“You’re My Pet” is a Korean romantic comedy with a rather odd premise, revolving around a woman who takes in a strange young man on the basis that he acts like her pet dog, with love and laughter ensuing. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the film is based on a Japanese manga, Ogawa Yayoi’s “Kimi wa Petto” which ran from 2000-2005 and was filmed previously as a television series, with first time director Kim Byung Kon on board for the new Korean remake. The film was one of the more highly anticipated Korean releases of the year, partly due to its leading couple, with genre favourite Kim Ha Neul (“Blind”) and Korean Wave superstar Jang Keun Suk (“You’re Beautiful”) pairing up for the fun. Kim Ha Neul plays Eun Yi, a high flying fashion editor, unlucky in love and not exactly well-liked by her colleagues, who ends up in an...
- 8/13/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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