My Girlfriend Is an Agent
My Girlfriend Is an Agent
| 04 April 2009 (USA)
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Ahn Soo-ji and Lee Jae-joon, who are oblivious to each other's real profession as secret agents, are in an ill-fated relationship. Three years later, they accidentally meet targeting the same enemy.

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ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Derek Childs (totalovrdose) The opening to My Girlfriend Is An Agent is certainly one that will not be forgotten in a hurry. Ahn Su-Ji (Kim Ha-Neul) is a brilliant spy who spends her life undercover, unbeknownst to her boyfriend, Lee Jae-Joon (Kang-Ji-Hwan), who doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to realize something is amiss. Later when the film explores the history of their relationship, the layers of lies that Lee was able to discover add to the hilarity of the situation, though at the beginning, he only wishes to escape.Unable to get Ahn on the phone, who, as he is venturing towards the plane that will take him far from home, is on an assignment, he viciously blasts her voice mail. When Ahn eventually completes her mission, she rushes to the airport, only to discover that Lee has already left, a situation that is as emotionally involved as it is humorous. Although the film often combines more than one emotion into many of its scenes, despite the well executed delivery by the actors, the romantic storyline is produced in the most perplexing manner.Three years later, Ahn has discovered love in the arms of another man, however, this relationship is about to enter dangerous terrain. Though Ahn continues to be employed as an agent, little does she realize that Lee has, over the course of his time abroad, become an agent as well - albeit, not a very good one. In fact, to call him a terrible field agent would be an insult to all terrible field agents.Much of the humor comes through his inability to complete a mission to the professional standard, a number of uniquely humorous occurrences providing several refreshingly comedic scenarios. However his shocking skills as an agent become even more unprofessional when he and Ahn unfortunately bump into each other, unwittingly working the exact same case from different angles. Her immediate reaction, which is repeated over the course of the feature, is, well, to call it 'rage' would be a bit of an understatement.Finding themselves in such close proximity time and time again, the feelings they once held for each other begin to plague the case. Lee often appears hypocritical, having left Ahn for failing to provide him with the truth, yet he is unable to do the same to her, expecting their relationship to simply begin once more, even though he initiated the break-up. Ahn on the other hand, who, as aforementioned, has found love with another suitor, appears emotionally unhinged, her inability to restrain herself from pursuing Lee contradicting her unflinching professionalism.Constantly they find themselves in awkward scenarios, and eventually even begin to suspect one another as been enemy agents, their mixed feelings reflecting unbridled passion one minute, and utter loathing the next. Forcing them into situations that often leads to ensuring violence does allow the audience to feel more attached to the characters, for at any moment tragedy could strike its chord.Although both actors are as humorous as they are entertaining in their roles, it is often Lee's boss, Won-Seok (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) who is the most effective character of all. A well respected macho man who is forced to continuously suffer Lee's inadequacy's out in the field, his attitude and facial expressions are a joy to watch, though beneath all of this bravado is a truly honorable character.The opening of the film prepares the viewer for a truly entertaining experience, and despite a unique blend of humor, action and characterization been applied, the rest of the film occasionally feels as though it is unable to live up to the potential exhibited at the beginning. The film's conclusion moreover feels as unnecessary as it does awkward, as though the creator's were unsure where else to situate it. This aside, My Girlfriend Is An Agent will surely entertain a wealth of audiences; though if the movie were in fact a cake, by the end, you may in fact be hungry for something a little easier to swallow.
