August 24, 2024

The Huntresses: Charlie's Angels in Korea

I can hear the elevator pitch for this one:

Remember Charlie's Angels? The TV show. Not the movie. Yeah, I know it's been done before. But this time, it's different. How so? Well, they're all Korean. And the Kate Jackson part (Son Ga-in)... Yeah, the one with the short hair. This time she's gonna be the youngest and an expert in explosives, too. Sure, we can give her a love interest (Song Sae-byeok). No, she won't be the brains. That'll be the Jacklyn Smith role (Ha Ji-Won). I told you this was different! Yes, exactly. The one with the prettiest hair. Plus, she'll have PTSD. And she's sweet on a swordsman (Joo Sang-uk) who happens to have PTSD, too. I'm sorry. Did I forget to mention it's set during the Joseon Dynasty? Anyway, no Farrah. More Cheryl Ladd (Kang Ye-won). With a husband (Lee Hee-seok) instead of a sister. Of course, we'll have a Bosley (Ko Chang-seok). No. No Charlie! Why? Because it's NEW! We want to keep it fresh.

Naturally, the movie gets made. And it's cute, thanks to some funny bits like a makeout session between the youngest angel and her virgin love interest; and some martial arts moves involving a pair of lethal yo-yos. If the CGI wasn't so expensive, I bet they would've made this the pilot of a TV show. One can only hope for a sequel. If Drew Barrymore's Angels merit a second feature then Park Jae-hyun's The Huntresses does as well... But who will prove to be the Aaron Spelling of Seoul?

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