Haeundae - The Deadly Tsunami

This is more of a dramedy rather than a disaster movie. Movie started on a small ship in the middle of a storm facing a impending tsunami. Man-sik lost his colleague due to his mistake. He told Man-sik to take care of his daugther Yeon-hee with his last breadth. Years later, Man-sik unable to allow himself to get involved with Yeon-hee, though Yeon-hee wanted to, also because she does not the truth of her father's death. Man-sik's uncle plan to convert this Haeundae area into a more commercial area has been trying to fix the soured relationship, the latter being blamed for the accident, allowing the ship to go out knowing there was a storm.

From here till the tsunami hits, numerous characters appeared and having their own story, started to get abit confusing but straighten out once no more new characters came out. Dong-choon his neighbour doesn't want to get a proper job and always letting his mother worry, whom even arranged an interview for him. Geologist Kim Hwi, the "guy" in a typical natural disaster movie, he will tell the whole world it is coming but whole world "must not" believe what he say. His ex-wife Yoo-jin also arrived at Haeundae with their daugther due to work. Kim Hwi even got time to go find his daugther when she got lost on the beach but only got scolded by Yoo-jin.

Hee-mi, a college student accidentally fell into sea during a sea trip. Lifeguard Hyeong-sik, Man-sik's brother saved her but not in a pleasant "damsel in distress" way. Hee-mi was angry and somehow kept following him to annoy him but love grew eventually. Man-sik eventually proposed to Yeon-hee but was messed up by Dong-choon who told her the truth. Before Man-sik could explained, it came. About time some action amid the melodrama.

The tsunami raving in at hundred of kiometres per hour, towering over any buildings on the island. Apart of the good CGI effects, the melodrama continued. Man-sik uncle saved him from pulled away from the rushing water but only to be dragged away by the floating cabinet. Dong-choon survived miraculously along some bridge after the raging tsunami rushed through it, soon after that, he has to deal with a container ship stucked vertically on the bridge and it rained "containers" soon. More tragedy struck, his mother supposedly should be out of Haeundae for a picnic trip, decided not to at the last minute so she can go and get a pair of leather shoes for him. Hyeong-sik scarificed when the rope pulling him and some rich brat who beat him up due to Hee-mi gave way, Hee-mi was devastated. The "guy" also died with his wife but managed to sent their daughter away in the helicopter. Man-sik and Yeon-hee did survive. 7/10