karluk99 My Girlfriend Is an Agent is only a very ordinary action movie and doesn't work well as a romance, either. The premise that the two stars are both secret agents who must constantly lie to each other to protect their covers is certainly a good plot device to keep them apart until the final reel, but it also makes us wonder what they see in each other in the first place. If that were all there was to the movie, I would say don't bother watching it.But forget about action, forget about romance, this is a comedy movie first - one of the funniest Korean comedies I've seen. It's a little slow getting started. The introductory scene with Ahn Soo-ji (Kim Ha-Neul) on a jet ski chasing bad guys in a speed boat isn't funny. And I didn't like Lee Jae-joon's (Kang Ji-Hwan) first failed attempt as a field agent either. Foolishly responding aloud to the voice in his earpiece while the bad guys are in the same room is just dumb, not funny.Fortunately it doesn't take long for the comedy to hit its stride, and from then on things really get rolling. All of the characters are earnestly trying to do their best to save the country from a deadly biological agent, but their efforts seem in vain as scene after scene goes awry in the most creatively improbable ways.I see that many of the other reviews compare this movie to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I can see the superficial similarity of characters and plot, but to me this movie has a lot more in common with the Pink Panther movies. There's serious work to be done and the stars are trying as hard as they can, but are only rewarded with one uproariously funny failure after another. For real secret agents that wouldn't be good enough, but for us movie watchers it's more than enough reason to tune in to My Girlfriend Is an Agent.
kluseba "7th Grade Civil Servant" is a quite entertaining action comedy movie with some curious spy flick passages and a romantic love story. A female agent loses her boyfriend because she can't tell him the truth about her real job as a special agent. Three years after, the two heartbroken and unique characters meet again. The boyfriend still doesn't know anything about his big love's career and has become a special agent for a different section of the state. His girlfriend realizes quickly that he is now also lying to her but she's emotionally furious and blind for the truth. In a case involving the transfer of a deadly virus from a scientist to a gang of Russian criminals, they have to figth against each other and sometimes work together without knowing it which leads to many hilarious sequences until the final revelations.By only reading my introduction, you can easily see what this film is worth. The movie's two biggest flaws are that the story is nothing really new at all and heavily predictable at some points and that many comedy moments get a little bit too repetitive and silly from time to time.On the positive side, we have two convincing main actors with the beautiful, hyperactive and tough Ahn Soo-Ji that is incarnated by Kim Ha-Neul and a clumsy, courageous and naive Lee Jae-joon that is performed by Kang Ji-Hwan. They have a good chemistry and perform very well together, both in the harsh and the romantic parts. The supporting actors are also very funny and only the main villains remain a little bit faceless.The slapstick moments in this movie are rather comparable to the Japanese and Hongkong cinema of the eighties and nineties and fail to have the same unique brand of brilliance as recent South Korean flicks as "Save The Green Planet!" for example. Sometimes you rather feel as if you were in a Jackie Chan flick. If you like this kind of more accessible Asian humour, you will really feel at home with this flick but I think that there's a little bit too much comedy in it against its own good. The movie could be more unique and lacks of something really outstanding.It's though a very entertaining, light-hearted and sympathetic flick that is worth a watch but in the end nothing more than a good average flick with solid comedy moments and average action scenes that are saved by a very good acting.
Desertman84 My Girlfriend Is An Agent is either the Korean remake or Korean version of the Mr And Mrs Smith,the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie-starrer wherein the two American lead stars mentioned got together in a controversial relationship. Going back to the Korean movie,it provided a few laughs and it had its funny moments BUT the script was written all over the place. The scriptwriters does not know its primary focus as it divided its time to the romantic relationship between Soo Ji and Jae Joon;their activities as secret agents; and their mission to stop the international crime syndicate that was going to steal a biochemical weapon from Korea.All three were included in the story to provide romance,comedy,drama and action necessary to entertain the viewer. If the movie's script has incorporated all these three things into one plot,it would have been a better movie. Both Korean stars,Kim Ha Neul and Kang Ji Hwan,did their best with the roles given to them by having great chemistry and providing laughs and funny moments BUT they never were able to make this movie a classic one due to the poor story writing of this film. Too bad that both Korean stars were talented to make this more than what it is.Nevertheless,I still give this movie a high 8/10 rating for its entertainment value alone inspite of the deficiencies in its story-writing.
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