Bleak and disturbingly realistic dystopian/survival story about the darkness and cruelty of human nature, the morality (or lack of) and desperation during disaster and chaos. With a high production value and a solid cast, this was a gripping watch, even though there could have been more depth in the storytelling and the characters.
Bizarre, whimsical take of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale curse, surrealistic and colourful settings, extravagantly rich visuals, classic Disney vibes blended with Chinese mythology and lengthy musical sequences in a quest to discover if true love really exists.
A sad, frustrating story about prejudice, misunderstandings, blind beliefs, lack of empathy and how those can distort the truth and destroy one's life. Though it wasn't a flawless storytelling, it was a thought-provoking and challenging watch.
A powerful and wholesome story of a found family derived from the kidnapping of a genius child by a loyal, compassionate man. Nuanced dialogues and compelling relationships in a character-driven storytelling that, although it felt a bit exaggerated in some parts, had the necessary emotional weight to hold all its elements in the right place. Riveting performances from Yuna and Yoon Kye Sang in their demanding, challenging roles, as well as an impeccable chemistry and bonding between them, in a captivating and rewarding watching experience. Highly recommended!
Delicate and bittersweet story of the trauma caused by dysfunctional families and immature parents and how their mistakes can affect the life and mentality of their wounded children. Though the ending felt totally out of place, overall it was an enjoyable healing slice-of-life film.
Stunning visuals, detailed production, captivating photography and an undeniable chemistry between the leads in a promising story of love and healing that soon became toxic and burdening, with some unnecessary side-stories and lots of smoking close-ups. Unfortunately, not Bae Suzy's best work, though she was ethereally, breathtakingly beautiful in this.
An arthouse, slow-paced film with laconic storytelling, meaningful moments of silence and wonderful cinematography of the snowy city of Yanji and its mountainous suburbs. With an intimate and delicate approach it gives small bits of the three main leads' background story, their loneliness, depression and drifting emotions. Their fragile friendship as well as their special bonding and entanglement work as the driving force for their emotional transition: through healing each other they eventually start healing themselves.
This new kmovie with astronauts and outer space was very much anticipated but, unfortunately, it wasn't on par with my high expectations. Though technically stunning, with high quality production, impressive special effects and cinematography, and a star-studded cast, the story was weak and occasionally too far-fetched, and its elements (mostly melodrama, nationalism and personal atonement) were unbalanced. Thankfully, the cast -especially Sol Kyung Gu and Doh Kyung Soo- did a good job, even if their characters weren't perfectly fleshed out. Overall, a decent sci-fi title if only for the main leads and the visuals.
Based on the true story of South Korea's ex-president Roh Moo Hyun, this is a heavy and shocking story of seeking justice, democracy and humanity during dark oppression times. With a riveting performance from veteran Song Kang Ho and some powerful court scenes, this was a demanding as well as impactful and thought-provoking watch.
Despite the frustration induced by the outrageously selfless, naive and pathological good Samaritan FL Yae (who was in urgent need of therapy), and the unrealistic behaviour and demands of SML and SFL, this was an enjoyable one-time-watch romcom, if only for the charms and funny scenes of the adorably lovestruck ML Takumi.
A fast-paced, full of positivity and optimism business success story, with a great team-work and nice chemistry and rivalry among the characters. Though the plot was too exaggerated and convenient in many ways, with lots of des ex machina situations, it was a fun, engaging ride watching those friends and colleagues achieve their big dream. Meguro Ren is an acting chameleon and a force to be reckoned with!
A great cast and a fresh idea aren't enough for a drama to be successful if the writing is weak, repetitive and relies on overused tropes, cringy dialogues, annoying side characters and a forced, non-sensical stalker subplot which is present in every romcom lately. It was very promising and entertaining at first, with a satisfying bickering couple, an intriguing fantasy premise with magic, spells and love potions, but soon became a dull cycle of repetition full of wasted potential, second-hand embarrassment and too many filler scenes with uninteresting characters. The only saving grace was Rowoon's charms and confidence, and his chemistry with Jo Bo Ah.
A short omnibus drama serving as a social commentary on the overuse/abuse of the internet and social media, their dark and obsessive sides, and how those affect the daily lives, relationships and mentality of young people. Gloomy and intense, with interesting stories and a proper episode duration, this was a decent and quite enjoyable watch.
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With a high production value and a solid cast, this was a gripping watch, even though there could have been more depth in the storytelling and the characters.
Though it wasn't a flawless storytelling, it was a thought-provoking and challenging watch.
Nuanced dialogues and compelling relationships in a character-driven storytelling that, although it felt a bit exaggerated in some parts, had the necessary emotional weight to hold all its elements in the right place.
Riveting performances from Yuna and Yoon Kye Sang in their demanding, challenging roles, as well as an impeccable chemistry and bonding between them, in a captivating and rewarding watching experience.
Highly recommended!
Though the ending felt totally out of place, overall it was an enjoyable healing slice-of-life film.
Unfortunately, not Bae Suzy's best work, though she was ethereally, breathtakingly beautiful in this.
With an intimate and delicate approach it gives small bits of the three main leads' background story, their loneliness, depression and drifting emotions.
Their fragile friendship as well as their special bonding and entanglement work as the driving force for their emotional transition: through healing each other they eventually start healing themselves.
Though technically stunning, with high quality production, impressive special effects and cinematography, and a star-studded cast, the story was weak and occasionally too far-fetched, and its elements (mostly melodrama, nationalism and personal atonement) were unbalanced.
Thankfully, the cast -especially Sol Kyung Gu and Doh Kyung Soo- did a good job, even if their characters weren't perfectly fleshed out.
Overall, a decent sci-fi title if only for the main leads and the visuals.
With a riveting performance from veteran Song Kang Ho and some powerful court scenes, this was a demanding as well as impactful and thought-provoking watch.
Though the plot was too exaggerated and convenient in many ways, with lots of des ex machina situations, it was a fun, engaging ride watching those friends and colleagues achieve their big dream.
Meguro Ren is an acting chameleon and a force to be reckoned with!
It was very promising and entertaining at first, with a satisfying bickering couple, an intriguing fantasy premise with magic, spells and love potions, but soon became a dull cycle of repetition full of wasted potential, second-hand embarrassment and too many filler scenes with uninteresting characters.
The only saving grace was Rowoon's charms and confidence, and his chemistry with Jo Bo Ah.
Gloomy and intense, with interesting stories and a proper episode duration, this was a decent and quite enjoyable watch.