A Christmas Carol (2022)

Antes que nada, si eres una persona demasiado sensible te recomiendo que no la veas, toca temas delicados como violencia y abusos. Te deja un mal sabor de boca y te sientes impotente durante toda la película.

Sinopsis: El protagonista va a un reformatorio para vengar la muerte de su hermano gemelo y descubrir qué sucedió.

Es una película cruda, violenta y triste. Si lo tuyo son los dramas y llorar por los rincones, adelante. Desde mi punto de vista, hubieron escenas que hubiese preferido no ver, pensaba "¿Es necesario que añadan esta escena también?" porque tú misma puedes imaginar lo que sucedió y no quieres ver más de ese sufrimiento. Por cierto, ni se os ocurra verla por la noche, porque te deja pensativa y después te cuesta conciliar el sueño.

Lo único malo a destacar, es que hay algunos cortes en la película, que te hacen pensar si se han saltado alguna escena o está bien. Pero digamos que lo comprobaba al mismo tiempo con una versión subtitulada en inglés y ambas estaban igual. Digamos que esos cortes "mal hechos" podrían haber sido editados fácilmente, pero no sé si les dio pereza o qué. (Quizás me equivoque y tengan un por qué, pero esa es mi única queja).

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Very dark, very painful but exceptional acting from the whole cast!

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS MOVIE CAN BE TRIGGERING AS IT DEALS WITH VERY DARK TOPICS SO WATCH WITH CAUTION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO!

I really don't know how to critique or review a story/plot that was so deeply disturbing and uncomfortable for me. Was it good? I don't know. Was it bad? I don't know. All I know is my heart ached for these characters (specifically the twins and their friend) and loathed everyone else. I suppose in a way that makes it a great story because I was soooo immersed in it; every dark turn made me physically sick.

And that was kind of the problem. There were many parts of the story I hated but did I hate it because of the triggering nature of those scenes? Or is there something to critique about the plot itself? It's hard to distinguish for me. I do think the story flows well. The way they showed the present with the flashbacks of Wolwoo is done really, really well. There wasn't ever a point in the movie where I thought "huh this is jarring". Like I said, I was genuinely, intensely immersed.

I went to watch for Jinyoung. As a fan of his since Got7, I've followed his career pretty much from the beginning, and this was truly something special. He was phenomenal as both Ilwoo and Wolwoo. I forgot he was Jinyoung. I forgot everything and just wanted to jump into the screen and protect these boys. His heartbreak, pain and trauma were more than just believable, like I said, it made me really uncomfortable (due to the nature of the topics).

The whole cast was phenomenal.

So that's why I'm giving it a 10 solely for the acting.

I really can't say more about the plot than this because... there's a reason why the synopsis is so vague. Let's just say that.

Would I recommend it? Yes, if you are a fan of Jinyoung or any of these young actors. Or if you're a fan of dark, intense movies about vengeance.

Would I rewatch it? Absolutely not. I'm so sorry, Jinyoung, but once is enough. My heart can't take more.

Anyway, I don't know... Good luck if you do watch haha.

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