Good News (2025)

굿뉴스 ‧ Movie ‧ 2025
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Bri
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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Weirdly so hilarious!

I wanted to watch this movie for Hong Kyung because I love him as an actor! From watching the trailer, I thought it would be very serious, but I loved how much of a comedy it ended up being. Very funny! The cinematography of it was my favorite part though! There were such cool shots in this! Highly recommend!

Also shout out to Kyung for speaking 3 languages in this movie!
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andjel
5 people found this review helpful
Oct 18, 2025
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Pyongyang Yes or No

The description puts this movie into the genres of Action, Thriller, Mystery, and Crime, but it is actually an artistic comedy in the style of Wes Anderson. So it is quite unique for Korean cinema.

In the plot, the hijackers want to go to Pyongyang, but it seems like no one really knows what to do. Director Byun Sung-hyun took a strange historical story and turned it into an absurd and satirical comedy where all the ridiculous things you could think of find their place. This is good news if you enjoy this kind of comedy, but bad news if you expect something serious and realistic (like the “news” in the movie’s title). For me, the jokes were interesting, especially the intellectual ones, though a few gags felt cringy. Still, once or twice I did laugh out loud.

I appreciate the movie’s artistic style and the detailed production — even the insert shots or flashback scenes that last only a few seconds clearly took effort. (Were some of them maybe made by AI?)

As a religious person, I didn’t like how the movie portrayed prayer, but I admit that it fits the tone of this kind of satirical cinema, which offers viewers a bit of light-hearted escape from a boring reality. Overall, this movie is a good choice for when you have some spare time and just want to relax.

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Adess
8 people found this review helpful
Oct 17, 2025
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Détournement, chaos et rires improbables... j’ai été surprise

Avec "Good News", on plonge direct dans une histoire complètement dingue inspirée de faits réels 😮‍💨 (le détournement du vol ✈️ Japan Airlines 351). On est en 1970, un avion japonais est pris d’assaut et des tensions entre le Japon, la Corée du Sud et la Corée du Nord explosent en plein ciel 💥. Au milieu de ce chaos politique, débarque “Nobody”, un personnage insaisissable chargé d’orchestrer une mission secrète pour sauver la situation. Autant dire qu’on est loin du simple film d’action... "Good News" joue clairement la carte de la satire intelligente, entre bureaucratie absurde, politique kafkaïenne et plus de 100 personnes prise en otage 😬

Ce qui m’a scotchée, c’est cette vibe étrange mais géniale 😳. Tu sens que tout est grave, que les enjeux sont énormes… et pourtant, je me suis surprise à rire 😅. Les dialogues, les regards, les micro-gestes... tout est calibré pour te faire sourire même quand la tension est à son comble. Je trouve que ce contraste, entre drame et ironie, fonctionne à merveille 🔥. Ça lui donne un ton unique, qui lui permet de se différencier, mais du coup, je comprends que certains soient un peu déroutés 😁

Les personnages sont écrits avec une vraie finesse 👌🏻. Sol Kyung-Gu incarne ce fonctionnaire paumé, constamment tiraillé entre la morale et le devoir. Hong Kyung, lui, apporte une sincérité désarmante, le jeune homme perdu dans ce jeu politique, mais dont la naïveté rend chaque scène un peu plus touchante 🥹. Et puis, y’a Nobody… Ryoo Seung-Beom est fascinant dans ce rôle mi-ombre, mi-observateur cynique. Tu ne sais jamais s’il agit par conviction ou par pur amusement, et c’est exactement ce qui le rend aussi captivant 😏💫

Franchement, je m’attendais pas à ce genre de vibe, mais j’ai passé un vrai bon moment devant "Good News". C’est un film qui te laisse un peu perplexe, un peu pensif… mais dans le bon sens du terme 🫰🏻✨. C’est innovant, déroutant, un peu absurde mais intelligent... bref, une bonne surprise pour moi "Made in Korea" 😉✌🏻

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DUHguabiru
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 29, 2025
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Overall 7.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 3.0

O que devo dizer?

Essa história cara, realmente cresce o ódio nos personagens e em como funciona toda a estrutura social coreana, saber que simplesmente eles podem só se safar das responsabilidades só por causa dos seus cargos, meu irmão... O protagonista desse filme sofre e sofre muito, mas ao mesmo tempo é muito informativo, por mais que tenha a parte fictícia que são as piadas e literalmente toda a história, ainda assim, eles realmente fazem muita crítica cabeça e é muito bom, pra quem é estudante de sociologia ou só curte mais mesmo essa parte política é muito bom.

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By SaraMartins
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 25, 2025
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Overall 8.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0

uma sátira política

se baseando em fatos reais do sequestro de um avião japonês, o diretor e roteirista souberam explorar o aspecto político muito bem nesse enredo.

recheado até a tampa de sátira, várias piadinhas e políticos de alto escalão extremamente patéticos, o filme vai acabar te arrancando nos risadas.

a Estela do filme sem dúvida é o HongKyung, que mais uma vez dá um show de atuação. todos nós o conhecemos pelo papel de “vilão” em WEAK HERO CLASS 1, e aqui ele tb tem uma desenvoltura absurda. deslizando entre o coreano, japonês e inglês ele não deixa nada a desejar pra ninguém.

e por falar em ninguém, o ator SolKyungGu é um lobbysta de se tirar o chapéu! ele manipula todo o alto escalão para conseguir os fins que precisa.

o filme é muito bem escrito, a fotografia é linda e as atuações impecáveis! valeu a pena a tarde do meu sábado

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