I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) by Chan-wook Park - (5/10)

After having finished the outstanding “Vengeance-trilogy” Chan-wook Park both surprised and disappointed the majority of his fans by releasing this romantic comedy. I suppose that he felt the need for a change. There is nothing per se wrong with romantic comedies and “I'm a Cyborg, But That’s OK” certainly has a lot of potential.

It is about a girl that is convinced that she is a cyborg and thus tries to recharge herself but cuts her own wrists in the process and gets send to an institution where she refuses to eat because cyborgs don’t have to eat. There a schizophrenic kleptomaniac falls in love with her and tries to help her in his own way. It is rather charming and cute at times but never quite seems to reach its potential. It just feels like it could have been more but it sort of never happened, it is bit of a shame really.