Love Me Not (2006)

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People are voting emotionally.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Vile characters and overwrought melodrama make this one of the Korean films to seriously give a miss. Don't just miss it, if you walk past it, kick it in the nuts. I sat watching this wondering "WHY?". We have a criminal that pretends to be the dead brother of a blind girl, with the intention of killing her to take her inheritance. Suddenly all is supposed to be forgiven because they genuinely fall in love, despite acting as brother and sister. The film is all gloss and no soul. A funeral in the snow? Well of course it looks good, everyone is dressed in black against pure white. It's stylish, but hollow. It's a shame some people probably watch this and find it moving. Genuine love stories don't need to force such convoluted crap with heavy handed dialog and loud music.

Love Me Not is a movie about a relationship and bond between two people that are heartless and cold-hearted. Julian has lived off with the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business, and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Min, the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he, too, falls for her. But Julian has to pay his creditor and what makes it worse for him is that the illness that took Min's eyesight relapsed, threatening her life.It shows how the manipulative gigolo Julian,played magnificently by Kim Joo-hyuk, and the blind rich heiress Min,the role of the beauteous Moon Geun-yeong, have developed a romantic relationship despite of many uncommon traits and the anger that are instilled in their personality initially. The message of the film is that truly love conquers all inspite of the many obstacles that exist. Truly the movie is interesting from beginning to end. We realize how love is developed between two people of different kinds.The acting was good. Kim and Moon never disappointed the viewers. Aside from that, the movie was unpredictable although the conclusion of the film could present confusion to some people especially those who are not familiar with Korean movies and dramas. But overall, it was great that could be classified as something as must- see for it was not a your typical dramatic and romantic cheesy movie.An excellent movie.Highly recommended!!!

Everything is said.About the ending (Spoiler!): I think both are dead. Julian was stabbed to kebab and Min had a pretty low chance to survive, thats for sure. He also wrote in his letter that he'll wait for her no matter where or how long (this includes an afterlife). So in my opinion there's no way he could've survived. At the end it was winter. Everything coverd with snow, her furnitures with blankets. You can assume that nobody lives in that house anymore. But she is able to see again. That could mean that shes been cured (but this solution wouldn't fit in my interpretation) on the other hand that shes dead. You see this all the time in flicks, that handicapped people are healed when in heaven. Heaven. Thats what i think of, when i see Min and Julian together on the white coverd hill, the snow looks like clouds. Christians might be a minority in Korea, but there are plenty of. I think this snow set doest really meant to be heaven but somewhat like an after life. Julian doesn't wear any winter clothes, thats another hint.When you look at my conclusion it seems to be like an usual ending. Both characters are dead, but reunited in afterlife again. I read that there is also an alternative ending on the DVD. hm. What do you think?

Julian has lived off with the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business, and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Min, the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he, too, falls for her. But Julian has to pay his creditor and what makes it worse for him is that the illness that took Min's eyesight relapsed, threatening her life. Reporter: How were you cast in the movie "I Don't Need Love" ("Love Me Not")?Moon Geun-young: I watched the Japanese TV drama in CDs in my management firm's office when I came to Seoul after finishing the college entrance exam and found it very attractive. Maybe it's because there was an affinity between me at that time and the Ryu Min character.Reporter: An affinity with the depressed character? You are so sunny and positive.Moon: Well, it's distrust in the world. I had received rewards for the efforts I made, and I lost any desire to do something when I wasn't rewarded for doing my best in preparing for the exam. I felt I could express what was pressing me down inside through Min.Reporter: The evaluation of your acting in this movie seems significant.Moon: I'm waiting for it. I'll accept anything: reproaches, critiques, or advice. That's what I can do and must do because I'm now in my 20s. It will be an opportunity to take one step further.Reporter: What do you think your weaknesses are as an actor?Moon: There are a lot. I feel I'm not good enough in doing the basics like speaking, breathing, voice tones, facial expressions, actions and delivering emotions.Reporter: Don't you have any desire to be in the so-called "boring art movies"?Moon: Frankly speaking, I've had it. But I also think it is the right thing to do now to show what I can do best at my age. I don't want to consume myself fast. I want to go slowly.Reporter: Last year, you said, "An actor can become anything except oneself". It sounded a little sad.Moon: I wished who I am in my fantasy were real me because I didn't like real me. I wished I had certain aspects of the character I'm acting, so I tried to find them within me. I found I didn't have them and felt I'm not myself.