Koreans truly mastered mixing comedy with a discussion of serious topics. The hilarious duo of Gi Joon and Hee Yeol made it easier to digest all the unjust and frustrating police procedures that valued following the outdated system over human lives.
The chemistry between Ha Neul and Seo Joon was out of this world. The progression from rivals, to friends, to partners in (catching) crime was perfect, and each and every interaction they had made me laugh like an idiot. Not only that, the whole supporting cast sells the comedy well too. While some jokes might feel extremely silly, they never felt dumb and cringy. It just fitted the presented scenario and who the characters were.
I loved the use of wide shots in the movie. For a buddy cop production, it was quite an aesthetically pleasing movie. I could see that every part of production was well thought through. From writing, directing, set design to audio editing.
Overall, I would recommend it to everyone. It's a fun, entertaining and simple take on the larger issue that is the failed police system and fixation on set procedures in any given situation.
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The movie is not fully comedy but its extraordinary, I highly recommend watching it!!!
I like how it is a partly comedy movie and is also filled with a lot of lessons and the happiness and satisfaction I felt soon after finishing the Movie was immense, I would highly recommend this movie to every Human Being out there.The actors have done an exceptional job from main leads to the thugs. I wasn't expecting much out of this movie and started to watch it only because it was a comedy movie, but turns out I did the right thing by watching it . I highly recommend this Movie!!!
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Park Seo Joon never dissapoints
I have seen this film multiple times. It's a great night film to watch when you are bored and tired and want a story to laugh along with that won't make you think too much. It has everything you'd want from an action-comedy and even more!Park Seo Joon's and Kang Ha Neul's chemistry was insane. Their portrayal of two best friends was absolutely perfect, and their on-screen relationship felt authentic. There were also a lot of action scenes in the film which in my opinion felt realistic - which is often unusual for Korean productions. I definitely recommend trying it. You won't be bored, the film will really entertain.
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Really enjoiable
A good movie that has balance between comedy and drama. The first half of the movie is a bit more comical letting us see how the bromance starts and grows with time, until they comically ends up in tragedy. The movie on its own isn't a huge product, but in its little things comes out as really good one. The boys finds themself facing little problems as how they're gonna find a girlfriend being stuck in academy, or just have a life outside, to questioning themself if that it's really what they want to do in life. They soon find the answer when they witness the kidnapping, they find the sparkling they seem to have lost.Anyway, the acting is good, the boys are really funny and give us some good action scene, in general everyone worked good, as I said the first part of the movie stays more in comedy, the second half focus on the investigation and action.
It's an easy movie to watch that doesn't fail to make you laugh but it still entertains you with the crime turn.
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You don't want to miss this movie
This movie is the ideal comfort movie. It has action, crime, comedy, drama, youth and most importantly, the warmest ending ever.The two leads are perfect for their roles and I dare anyone not to fall in love with them. They're the typical next-door guys who are dumbdumb but have hearts of gold and will fight for what is right (and sexily so). Lots of laughter because of them and you will love every minute of it.
This movie is a gem and it deserves way more recognition that it has. You don't need to know anything else, just watch it and you will see for yourself how rewatch-worthy this is!
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What else do you need for a perfect movie?
I'm waiting for a sequel!
Really, if you want a movie where you can die laughing but also cry happy emotional tears in the end, this one's for you.
I can't remember the last time when I connected to a movie characters so much.
I'm so happy to be a Viki moderator for this movie *_*
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This review may contain spoilers
{DISCLAIMER} This review is based on my personal opinion that may differ from others. Thank you for understanding. :)Kang Ha Neul and Park Seo Joon had some of the best on screen bro-relationship I have seen in a long time. I generally enjoy action films that don't have a romance put into it, so my rating might be high that others. Both main characters had a solid background that worked for this film and you didn't really question the action or require more in my opinion.
If you don't enjoy films with blood, you may not enjoy this one either. I like how the director was not afraid to show blood and wounds.
Another thing that I truly enjoyed is that 'Midnight Runners' hits a very serious problem that occurs in the world, but is not widely known about. And even though this is quite the serious matter, the writers have decided to put humor into it and make it a little less heavy and more digestible.
