Sweet & Sour

A bit sweet. More sour!! The Plot twist was like WT*!

Was shocked and suddenly got confused with the plot twist. But still. The plot twist is a good one.

It's hard to give it a review without mentioning any spolier. But I'll try to review without giving much.

The ML is really a douchebag. Although initially I appreciate the efforts he is doing for the FL even though he's busy. I also appreciate that he didn't easily give in to temptation. BUT, BUT he becomes the worst character. He started lying, started to reason out just to cancel dates and then cheated.

Beoyoung, I think, is a character that's just wants a casual relationship. She and the ML happens to be colleague so she just had fun. And that's it. Nothing serious for her, just something casual.

And then FL, at first it was like the FL was leading the fat guy patient . And I feel like her feelings was not sincere. Maybe, she's just switching her attention to him because she felt lonely.

I guess I really can't blame the FL. But still, what she did is still cheating. And maybe because she really needed the attention. I felt bad for the fat guy patient. She's just using him.

I was hopping for the ML and FL to end up together because I feel like they genuinely like each other. It's just that there are circumstances that's making it hard for their relationship to work out. I was happy when the ML rushed to FL to propose. But was totally disappointed when he learned about the FL's other guy. And then he rushed back to the party and then proposes to another girl. Like WTH, I thought he really loves the FL and he was just tempted. Turns out he's a total jerk.

So there, if you like story about cheating you can try watching it.

I, somehow, in some ways enjoyed it a bit. The story is just so wrong. I mean, cheating is just SO WRONG. Although it happens in real life.

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Misleading trailer...AGAIN

The Asian drama world is notorious for creating trailers that are completely and totally misleading, as seen here yet again. The trailer makes this movie look like a rom-com, but in reality, it's just meh - it's not fun or comical, more of a melo. The ending is a true twist that I 100% did not see coming, which was cool, but at the same time, by the end of the movie I was kind of like, "ugh, what a messed up relationship."

To be completely transparent: I am really not the intended audience for this kind of movie. It's about adultery, which I just don't find entertaining at all. And while my best friend told me it likely wasn't my speed, I wanted to watch it because... THE TRAILER...ugh you K-drama useless trailers. >.<

I wouldn't recommend Sweet & Sour to really anyone.

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I have mixed feelings about this title.

If only people could speak and talk through the problem before it escalates too much...

I felt it was really stereotypical. Role of man and woman... She expected her boyfriend to do everything, preferably right away, despite the understandable fatigue after work, getting up early and a very long commute. Also, he was always supposed to come to her, she never even offered to visit him. They never talked to each other about their expectations and problems. They just had an argument when the situation escalated.

The very beginning of the movie was cute, then it got a little creepy but still sweet, and then it got sour at the end and we got a plot twist.

This movie tells a very real story that could happen in real life. However, I have mixed feelings about this title. For me, the first part of the movie was good enough, but then it got worse. I don't feel like this plot twist is needed, but it's easier for me to accept, knowing that such things also happen.

The execution was definitely missing something. The whole movie was very superficial. I couldn't get into the characters' stories.

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BIG LETDOWN

In the beginning, i thought i'd like the movie. But there are so many reasons why i gave this one a 1 star.

First of all, the star is for Chae Soo-Bin, whom I love as an actress. The rest, zero.

Reasons why I rate this one so low:

1. I hate cheaters.
2. I hate Jang Hyuk all around.
3. I hate his female colleague for keep trying to seduce him
4. I hate the old man who kept trying to hook them up.
5. Hate that Jang Hyuk still slept with his stupid coworker; he was caught up in his emotions and not man enough that he went with his lust after fighting with poor Da-eun.
6. WTF what about Da-Eun's pregnancy?! They were just gonna leave us hanging?! Poor girl
7. When the twist happened, I thought something good was going to come out of it, but NOPE. Did absolutely nothing.

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A nasty story that leaves you both loving and hating it.

This is a movie that gets you really hard if it is your first time watching it. It has a nasty plot that leaves you both loving how it plays with your emotions but hate it because of the same reason. The emotions I felt after watching was not complex. It was simply wtf, wow, and sad at same time. Because of that, it is one of the few movies/dramas that I felt really deserves a rating in my view (I watch a lot of dramas/movies but only bothered to rate a handful because most are really generic. Most of the time it isn't because it wasn't good, but just that it wasn't surprising.)

The plot twist is simply well done. For most of story, you will think that a boy worked hard to change how he looks, does things, etc. to finally find the one for him. It was sweet and emotional. The most you would think would happen was that they will end up with a bad ending because of an unforeseeable event. The plot twist teared all this down. It was one nasty plot twist. It is not only nasty because it got me but because it really feels like it can happen in reality. There's really nothing preventing this mess to happen in real life. I also feel sad how all of these relationships that showed up in this movie could've been nice ones but none of them end up being nice ones. It's a pity. It is also hard to say who is more wrong than the other, but at the same time you feel that there should be that one turning point or reason that sticks out.

