Serving up a Korean take on “G.I. Jane” is “Republic of Korea 1%”, a comedy following a young woman’s efforts to break into the country’s elite Special Forces. Actress Lee Ah Lee (“The Legend”) is the petty officer in question stepping up to this considerable challenge, with director Jo Myung Nam (“A Bold Family”) attempting to play the scenario for a mixture of laughs, thrills and gender role commentary. With Lee as the only female soldier, the film also offers up a strong supporting cast of male rivals that includes comedian Lim Won Hee (recently in “Dachimawa Lee”) and Son Byung Ho (“Running Wild”). The film’s title refers to the fact that only 1% of officers manage to make the Special Forces grade and become the best of the country’s best. Lee Ah Lee plays petty officer Lee Yu Mi, an attractive, driven young woman who is determined...
- 9/17/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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