Incognito

Kind of a dumb pointless movie. And I wasn't bothered by the violence and nudity that was literally the only good thing considering what a legit trainwreck this is. It tries to be "different" and in the process loses its way. Tries to be serious and meaningful but instead becomes something of a terrible confusion. I don't mind darkness or violence I just don't like when people don't know how to make it work. If you're going to make some guilty pleasure edgy violence do what movies like For the Emperor or the Bad Guys franchise does. Get a bunch of smoking hot dudes pulling knives at each other and I'll be happy to watch it. If you want to do meaningful, honest cinema with gruesome scenes go the way of I See The Devil and Coin locker girl or even The Chaser. I even enjoy stuff that's on the lighter side if it doesn't pretend to be something that it's not. This movie does just that. Throwing around angsty ideas like a terrible version of bingo and even though the actors mostly did their job there was no real substance in the story so it was just not enough.

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It was a pretty good drama. Hyun bin played the main lead who has a severe case of schizophrenia and has an alter ego that saves people where Hyun bin himself is laden with guilt from his past and gets strange symptoms like anxiety. I liked all the characters the romance was swoon worthy and Hyun Bin is so handsome. Interesting plot with cliff hangers that keep you engaged. Fun and romantic and hilarious at times. I absolutely enjoyed watching. The female lead started out a little outrageous but seriously this is a guilty pleasure drama so the outrageous stuff didn't bother me.

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I absolutely adore Hyun Woo and Hong Bin and they didn't disappoint. Acting was good but I fell in love with the bromance! It was sweet and emotional and angsty. The characters back stories were intriguing and the plot was interesting. Super entertaining but not thoughtless the dialog was great. Seo Ye Ji was cute and just a powerful character at the same time. That love triangle though lol its AWFUL when you like both the male leads that much! Both the leads are dealing with some kind of disability that weighs them down. Hyun Woo played the role of an idol who had hearing trouble and Hong Bin was a chaebol who was born to a mistress and has a manipulative scheming father.

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Basically the story is about the main character played by Kai coming to terms with grief and loss. Along with the other characters, his friends, family, girl friend. The beginning was fresh, Kai's role was both hilarious and emotional. I adored the main female lead and even the sister. But acting wise in general the cast did well. But Kai once again didn't disappoint. His beauty is enough for me to watch a million episodes but when someone you already think is your favorite visual acts well there's nothing like it.

So honestly I watched it for him and I don't regret it.

Even when it was on the last few episodes I would have given it a 9 or 10 but the problematic script and plot just kept getting worse and I can't in good conscience say it was worth a 10 rating.

Good points for me were the male lead's adorable dorky but kind nature. He doesn't resort to violence and believes in kindness despite not being good at studies and at first I thought they were going to change him into something else by the end but I liked that they showed not everyone is the same. That when people don't apologize resort to violence they might feel proud but it's not the way to deal with life in a civilized world.

Another great point was the friends and family members and other people and the relationships they formed. How when they were able to speak their heart they were able to communicate their fears.

The cons, the sheer cringe worthy scenarios. The worst was many of them had nothing to do with the actual point of the story. For instance wasting the resolution episodes on the idol story what does it have to do with the main story! The main plot was the female lead's story arc and they completely resolved it in ep 14 ! So the rest was honestly pointless and Kai coming to terms with what happened so damn fast was completely against how his character was ! And the resolution with the female lead was nonsense in the first place!

The way the characters all around were behaving like ok if you're going to get ugly with cancer might as well go somewhere to die alone! Seriously? Who came up with this nonsense?

So yes not without its faults but certainly not as bad and entertaining with some good stuff.

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Super intense movie! It's disturbing for sure, some severe gore and plenty of gritty imagery. But its definitely worth the pain and disgust you feel watching the antagonist act as pure evil and the protagonist, whose entire life changes in one moment when his wife is brutally murdered struggling with the pain of loss and believing that only revenge will be justice he needs. I honestly don't have any problems with this one because it was well made, well acted, well written. But the thrill and disturbing path of the protagonist becoming darker as time passes was just heartbreaking. I loved the way it was made, from everything from snow falling to the cries of pain you can feel it. I thought the ending was just as brilliant as the whole movie.

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I started watching the movie out of nowhere and ok I've been tired of fluff and so this came highly recommended and I understand it now why so many people like this movie. This is the kind of film you wish film festivals were full of. I'm a huge fan of foreign cinema and Asian cinema is no exception. But I feel like when a lot of people watch foreign stuff they quickly start comparing with Hollywood so if marvel movies and Disney is your thing you should probably steer clear of this one. I love that Asian cinema is the way it is and sure there's trash everywhere and you'll find that cringey crap anywhere but if you need a break from Disney and Marvel or if you're like me and enjoy serious films this one is a must watch. At the surface it looks like any other horror flick, it has everything a horror enthusiast would love, plenty of gruesome scenes, chopped off limbs, people's heads lopped off and all of that. But at it's core it's very much a psychological thriller. It's my favorite genre and this movie didn't disappoint. You sit down and can't get up until the climax and the ending was perfect as far as I'm concerned. The acting is top notch and the main protagonist is basically an anti hero of sorts and not a "good" person because he's a former cop and works as a pimp. And almost forced the girl to work when she wasn't willing. But naturally his character changes along the way and well you just have to watch it. And like I said acting is great overall but the chilling way the killer works and his inability to fathom emotion the actor portrayed it so well. So yes, all in all a real story with a real tragedy and what makes it more horrific is the fact that you know it could be anyone's reality. Beautiful film.