The ending was the one you expect at the beginning and even though I have seen my fair share of film, TV series and dramas (and kid of hate expected endings) I was very content this film ended the way it did, which is probably also a reason why my rating is this high. :)
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Bromance between Police Academy Students: a fiery midnight run !
This movie is centred on a duo of police academy students that find themselves investigating a crime in the middle of the night, literally running all over the place trying to help.I found the pacing of the film really well done: it is never boring and manage to deliver a clear message. The protagonists are efficiently defined and well-conceived: the viewer understand very quickly their motivations, characteristics and their relationship. The plot is not that nuanced: it is not very critical on the current system and can be seen as a bit simplistic. But overall, what matters is that the story is earnest in its intentions and is gratifying.
The 2 main actors were awesome: they had great chemistry together, they wore their hearts on their sleeves and were really complementary. I'm not surprised by their amazing performances given their respective body of work.
The soundtrack was not overly present but I found the ending song upbeat enough to conclude in a satisfying way the movie. The filmmaking was really good in terms of fight scenes as well as training and practices scenes of our 2 "rookies"/ungraduated cops.
I would recommend this to people that love one of the main male leads and that are looking for a great and entertaining cop movie!
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A fun action movie to watch
It’s nothing special nor boring, it’s perfectly in the middle.Korean action/morale movies always revolve around women and their mistreatment and how a man is only then realising how women have it hard and then they save them yadda yadda, like I said- seen it many times. They don’t cover anything special or never seen before in the movie. What’s a bit surprising is that Seojoon who’s known for making misogynistic remarks about women is in a movie about saving women from human trafficking and against misogyny…granted his comments were from 2014 but that movie is only 3 years away from those comments.
Won’t nitpick about that further, the movie was funny and had a good balance of funny and serious. It’s one of those movies that are funnier to watch with someone rather than alone.
Overall, it was a pretty good movie and it was interesting and funny.
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Hurry Up & Watch
This move made my day❣️. Great story with full of humour😆.All if my stress are gone 💆♂️. I was hopping this was an Drama instead of Movie 😅.Because 1houe & 48 minutes are not enough for this kind of story. Found a gem after 3 year that's i regard 😞.At the end I wish the best for the Police like them in our society. It was an educational Movie. It will remain one of the best movie I ever Watched 🖤.The Story was Lit . There are so many similar articles are on the news . But there are not enough fearless police officer . The massage of the movie was very clear, Stood up against any kind of crime, discrimination, corruption. Don't let anyone to do crime . Be brave and fight against the evil.
This movie was full of humour & i watch the funny screen again and again.
Don't be late , and give a try now .
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ah, we love a good cop movie
Okey dokey so I've been feeling kinda meh and really needed to watch something investing and funny. Oh boy did it deliver, gripping action, genuinely wicked gritty plot and eliteee bromance and witty bants between the leads. It was a great balance between comedy and seriousness, the weight of the situation was handled well and the morals were delivered well too whilst simultaneously making me laugh and wanting to rewatch certain moments. I'm in such a great mood after watching this wowee ahah, ah, looking back I really really enjoyed that, 1hr 50 mins very well spent indeed. As did everyone else who reviewed this movie, I really liked Ki Joon and Hee Yeol's dynamic, effortlessly funny honestly idek how else to describe it. The plot of this movie I just love, I feel like so much happens and all of it actually matters, no wasted time, no faffing with unnecessary side plots, straight to the point action we love to see it. I loved the little references they would make to previous parts of the movie and how cohesive everything was, nothing wildly complicated but still intriguing and intricate I felt.Overall, thoroughly enjoyed this movie woah I would have no problem watching it again because it was seriously so good and I had a great time watching it. I probably wouldn't jump to watch it ASAP because I don't feel like that would exactly do much for me ygm, but I can 100% see myself roping someone else in to watch it with me in the future. Ah, wonderful, wholly satisfied and feeling much better than before :)))
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Fun and endearing
This was a really nice no-brain watch; there were moments that were quite endearing and yet had harsh and realistic implications for the larger policing system. At the same time, because of the humor, I found it hard to feel invested because there never felt like there were high stakes. You always knew things would work out in the end, and even at the most harrowing parts the movie never felt serious.Even so, this movie worked well as a comedy — KHN and PSJ have really great chemistry together and the bromance scenes in this have become so iconic it was fun to see.
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