Daisy

The Plot
An elite Interpol agent Jeong-woo and a ruthless hitman Park-yi, both stationed in Amsterdam, are in love with the same young woman, Hye-young. Hye-Young is a simple sidewalk artist with dreams of one day holding a real exhibition in a real gallery. Her pure love will draw these deadly men into a spectacular showdown in the process, revealing Hye-Young's hidden past.
(cr : imdb)


The Cast
Jun Ji-hyun - Hye-young
Jung Woo-sung - Park Yi
Lee Sung-jae - Jeong Woo





Foxi Feels
Would you cut your right thumb to know who your secret admirer is?



Neither would I (lol).


But I would do my darnedest to find out who the person is; and once I have a prime suspect, I would also come right out and ask the person straight to his face if he was the one who has been leaving me flowers each day - and not be coy about it.


Alas, that is not the case for this movie; and hence we are saddled with a melodrama that left you pulling hairs right out of your daisies (excuse the pun).


But a sucker for everything melodramatic, I love this movie!


As I love Jung Woo-sung (of Athena and A Moment to Remember) and Jun Ji-hyun (Gillian Jun of Blood the Last Vampire and My Sassy Girl). 

If all hitmen are this good looking,
they can hit me anytime!

Central to the story is the (initially) one-sided love story between hit man, Park-yi (Jung Woo-sung) and street painter, Hye-young (Jun Ji-hyun). Due to the dangerous nature of his job, Park-yi did not pursue his love interest. Rather, he was content to watch her from afar, help her whenever he can without her knowledge and of course, leave her bouquets or pots of daisies at the exact precise time each day.

Delivery!

Now tell me, which silly girl will not go googly eyed over that!


And true to the tried and tested drama storyline, the daily flower delivery definitely piqued Hye-young's interest but not to the extend of her going out of her way to find out who the mysterious sender is.










But as luck would have it, a twist in the fickle finger of fate, led her to meet Interpol agent Jeong-woo (Lee Sung-jae), who, in pursuit of our outlaw hero, decided to 'blend' in the street atmosphere and pose for Hye-young, with a daisy pot in his hands...uhuh, of all the paraphernalia he could grab on the streets, he settled for that one.

Is he or isn't he?

Thus, our dear girl thinks that the agent is her secret admirer and a courtship blossomed from there.


Well, what do you expect, the girl is pretty and even interpol agents need a breather from work once in a while :)


And so, a triangle love story began and you just have to watch the movie to find out what happens from here onwards.




For me, again I can be biased. I love Jung Woo-sung and Jun Ji-hyun. They are both excellent actors and oh so beutiful. So, their pairing is just one made in heaven. The cinematography is beautiful too - fresh green fields, interlacing with cool arty streets of Amsterdam.

Choice of fresh or cool June air

The movie is more of a love story rather than a thriller, lest you get misled by the trailers and synopsis.


The storyline may be predictable; but for me watching a movie or drama is like riding a harley (like, I have ever been on one), it is the journey not the destination. 


Daisy is a 2006 South Korean-Hong Kong co-production film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew (not Andy) Lau of the Infernal Affairs trilogy. So, having cool Korean storytellers, pair it up with good looking actors and a revered Hong Kong director - how right can you be?


The theme song is only so-so and has elements of saeguk (oriental traditional) music in the beginning, what gives? But is it soothing.


So, don't take my word for it, check the movie out yourself - it's another oldie, but a definite goody!

Predictable but definitely worth the ride 

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