MY DEAR ENEMY is a charming romantic film that features two of Korea’s popular and talented actors, Jeon Do-yeon,and Ha Jung-woo, as ex-lovers who reacquaint. (Jeon won the 2007 the Cannes Film Festival best actress award, and Ha debuted in the well-received U.S. film NEVER FOREVER, which showed last year at Silk Screen). However, the scenario does not start out very romantically, considering Hee-soo(Ha) initially sets out to find her ex, Byoung-woon (Jeon), because he owes her cash. They are both single and jobless, but the low-key Byoung-woon is much less concerned. Their opposite attitudes are captured in their opposite reactions to their shared 30-something and broke-with-no-direction status. She’s miserable, bitter, and wears a perpetual sneer. He’s carefree, chatty, with a zest for life and a fan of the ladies; he doesn’t worry about being broke since he knows women who are willing to give him money. When Hee-soo shows up at his door demanding to be repaid immediately, his solution is to embark upon a mini-reunion of sorts, in which he tracks down other ex-girlfriends and asks to borrow money. In other words: “robbing Kim to pay Hee-Soo.” The twist is that Hee-so accompanies him. Their day-long odyssey results in not only collecting money, but also memory. Like LOST IN TRANSLATION or ADRIFT IN TOKYO, MY DEAR ENEMY says so much with so little. The streets of Seoul serve as the perfect backdrop to this meandering love story, and offers a nice parallel to the characters. The city is full of history and memories but remains vibrant, mirroring the microcosm of the two ex-lovers. Director Lee Yoon-ki creates a warm and compassionate film about possibility (with a capital P) and about the never-ending idiosyncrasies of the human heart. MY DEAR ENEMY is a fantastic blend of idealism and realism--a movie not to be missed.