ACOUSTIC (2010)

Shot in Seoul and featuring members of popular K-pop groups 2AM and CN Blue, Acoustic is a short, sweet collection of comedic and romantic stories, loosely tied together by film's end, about life and music and how the two can be so completely intertwined.  Whether the story of a girl with a terminal illness who is trying to finish writing her song before she dies ... a musician forced to sell his guitar online, due to money problems, whose dork friend bungles the sale by losing the guitar ... to a tale set in the future where the government has full control of what feels like a constant police state, and music is a thing of the past ... Acoustic benefits greatly from earnest performances via its attractive young cast, who can make you laugh one minute with comedy that rings true, yet manage to pull off the dramatic moments (while reigning it in before it hits melodrama) the next.  Sweet film ... and loved the music, too! (not rated)  B+