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This is a classic story about two best friends who have been stuck in the friend zone for years.
Palm and Gink have been inseparable since high school. Gink's parents didn't have the best marriage β they divorced because of her father's affair. In fact, it was Gink herself, along with Palm, who discovered the truth about her fatherβs infidelity.
Palm has had feelings for Gink since high school and even tried to confess back then. But Gink, deeply affected by her fatherβs betrayal, rejected him. She didnβt want to risk losing Palm as a friend, believing that friendship is safer because "you canβt break up with your best friend.β
Over the years, they continue living their lives and each enter different romantic relationships β but remain each otherβs closest confidants.
Whenever Palm breaks up with yet another girlfriend, Gink is always there to scold himβ and comfort him. And whenever Gink fights with her boyfriendβno matter where she is in the worldβPalm, being a flight attendant, will drop everything and fly to her the moment she calls.
Then one day, Gink begins to suspect that her current boyfriend might be cheating on her β and calls Palm to help investigate.
Then one day, Gink grew highly suspicious of her boyfriend and called Palm to investigate with her.
Amidst the chaotic emotions Gink felt about her boyfriend, Palm's long-repressed feelings for Gink also resurfaced. The tension became palpable until Palm could no longer hold back his feelings. He finally asked Gink to choose between him and her boyfriend. Shocked and overwhelmed, Gink is left stunned, unsure of what to do next.
So, what happens next?
Will they remain just friends at the end, or will something finally change between them?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ A heartwarming, classic take on the friend-zone trope
+ Good chemistry between Nine & Baifern.
What I don't too like:
- The story doesnβt offer anything particularly new or surprising. From the very beginning, it's obvious how special Gink and Palmβs bond isβso itβs just a matter of when, not if, theyβll cross the line.
Overall, this movie is quite good. It covers every aspect of the classic "friend versus relationship" dilemma and explores all the questions about whether to cross that line, what happens if you do, and what if that relationship ultimately fails.
This is a classic story about two best friends who have been stuck in the friend zone for years.
Palm and Gink have been inseparable since high school. Gink's parents didn't have the best marriage β they divorced because of her father's affair. In fact, it was Gink herself, along with Palm, who discovered the truth about her fatherβs infidelity.
Palm has had feelings for Gink since high school and even tried to confess back then. But Gink, deeply affected by her fatherβs betrayal, rejected him. She didnβt want to risk losing Palm as a friend, believing that friendship is safer because "you canβt break up with your best friend.β
Over the years, they continue living their lives and each enter different romantic relationships β but remain each otherβs closest confidants.
Whenever Palm breaks up with yet another girlfriend, Gink is always there to scold himβ and comfort him. And whenever Gink fights with her boyfriendβno matter where she is in the worldβPalm, being a flight attendant, will drop everything and fly to her the moment she calls.
Then one day, Gink begins to suspect that her current boyfriend might be cheating on her β and calls Palm to help investigate.
Then one day, Gink grew highly suspicious of her boyfriend and called Palm to investigate with her.
Amidst the chaotic emotions Gink felt about her boyfriend, Palm's long-repressed feelings for Gink also resurfaced. The tension became palpable until Palm could no longer hold back his feelings. He finally asked Gink to choose between him and her boyfriend. Shocked and overwhelmed, Gink is left stunned, unsure of what to do next.
So, what happens next?
Will they remain just friends at the end, or will something finally change between them?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ A heartwarming, classic take on the friend-zone trope
+ Good chemistry between Nine & Baifern.
What I don't too like:
- The story doesnβt offer anything particularly new or surprising. From the very beginning, it's obvious how special Gink and Palmβs bond isβso itβs just a matter of when, not if, theyβll cross the line.
Overall, this movie is quite good. It covers every aspect of the classic "friend versus relationship" dilemma and explores all the questions about whether to cross that line, what happens if you do, and what if that relationship ultimately fails.
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