Penny Pinchers

For Song Joong Ki fans this early movie of his should be quite a treat. He looks very young and gives an all round comic performance and acts naturally and confidently. In fact don't know why he doesn't do more comedy these days. Hid recent dramas like Reborn Rich and Vincenzo feature him with the same facial expressions and actually don't let him show off as much range. Han Ye Seul is a polished and versatile actress more natural and convincing than some actresses these days. They form an endearing pair and you want to see them through their struggles to make money in expensive Seoul. It was good when actors and actresses were willing to sacrifice looks for the story. Don't get that much these days. There is social commentary and some laugh out loud humor with the financial schemes. Lots of A list supporting cast like Ran Mi Ran and Lee Sang Yeob make an appearance.

Penny Pinchers (2011) - [ Romantic | Comedy ] Plot : Ji-woong is a loser who can't find a job so he lies to his mom for money, but his mom abruptly cuts him off one day, and he becomes homeless. But that same day, salvation arrives in the form of Hong-sil who's extremely stingy.Her hobby is visiting the bank to make savings deposits, and her specialty is selling empty glass bottles and old newspapers for cash.One day, her savings plans are brought to a screeching halt when she learns she needs a separate bank account under someone else's name to reach her goal of 20 million dollars. That's when Ji-woong comes into the picture.

Good Romantic-Comedy film.

Both lead character Han Ye-Seul and Song Joong-Ki are done really well.

In my opinion its underrated korean movie .

This one of those films I would be more than happy to watch over & over again. Double thumbs up !!!!

Definitely worth to watch .....

Highly recommended for those like Korean rom-coms !!!!

My Ratings:8.5/10

After watching this movie, I really couldn't find the point of the story. Sure, there could have been a nice romance. Only, any action happen towards the very end and it wasn't even that great, as they looked more like good friends than lovers. We never got a proper background story on the leads either. At least the performances were good and the story had a nice pace, so it wasn't boring, just pointless. I guess it lacked intensity. So, overall, four out of ten.