Thursday, February 6, 2014

Day 37 - Runway Cop (South Korea)

"Detective Cha (Kang Ji-Hwan) smells bad and is overweight. Nevertheless, he is a devoted cop who always tries his best to catch the bad guys. A new case then arises. Illegal narcotics are infiltrating into the fashion industry and a detective is needed to work undercover as a model. There are only 2 detectives taller than 180 centimeters required to work as a fashion model. One of them is Detective Cha and the other detective walks strangely due to to a hemorrhoidectomy. Detective Cha is selected to go undercover as a male model in designer Ko Young-Jae's (Sung Yu-Ri) next fashion show. Designer Ko Young-Jae tells Detective Cha that he has to lose 20 kilograms in 2 weeks so that he can work as a model in her upcoming show. Detective Cha then goes on a strenuous regiment to lose the weight. "-Awiki
 
 



This film is so funny, I didn't think Kang Ji-Hwan would do a good job but he did. This film made me laugh so many times and kept me interested. Though I doubt that many female fans will like the beginning of the film since it shows Kang Ji-Hwan as a overweight detective.  I like Sung Yu-Ri's character, she has some character development that makes the romance side of this film work though I wish there was more romance to help the film especially at the end.
This film was the best comedy I have seen this year, don't worry though the comedy isn't totally out of control like Dead Ball. They really made a successful romantic comedy cop film.


2.9/3

Cast
Kang Ji-Hwan (Also starred in Rough Cut, and the drama Lie to Me)



Sung Yu-Ri as Young Jae (Also starred in How to Keep My Love, and the dramas Romance Town, Bad Girls, Love of Thousand Years)





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