Romantic Heaven

 

 

A truly romantic film that will either be happy or bittersweet for you.

 

"Three seemingly disconnected people cross paths at a hospital: Part one, "Mom," focuses on the character of Mimi, whose mother is battling cancer, and needs a bone marrow transplant if she is to have any hope of surviving. With great difficulty, doctors identify a potential donor, but then the man goes into flight after being accused of murder. Hoping to find him, Mimi becomes acquainted with the police detectives assigned to his case. Part two, "Wife," concerns a lawyer named Min-gyu who has recently lost his spouse. Amidst his grief, he is distracted by the fact that he can't find a bag that she had brought with her to the hospital, and which contained her personal diary. In the meantime, he is visited by an ex-convict who has a score to settle. Part three, "Girl," focuses on Ji-wook, a taxi driver whose grandfather is on the verge of death. One day his grandmother tells him that for all of his life, her husband has been unable to forget a young woman he met in his youth. It is in part four, "Romantic Heaven," that the various threads are brought together and ultimately resolved. As fate would have it, their counterparts are gazing down upon their loved ones from heaven, dealing with their own version of remorse and regret"

Romantic Heaven is a film that I would say is about second chances and letting go. Each character in the film has a reason for what they are doing in heaven or what they are doing on earth. This is a kind of film that makes you think about life in different ways. I think this film is a good one to reflect back on your own life and see what truly is important.

 

Song Min-gyu (Kim Su-ro) is a man who recently lost his wife and lives his life without care yet he is still a nice man. He routinely goes to the hospital where his wife died in order to search for her bag which contained her diary. No one on earth knows with the bag is, it will take someone to go to heaven and then back to earth to figure out the bag's location and the purpose of its disappearance.

 

 

Ji Wook (Kim Dong-Wook) is a cab driver who takes care of his grandfather who has Alzheimer’s. Ji-Wook himself is able to go to Heaven after getting into an accident but he's not dead so he able to stay in heaven for a little while. He is the link that helps all the other stories as he is the character who discovers Song Min Gyu wife's bag as well as discovering that his grandfather has a connection to a young woman he met in heaven.

 

 

Old Man aka God who takes care of those in Heaven but he simples offers advice and watches over you. He allows Ji-wook to stay in heaven until it is time for him to leave. This character simply was so interesting and I enjoyed their interpretation of one of the oldest characters in fiction.

 

 

Kim Su-ro truly stood out in this film as a grieving husband, this is quite different from his other roles. Since this is a more dramatic role with almost no comedy coming from this character at all. He is able to portray a very good quality of drama. Kind of reminds me of Tom Hanks a bit

 

Lee Soo-Jae who portrays god was really a good choice in casting and he was really into his role that was quite enjoyable.

 

 

I suggest this film to those that like films that make you think

 

3/5

 

Starring

 

Kim Su-ro

Also Appeared in:

 Two Cops

The Foul King

Madeleine

Shadowless Sword

Vampire Cop Ricky

Big Bang

Our School's E.T.

Five Senses of Eros

The Descendants of Hong Gil-dong

Attack the Gas Station! 2

Mr. Idol

My Way

Ghost Sweepers

Top Star

 

Dramas:

Master of Study

Gentleman's Dignity

 

 

Also starring:

Kim Dong-Wook

 

Also Appeared In:

APT

Lost and Found

Five Senses of Eros

Café Seoul

Finding Mr. Destiny

The Cat

Countdown

 

 

 

Also Starring:

Lee Soon-jae

 

Also Appeared In:

 

Dramas:

Beethoven Virus

A Thousand Kisses

The Korean Peninsula

My Princess

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