GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
DISTRIBUTION: Cinema Service
RELEASE: 2004
CASTS: Kim Jae-won (hyung-joon) | Ha Ji-won (ha-young)
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100 DAYS WITH MR. ARROGANT
Naesarang Ssagaji

SYNOPSIS by Marci: After being dumped by her boyfriend just before their 100 day anniversary, Ha-Young (Ha Ji-Won) meets a college guy named Hyung-Joon when she accidentally kicks a can that hits him in the face and causes him to scratch his Lexus. He demands she pay him $3000 on the spot. She escapes from him, leaving her wallet behind.

Hyung-Joon stalks her, demanding money to pay for his car. Since she is a poor high school student Hyung-Joon writes up a "Enslavement Agreement" for Ha-Young in order to pay for the damage to his car. Ha-Young is thrown into a nightmarish slave life for 100 days, cleaning his house, running his errands, doing his homework and cleaning his car.

By accident she finds out that the damage to Hyung-Joon's car only costs $10! She then takes her revenge. However, before she knows it Hyung-Joon shows up at her house as her new tutor! He once again takes advantage of her, but soon Ha-Young finds herself falling head over heels for Hyung-Joon. But what happens when he drops out of her life just when she needs him most?

REVIEWS:

KOREANCRAZEE I've haven't seen Ha Ji-won this funnier before. I know she has talent in comedy but after seeing her perform in 100 days, I'm more convinced that she really knows her way to laughter. What's so amusing about her is how she stands out regardless who she is being paired with. It only proves that her performance is not affected by chemistry or her partner's versatility. She could even carry it solo without a doubt. She did it in this film, right? Kim Jae-won's portrayal wasn't so applauding. He could be arrogant but not that convincing. It seems so amateur.

100 Days is a very cute film. The dream sequences are so funny that I can't stop smiling especially when Ji-won's character gets pissed off. Although I find it enjoyable when I see them fight, when it comes to romance, I don't see their chemistry.

MARCI I loved Ha Ji-Won in this movie! She was great! But the fact that her character would even fall for a jerk like Hyung-joon is not believable. He was only truly nice to her about twice in the movie! He treated her like trash and in return she did everything for him, including give him her heart! I was disappointed. I would also like to point out that despite how they made him seem in the movie, Hyung-Joon was not that attractive at all. I think they were trying to use that as a distraction or excuse for his behavior. Didn't work for me. I do have one good thing to say about the movie as a whole...I couldn't stop laughing. Yes, Hyung-Joon was a jerk, but the way he and Ha-Young treated each other was hilarious! Sadly, however this wasn't enough to make this movie really as good as I was hoping it would be.