[Review] "Heartman" Kwon Sangwoo is funny again

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Kwon Sang-woo is funny again.

The movie "Heartman" (director Choi Won-seop) is a comedy that takes place when a returning man, Seung-min (Kwon Sang-woo), struggles not to miss his first love he met again, but creates a secret that he can never tell her.

Seung-min, who met his first love in his childhood as a college student, meets the school's Quinka Bona (Moon Chae-won) to confirm how they liked each other in the past, but misses their relationship due to an accident. Ten years have passed, and Bona, the first love of life, reappears in front of Seungmin, a dolsing man father with an elementary school student after marriage and confesses his heart.

Seung-min is constantly immersed in the active dash of Bona, a still beautiful unmarried woman. Bona even embraces Seungmin's history of doling, but says no children. Bona was a child-hating 'no kids'. Seung-min feels sorry for his lovely elementary school daughter, but thinks that he cannot lose the love he met again, so he lies that he has no children and dates and develops love.

"Heartman" is a Korean reinterpretation of the Argentine film "No Kids." Looking at the plot alone, it is a rather old-fashioned story that "a young man with a child tries to win his first love who is well-off in his single life," but the acting of a slick actor and the director's persistence to run forward for fun without much thought create a synergy effect. It will be divided according to taste, but the laughter batting average is higher than that of the "Hitman" series.

Kwon Sang-woo struggles between a loving woman and a loving daughter. He leads the film with his characteristic life acting and father acting. In a way, it may be uncomfortable, but Kwon Sang-woo's visual and his witty performance disarm the audience. Comedy performances have gone up in smoke. In particular, the effort to change the house every time for his girlfriend and daughter naturally applauds. Eighty percent of this movie is Kwon Sang-woo.

Kim Seo-heon, a child actor who plays the role of Kwon Sang-woo's daughter, is also the highlight of the movie. The cute charm of roasting Seungmin and capturing Bona, who hates children, also works with the audience.

Moon Chae-won boasts the prettiest beauty ever in this work. It is also fun to see Moon Chae-won, who challenged himself to perform a different comedy. Supporting actors such as Park Ji-hwan and P.O. make people laugh in the right place.

Director Choi Won-seop, who collaborated with Kwon for the third time, led the movie by making good use of Kwon's unique acting. I gave up on action or other stories and focused solely on comedy. There might have been concerns that it would be a bit monotonous, but its simplicity became the virtue of this movie. Instead of being greedy for a sophisticated romance or a rich story, he focused on the relationship between Seung-min, Bona, and his daughter. You can laugh while focusing on Kwon Sang-woo's acting because you did not have excessive greed.

"Heartman" is a Korean film that opens in theaters in 2026. Kwon Sang-woo's romantic comedy, which came back to make the audience laugh again, seems to be a comfortable movie to watch with family and friends.

Released on January 14. Running time 100 minutes. For ages 12 and up.

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