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I really like this show but the thing is I happen to like the cast especially had a total crush on Lee Sunbin. She's so hot! And don't even get me started on Seo In-guk ???? honestly that guy is so gorgeous and on top of that he can act! But I absolutely got addicted to this drama. And then there was the whole wish fullfilment scamming the bad guys lol I admit it was so fun! But ok I feel like even though I liked this drama I feel like it wasn't something I can rate as high it lacked somehow in some ways, like for instance the going to prison for two years was completely pointless! Because it doesn't add anything to the story. A lot of things happening were the same and again lack of proper action and not enough emotion. Also, I'm sorry I didn't find the female lead role attractive at all, so I was always shipping Seo In-guk with Sunbin I'm sorry. They actually had chemistry. That one scene where she lashed out at him and he pats her head *swoooooooon* I feel like they should have just treated the tax collector chick and in guk as a past story rather than an actual main ship, because their 'love' or whatever just wasn't believable. Anyway the romance part isn't a major aspect of the drama so there's that. Anyway in conclusion, it's a good drama absolutely watch it entertaining and because ok Seo In-guk looks HOT HOT HOT ????

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This movie was so full of emotion! Starts out giving a look at the life the protagonist Kim Go Eun lives with "Mother" - the boss of a loan shark business played exceptionally well by Kim Hye Soo. There are many other children in the company but there are only four children who live with Mother in the same house. Two boys, and two girls. One of the girl is a junkie, and Kim Go Eun becomes like mother when she grows up, and all the kids are tough but Kim Go Euns character has been living such a life and even seems to be used to it when suddenly mother sends her on an errand to collect from a man. But when the girl goes to the apartment she finds Park Bo Gum living there and he tells her politely his father isn't a bad person, he will pay off the debt and asks for some time. She realizes that he's a good guy so tries to tell him his father has abandoned him but he won't believe it. She gives him some time but then she starts having feelings toward Bo Gum and he seems to like her as well. Anyway that's when everything goes to shit. This movie was a bit like Hwayi, at the core it was about dysfunctional families and how you get trapped by the idea of a family even if it literally murders your happiness. This is very serious extreme kind of violence so if you get triggered easy might want to pass on this one but otherwise this movie is super intense and beautiful.

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I really like this noir film. I'm not a fan of either of the main leads so I'm going to be unbiased but I thought they both did a pretty solid job as far as acting was concerned. Both roles seemed to have been made for them. I liked Jong Dae's inherent innocence that Yong ki completely lacks. Their characters are in similar circumstances but they both have different ways of dealing with the situation. Where the younger Jong Dae ends up living a rather destitute life because he continues to stay loyal to his gang boss who isn't in the business anymore and runs a laundry business to provide for his daughter and Jong Dae who he considers a son. On the other hand Yong ki ends up becoming the henchman to a very dangerous man and is constantly looking for ways to screw people over for his benefit. It's this difference in their personalities that really makes this movie so interesting because you can sense that despite everything they do love each other. But when the two of them start a gang war so they can get out of their misery, things don't go as planned. I personally liked the slow pacing it made the violence more intense and emotions more heightened. You feel everything... every stab, every tear, every single time they get hurt or hurt someone else you feel it. I absolutely think it was the perfect ending.

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I had such an amazing time watching this show I didn't even realize I was close to finishing it ^_^ seriously 20 episodes and it never felt like it was dragging. I feel like there should have been more actual action than sitting around solving crimes if they had done that this would be a much higher rating. But when the action was there it was done so well! Especially the angst just amazing, you truly feel for the characters. This show is definitely emotional but not as angsty. It's not gritty or anything just more light feeling except for a few hurt scenes they did those so well! So yes, a show worth watching that will get you emotional and the characters were memorable and likeable. I especially loved the love hate relationship between Lee seungi and Cha Seung Won. You never know what's really going on I enjoyed the mystery. And Go Ara she's good fit for the role. Of course I can't forget Ahn Jae Hyun, he's so beautiful and his bromance with Park Jung min was so adorable!!!

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This was a truly engaging, fun, meaningful film! Just wow even after watching it a few times I still get the same feels! Two people one straight, one gay get into the bakery business and hire other people who have their own issues and hilarity ensues! Okay let's face it everything they say about Kim Jaewook he's all that and more! But I love that they touched the topic of homophobia in a natural way. Showing the male lead himself being that way himself due to the same old toxic behaviors people develop due to fragile male egos and toxic masculinity. And just the scenes were so damn hot lmao even though the four main characters are so different from each other and mostly straight the chemistry between them was so good! Especially the way Yoo Ah In gets so protective over Jaewook that was so adorable!!!! But this movie also touches some harsher topics and even that they did well. Truly an amazing watch!

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