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Can a man who is a failure at romance find happiness with a woman who is a vicious gang boss? This is the comically-framed premise of My Wife is a Gangster, a Korean action film with endless, genre-bending potential that partially delivers the goods.
Cha Eun-Jin, AKA Mantis is a gang leader who is more than capable of proving herself in a fight. But, her criminal lifestyle has left her a little rough around the edges when it comes to romance. This presents a problem when a long lost sister surfaces with a terminal illness and urges Eur-Jin to find a husband. Out of respect, Eur-Jin goes about it the only way she knows how, by having her men find her a suitable suitor. A chance encounter with Kang Soo-Il, a lovelorn man who tries vainly to defend her from thugs results in a hasty and somewhat violent wedding. Soo-Il's enthusiasm turns to dread as he finds her refusing sex, offending guests, and doing nothing around the house. Eur-Jin makes a vow to her dying sister to have a child and begins a
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