How The Lack Of Love Affects Two Men

At first glance, the combination of Baek Yoon-sik and Bong Tae-gyu in the new comedy film "How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men" (Aejonggyolpibi Tu Namjaege Michinun Yonghyang) appeals to those who have enjoyed the actors' wacky yet funny characters in previous films.

It was hilarious to see Baek play a hermit with super martial art skills and his own profound philosophy of life in "The Art of Fighting" and a traditional Korean wrestling coach in "Like A Virgin". Bong has also successfully created interesting roles such as a fainthearted playboy in "When Romance Meets Destiny" and a bullied student in "See You After School".

Directed by Kim Seong-hun, the film revolves around Dong Chol-dong (played by Baek), who lives with his only son Dong-hyun after his wife died. The two have lived without a woman for 17 years. Chol-dong makes a living by blackmailing companies for their immoral activities, and in his free time, he devotes himself to silly things _ he measures the length of a toilet paper and threatens to sue the paper company if it is shorter than what it is meant to be. Like father, like son. Dong-hyun is also wacky. He bullies his friends and does anything to get what he wants.

The lives of the two wackos face a turning point when Oh Mi-mi, a divorced woman, rents a room in their house. They fall in love with her and fight to get her heart. The fight of the two is predictably as wacky as their personalities. The father calls up the police and puts his son in a jail, and the son ties his father up after secretly feeding him sleeping powder. The tactics and strategies in their fight are childish.

A miserly father and his clever yet immature son live emotionally impoverished lives together. That life is interrupted when a beautiful widow moves in as a tenant. A battle between father and son to win the widow¡¯s heart begins. No concession, No scruples, No rules.