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.
A mystery - investigation drama, slightly spiced with supernatural and bromance elements. Short, well-paced, with believable cases and short enough not to be boring. Nothing spectacular, just a decent one-time watch.
I had high hopes about this movie, with its arranged marriage trope and Meguro Ren as the main lead, and it didn't disappoint. Though some parts of the story felt a bit underdeveloped/rushed, and I would definitely like to see more scenes with the couple living happily ever after, it was an enjoyable love story with lots of supernatural, mystery and healing elements beautifully blended. Meguro Ren has definitely become a force to be reckoned with, while Imada Mio's performance as the submissive, frightened servant with a significant character development was a pleasant surprise. I'd gladly watch a longer drama with those two and their undeniable chemistry.
What was great about the performance of JJS? I thought she was ok, what was great about it for you?
I don't really know what exactly means that "the production seemed to be deliberately shallow", but I agree that the characters lacked depth, background and connection. An actress with only 5 years of acting experience carrying a whole movie on her shoulders and making it quite enjoyable for its target audience is something worth mentioning imo.
A predictable revenge story in a satisfying, visually stunning execution. Simple and fast-paced plot, with minimal dialogues and tiny bits of the protagonists' background story, videoclip vibes in its music score, neo-noir colouring and cinematography, tense, violent, with beautifully choreographed fight scenes with guns, knives and fists. Not an unforgettable masterpiece, but an entertaining action thriller with a great performance from Jeon Jong Seo.
Looks like one of Wong Kar Wai 's works with its neo-noir vibes, but it's not. Confusing storytelling and structure -probably on purpose- mixing reality, dreams and parallel timelines. But, its surrealistic, hypnotic visuals and rich nocturnal lighting make it an immersive, acid dreaming watching experience. Only for arthouse film lovers.
A difficult theme, with a surprising positive and not overly melo approach. Ryu Deok Hwan was very young and almost unrecognizable as the chubby transgender young boy who dreams of becoming a beautiful woman, through gender reassignment surgery, and joins his school's traditional wrestling team in order to realise his dream. The humor wasn't always the best, the tone was often inconsistent, the plot was sometimes simplified, but the story had heart and a message.
Short, simple and predictable romcom, with two clumsy, insecure and lacking common sense main leads. But, it was fast-paced and enjoyable, with no annoying subplots and characters, a few frustrating and lots of cute moments.
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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.
Short, well-paced, with believable cases and short enough not to be boring.
Nothing spectacular, just a decent one-time watch.
Though some parts of the story felt a bit underdeveloped/rushed, and I would definitely like to see more scenes with the couple living happily ever after, it was an enjoyable love story with lots of supernatural, mystery and healing elements beautifully blended.
Meguro Ren has definitely become a force to be reckoned with, while Imada Mio's performance as the submissive, frightened servant with a significant character development was a pleasant surprise.
I'd gladly watch a longer drama with those two and their undeniable chemistry.
An actress with only 5 years of acting experience carrying a whole movie on her shoulders and making it quite enjoyable for its target audience is something worth mentioning imo.
Without her the movie would have been quite boring and unexciting.
Simple and fast-paced plot, with minimal dialogues and tiny bits of the protagonists' background story, videoclip vibes in its music score, neo-noir colouring and cinematography, tense, violent, with beautifully choreographed fight scenes with guns, knives and fists.
Not an unforgettable masterpiece, but an entertaining action thriller with a great performance from Jeon Jong Seo.
Confusing storytelling and structure -probably on purpose- mixing reality, dreams and parallel timelines.
But, its surrealistic, hypnotic visuals and rich nocturnal lighting make it an immersive, acid dreaming watching experience.
Only for arthouse film lovers.
Ryu Deok Hwan was very young and almost unrecognizable as the chubby transgender young boy who dreams of becoming a beautiful woman, through gender reassignment surgery, and joins his school's traditional wrestling team in order to realise his dream.
The humor wasn't always the best, the tone was often inconsistent, the plot was sometimes simplified, but the story had heart and a message.
But, it was fast-paced and enjoyable, with no annoying subplots and characters, a few frustrating and lots of cute moments.