MethodActingisafilmthatdeliberatelyaimstobefunny,anditsdeadpanapproachmakesitevenmoreamusingandpoignant.Thestarinthisremarkablecomicfilmis,ironically,ActorLeeDonghwi(playedbyhimself),whohatescomicacting.Despitehiseffortstoreinventhimself,opportunitiesseemelusive,andhefindshimselfincreasinglydespondent.Unexpectedly,hereceivesasurprisingoffertoplayakinginatraditionalcostumedrama.Determinedtoperfecthisportrayalofthismajesticroyalcharacter,Donghwidivesintomethodacting.However,thingsquicklybecomeunconventionalinthishistoricaldrama.MethodActingskillfullybalancesthechaoticfilmingenvironmentwithfamilynarratives,portrayingthecharacters’struggleswhilehandlinginventiveelementswithseamlessprecision,resultinginanoutstandingcomedy.Aboveall,theactors’performances,whichreachaleveloftrance,aretrulyexceptional.
