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Date Posted: 14:15:07 03/14/03 Fri
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Cupid's Mistake
Special Screening
UTPA Independent Studies Film Week
UTPA campus, Edinburg TX
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 @ 7:00 pm
REVIEW
BROOKLYN SPECTATOR
CUPID'S MISTAKE
(Phaedra /Dearfilm: Not yet rated by the MPAA)J
September, 5, 2001
Here's a sweet little independent movie from Korean-American filmmaker Young Man Kang who wrote, produced, and directed this, his first feature. 'CUPID'S MISTAKE' is a "la ronde' type of love venture that has each individual rebuffed by the other, who is in turn equally rebuffed when the shoe is on the other foot.
Susan(Susan Petry) is an actress who is in love with filmmaker Gil (Everado Gil), but he doesn't respond with similar feelings. Rather, he is entranced by Toya (Toya Cho), a Korean-American model who doesn't respond to his overtures of love. She in turn loves Ken (Ken Yasuda), a Japanese-American body builder and personal trainer, but is nixed by him when he is made aware of her love. He finds Susan, who completes the cycle, only to be rejected by her when he expresses his feelings.
It's Gil who comes to his senses concerning Susan, but now it may be too late.
Against the backdrop of Santa Monica, love and relationship turn out to be fickle and fleeting, and matches aren't always in the making. Pain, frustration, and heartbreak are readily seen in these encounters.
Running an hour and ten minutes, "CUPID'S MISTAKE" has ordinary dialogue between ordinary people in ordinary situations - nothing of the glossy Hollywood variety.
The film well demonstrates finding, keeping, and losing love is all part of the love game.
Shot on digital video and a $980 budget, with improvisation by the principles in this love quadrangle, "CUPID'S MISTAKE" appears more real in its situations than a lot of the romantic dribble that has come out of Hollywood with enormous budgets.
Easy Reader
South Bay Newspaper Weekly
Cupid's Mistake
Sep 25, 2000
This little (70 minute) ¡°jewel¡± is much like a cinematic poem celebrating the ups and downs (hey, let¡¯s face it - usually overwhelmingly downs) of UNREQUITED LOVE. Writer/Director Young Man Kang gives us a fresh, hip retelling of the basic equation of ¡°unrequited-ness¡±. namely A loves B, but B loves C, but C loves D, and¡¦ well - you¡¯ll have to see for yourself where the chain ends in the hands of Kang and his talented, attractive, offbeat young cast. Filmed along the Santa Monica/Venice Beach magical strand of the West Los Angeles Pacific coastline, there¡¯s an electric, ¡°happening¡±, almost upbeat feeling to the story, which is told in sweetly framed and segued subchapters -- all despite the fact that no one seems to be actually getting the object of his or her affection, -- not to mention, lust. The end result is a film that will make you mist-up knowingly and cathartically if you¡¯ve recently lived through the experience, and smile wistfully, if you¡¯ve had time to heal, but still recall those ¡°head-over-heals¡± past days when you were miserable, but oh-so alive. ¡°CUPID¡¯S MISTAKE¡± opens Sept. 15/16 at Laemmle¡¯s Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Bl., W. Hollywood). Program information/Times: (323)848-3500
By Joseph Sirota
New York Post
nypost.com
CUPID'S MISTAKE
August 24, 2001
KOREAN-American director-writer-producer Young Man Kang's comedy, shot on video for just $980 (yes, $980), is no mistake. The California-set tale of a love quadrangle isn't perfect. For one thing, it goes on too long. But it looks good, the cast is perky (especially Toya Cho, as a model who can't decide between two suitors), and Kang shows lots of talent. It will be interesting to see what he can do with a real budget. Running time: 70 minutes. Not rated. At the Two Boots Den of Cin, Avenue A and Third Street.
by V.A. Musetto
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