Like most others described it, it was a roller coaster of emotions.

Honestly, the music wasn't memorable to me. Rewatching it will not have the same effect as the first time. If it isn't the first watch, you will probably start seeing all the "hints" of the twist about to occur. Everything else was awesome, but not exactly in a good way.

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An amazing story about love.

This one was a deep thinking movie, you have you pay attention. I'm a sucker for stories about love. I felt happy, sad, angry and definitely laughed a lot.

The ML made me upset a lot (it was realistic). His chemistry with the 2nd FL was a 10. He should've been honest with everyone including himself. His effort didn't match his commitment. The acting was great.

The 1st FL made me feel like I was getting a warm hug but at times reminded me of a cat, wants attention/affectionate but on her terms. You could tell she genuinely cared but the ending made me see her in a different light.

The 2nd FL was perfect. The highlight of the show. I went in 100% BIASED because it's Krystal Jung and my review might seem biased...She was everything the 1st FL wasn't to the ML. She was sexy, competition, caring, accessible...she made it so the ML could breathe.

Overall I loved it. I can understand why someone wouldn't like it. The cringe/anger was real for me. I screamed at my TV because the writing and acting was that good. I was invested. Highly recommend this if you enjoy deep thinking movies or stories about love.

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Lee woo je needs more recognition

Ahh defos lives up to the name! Your feelings to the couples relationship becomes sweet and sour and you watch their relationship become the way it does with those feelings like aghh!! still dying over the ending an hour later!!
My guy Lee woo je was in the beginning and ending so shouldve given him more recognition in the credits.
But what i can tell you readers my feelings for Soobin at the end was like WTH! MASSIVE TWIST AT THE END GUYS!!! But kiyoung was kinda cute in this film first time seeing his acting.
And crystal was funny ♡
It was a nice movie defos not sure if there was any OST that stood out tbh but really liked it.

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I Enjoyed Being Fooled

It's been a while since I watched a kdrama movie and it was a nice respite from the 16-20 hour time investment for a series. Without even realizing who the FL lead was, other than "she looks familiar, hmm", I thought "what a pleasant, attractive character." Imagine my surprise when figuring out that she was the FL in When The Phone Rings, a series where she had basically two facial expressions, neither of which was smiling. Her nurse character, especially as she interacts and develops a relationship with her jaundiced patient (ML), made for a positive, good vibe. He certainly seemed out of her league and the fact that their relationship bloomed just added to the depth of her character. She saw something in him that maybe others had missed.

He was so inspired by his good fortune to be in a relationship with her that he decided to lose the weight, becoming more attractive and interesting in the process. That he was being depicted by a different actor at this point was just one of those things one comes to expect. He starts working long hours and still has feelings for the FL, but the relationship is challenged when she finds out she is pregnant.

At this point in the movie I felt that the SML (second actor playing the fit male lead) was sincere about wanting to stay in the relationship, but torn because he wanted to succeed in his demanding job. His attractive co-worker (SFL) was more interested in him than he was in her and in a moment of weariness he made what I took to be an honest mistake and called the FL by the SFL's name. FL wasn't too happy and was fully aware of how difficult it had become for SML to commute to visit with her and pressed the issue, to which the SML admitted that he felt sorry for her, indicating that there was some "duty" involved as his motivation for staying in the relationship. She gives him an out and he does something dumb and more or less succumbs to the advances of the SFL. I believed that he still had feelings, albeit confused, for the FL and the SFL was merely a rebound relationship. He finally realizes that he wants to try to mend things with the FL and dashes off to the airport to join her on a trip they had planned to Jeju.

MAJOR SPOILER FOLLOWS!!
Which is when the gotcha occurs. I was totally suckered in by the illusion that the ML had worked hard enough to transition into great shape as portrayed by the SML. In that moment of realization that in fact the SML wasn't the same character as the ML, merely shared a name and occupation, and as it turned out had a similar hospital experience where FL was the nurse, only on a different timeline, I had a great appreciation for a twist well done. The rewind segment helped fill in the blanks and also explained the strange "Sneakers" segments. That the SML tried to comfort his bruised ego by returning to pursue the SFL was a bit pathetic, although that relationship likely had a better chance of succeeding that the one with the FL and the ML. The look on the FL's face in the last scene seemed to me to say that she still had feelings for the SML and that the ML was just a convenient temporary substitution. Not a bad deal under the circumstances for the ML but I doubt their relationship would last very long. Too much water under the bridge for the original duo (FL/SML) to return to their relationship, but the FL's looks and personality were so attractive that I doubt she would have any problem finding other men who are interested in her.

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