Takeaway - You will be left with your heart warmed. If you want to see some cute boys, your desire will also be fulfilled. But nothing deep.
Story - It involves multiple issues. Having no money, prostitution, love vs sex, and even a little bit of family problems towards the end. However none of these issues are truly addressed. The movie is somewhat of a comedy and should be watched with a light-heart. The ending is also sort of ambiguious.
Actors/ Cast - Both do their part (there are 2 main characters). There are a couple side characters that serve as cute jokes. The story focuses on Khao the most and his experience with prostitution. Pete is his next door neighbor and in my eyes super cute. You can feel the love between them towards the end of the movie.
Music - Basic music but enjoyable nonetheless.
Rewatch Value: Some day in the future, yes, I would watch it again.
Overall: I RECOMMEND! It was truly an enjoyable movie, and unless you just don't want to see guys having sex, I don't understand why you wouldn't like it?
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There's really not much sex in this.
I liked this. There was an unrealistic aspect to it, though, which is that I think whenever anyone met Kao they would scream "Oh my God, your eye! What happened to your EYE!" But other than that, it was cute and fluffy.From the comments and reviews where everyone was calling it "gay porn", I expected penises everywhere, but the love scenes were actually very restrained and realistic, and sweet and loving. I think maybe people are starting to get used to the Victorian-era level of sexuality in BLs. Anyway, they don't show anything - it's about equivalent to TharnType if you've seen that.
This isn't deep by any means, but the guy playing Kao is very good in his role - he makes the character kind of dim but sweet, and other than one of his eyes, he's easy to look at - so is Pete. Hey, I just realized it's another Pete & Kao!
Anyway, I would recommend this is you want a thin plot with boys being cute together and in love.
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Just No...
the plot was whack the acting same, it wasn't funny or that interesting, there was some nudity and a bit of erotica but nothing ground shattering... let me indifferent - and to call anything that happened between the leads as love is a reach.Khao runs away from home to house-sit for an older female friend that's like a sister(?) in the hopes of finding a job to making a living - but other then the first call to a friend - the "job hunt" ends there.. heck other then going out (we don't see it - so assuming) to buy himself better boxer briefs, he doesn't really leave the house - one that he loves to leave wide-open, and if we were talking about a private residence, would say ok. but this an apartment in a freakin building and the door is wide open - all the time, WTF??
the big romance also fizzes out, they have like minimal interaction and only cause Khao picks up a passed-out Pete and puts his drunk ass to bed, wiping him down cause he pukes on them both - so then Pete is nicer to Khao and still there isn't much interaction shown, for anyone to conclude - love. or even for either of them to end up in bed for Khao's B-Day. unless that was a birthday special XD
have to say watched 1hr 14mins of this and nothing is note worthy. yeah only the fact that when Khao's mom drops by to "read him the riot act", she's accompanied in the elevator by a ladyboy client and finds out that her son is now prostituting's himself - so after going on about sin and purgatory. he puts the only money he has, in her hands, promises her that he will give her more once he gets a job - she happily takes the money while still trying to act high and might? really? then she no different then a pimp - pssh plz.. that's the only bit that got a reaction out of me - the rest meeeh whatever...
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Incessant Product Placement
Whew! I've been on the verge of giving up my Korean Drama addiction because, so far, so many new series have been duds. At first I thought LOVE NEXT DOOR was better, but now I'm having second thoughts.During the first half of this series, the male and female leads–played by two well known heart throbs--were mostly believable, especially Jung Hae-in who can make anything work.
The plot lurched off the rails in a few places, with enough crying and carrying on to deplete Korea-'s entire stock of menthol tear sticks. The parents, especially Seok-ryoo's mother acted crazy and abusive (and not in a fun way).
The actress who played Mo-Eum was winsome and likable, but she overacted. I liked her, so I liked the character. But I couldn't warm toward Seok-ryoo in this drama--she was just too arbitrary and cruel.
Let me just mention one other minor character, the ML’s mother. This woman loved her son, but she allowed someone else to raise him. She loved her husband, but she never learned to cook. Instead she’s had a wonderful, professional life–traveling the world and learning about other cultures. And how does this series present this unique woman? As someone who deserves punishment, someone who’s about to lose it all--friends, family, and her marriage. The subtext is clear–if insulting to modern women.
The incessant, in-your-face product placement disappointed me the most. I thought episode 11 was bad, but in episode fourteen, one of the leads actually shows the label on the can to the camera and says, "I had no idea alcohol tasted this good."
There were at least three major bouts of alcohol consumption (and product placement) in episode 14. Apparently, the writers aren't even trying to be subtle.
Nothing against alcohol here, but I really resent the cheap commercialization. Hey Studio Dragon (and you too Netflix)--please don't go down this path.
Why are Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min who are both incredible actors damaging their artistic reputations this way?
Throughout, the writers created trivial excuses and pretexts for various main characters to go on a bender. Whatever the problem–minor spats, bad news–hey, let’s all get drunk. It just seemed like the writers were looking for any chance to push the products.
Still...until the whole series fell apart toward the end, it was mostly watchable. The leads did a good job and hit all the right notes for a good, solid romance. I wasn't looking for high art, but the constant (and obvious) viewer manipulation ruined this one for me.
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What a mess
This was such a big mess. The story was not good and so badly executed.The visuals and music were nothing special.
The acting was not good... There was no chemistry at all between the leads and when they had sex it didn't even look like they were enjoying themself...just emotionless.
You see a bit of erotic moments, but not very sexy...
Woman on toilet taking a dump...why???
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