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If you love romantic comedies, then you should see When Romance Meets Destiny. This South Korean film can match most of what Hollywood produces in this genre. It’s the story of two brothers — Kwang Shik and Kwang Tae — and how the both bungle love, yet from different approaches. Kwan Shik is shy and lacks the courage to tell Yoon Kyung that he loves her.

He first had designs on her in college when they were both members of the photography club, but he blew his chance to tell her his affections and let another man win her heart.

Seven years later their paths cross again and he’s been given another chance by fate. Again, he has a rival for Yoon Kyung’s affections, but this time it’s his assistant at the photography shop he owns.

His younger brother Kwang Tae doesn’t believe in sleeping with a woman more than 12 times before you have to dump them. It’s this ‘love them and then lose them’ approach that finally catches up with him when he meets marathon runner Kyung Jae. Their relationship is built almost entirely upon sex and Kwant Tae needs to change his ways in order to keep the great love of his life.

This film is full of humour and the bartender steals two scenes with his over the top performance.

Director Hyun Suk Kim delivers a winner as he weaves his story on how people can either win or lose love, but they it’s up to them to seize the opportunity when fate swings open that door.[[In-content Ad]]

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