring. But at least the director didn’t get creative and make things terrible. There’s also this one scene with a fellow named Andrew—if you’ve seen the film, you know—it makes a person want to gouge her eyes out, “Ah! What happened to this movie? This is terrible! When will this scene end? These people can’t act! Oh!” Other than those things, it’s all good.

Let’s get to know a bit more about the main characters:

Sassy Pretty Girl Eunho played by Eugene (유진)
Occupation: paper doll maker by night; pilot by day (despite her wretched sense of direction)
Trademark: intelligence; ability to pwn aristocratic snobs

Momma’s Boy/Pretty Boy Kibaek played by Ha Seok-jin (하석진)
Occupation: sketchy doctor; pants-wetter
Trademark: immaturity (he’s a pants-wetter, after all); charm

Kibaek’s Momma played by Kim Su-mi (김수미)
Occupation: snob; golf course creator
Trademark: cursing in English (Happy Shit); ability to discuss culture in French gibberish (her foreign language skills alone make this movie a must see!)

Eunho’s Daddy played by Im Chae-mu (임채무)
Occupation: fortune teller; traditionalist
Trademark: ink stone fetish

Movie Facts/Stats:

Title: Unstoppable Marriage (못말리는 결혼)

Length: 115 minutes

Release Date: 2007/05/10

Language: Korean

Director: Kim Seong-wuk (김성욱)

Worst Scene: Andrew and dolls

Best Scene: French, art, culture, wine, & dinner

Trailer: Courtesy of Youtube (in Korean)