This movie was a satisfying continuation and conclusion of the dysfunctional and miscommunicating -but also cute and addicting- relationship of two flawed boys, Hira and Kiyou. While there were a lot of fanservice scenes and some distracting side-stories, the significant character growth and relationship development for both leads, the clever embedding of flashbacks to Season 1 and 2, their inner voices/thoughts and, most of all, their ability to talk about their feelings and thoughts were the best part of this heartwarming story.
Not as good as the 1st season, even though the teamwork and bromance moments were good and the romance was toned down, but still an entertaining watch. If there weren't so many plot holes concerning the main mastermind and the focus was on the 3 teams combined investigations it would have been much better.
A dark, gripping suspense thriller with an eerie, imposing cinematography, great atmospheric music and superb performances from the cast, veterans and rookies. Though the story lost its momentum during the second half, overall it was an enjoyable and intense watch, with a surprisingly well-knitted plot and some beautifully layered characters. Time well-spent.
Nice review, tho I'd call it more than "cracks" in their friendship ^^
I guess they did/showed what they could with the experience (it is Lee Woo-jeong's movie debut) and time they had. Sometimes being subtractive can be indie as well as confusing...
A peculiar, oddly funny and thought-provoking movie, with many typical themes tropes, and the distinguished provocative style of Bong Joon Ho. Not as gripping and memorable as some of his later works, but still a well-crafted, beautifully filmed story with some timely social criticism through sneering allegories and brilliant black comedy elements.
This based on a true story film is a gripping, utterly sad and psychologically challenging watching experience. Superbly filmed and acted, with an eerie, hauntingly dark atmosphere and some piercing social commentaries and satire on the police prejudice, arrogance and incompetence, it describes the unsuccessful and lacking procedurals of catching a serial killer in an inventive fascinating way, without exploiting the crimes and the victims. Worth every minute of it.
Silent, as its title indicates, subtle, mellow and slow-paced, this indie jmovie tells the story of two wounded -one physically and one mentally disabled- and lonely people. Though the characters' approach of their new reality and the lack of communication was too frustrating and unrealistic sometimes, it helped with the intentional mundane, melancholic tone of the film, but made it feel longer than it actually was.
A peculiar, messy story with no clear message - or too many messages to handle... Little talented cutie pie Seo Yeon Woo (and some nicely filmed scenes) was its only saving grace.
Extremely dark, provocatively twisted, extremely violent. The scenes with the loud silences were the most impressive, fierce and haunting ones. This is a shocking and disturbing revenge story, where everything that could go wrong went very wrong, with outstanding performances in a visually and technically impressive package. Definitely a challenging as well as gripping watch.
With a stellar cast, lavish costumes and settings and an intriguing, full of surprises action-packed story, this patriotic historical adventure set during the Japanese Colonial Rule era is a very entertaining movie that, despite its long duration and its rather confusing start, kept a good pacing throughout. Jun Ji Hyun was the heart and soul and a bad*ss goddess in this!
A unique and heartwarming story about people with disorders and how those can affect their communication with others, their relationships, work and daily lives. With a thoughtful and optimistic approach, though sometimes too bubbly and simplified, it had a refreshingly positive vibe and two nice leads.
An enjoyable, heartwarming down-to-earth family drama, with a nice depiction of a mother-daughter relationship, bickering and bantering. Refreshingly unique women-centered story, with relatable dialogues and relationships, without many typical family drama tropes (except an unnecessary mystery subplot) and a well-balanced mixture of funny and touching scenes. Time well-spent.
Based on reports and testimonies of people directly involved, this drama depicts in a documentaristic, very realistic way the days following the earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and the impending nuclear disaster. It shows the politicians and corporate managers with their agendas and hesitation and, most of all, the ordinary people/workers and their determination, doing the best they could do with the little they were given, becoming heroes when all they ever wanted was for them and their families to survive. Without any over-the-top drama, without being emotionally manipulative, but with long silences making more impact that any music or words can make, this was a difficult, extremely heavy and devastatingly sad watch, especially knowing and witnessing from the news this real-life tragedy when it actually happened...
Α rambling and forcefully gloomy social commentary on elderly welfare system, dignity and euthanasia (or mercy killing, as the main lead claims), as well as their overburdened family members acting as their caregivers. With some pacing problems, uneven storytelling of the characters' perspectives, some far-fetched dialogues and some blurry messages, it is not bad but, for a novel adaptation, I was expecting more.
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While there were a lot of fanservice scenes and some distracting side-stories, the significant character growth and relationship development for both leads, the clever embedding of flashbacks to Season 1 and 2, their inner voices/thoughts and, most of all, their ability to talk about their feelings and thoughts were the best part of this heartwarming story.
If there weren't so many plot holes concerning the main mastermind and the focus was on the 3 teams combined investigations it would have been much better.
Though the story lost its momentum during the second half, overall it was an enjoyable and intense watch, with a surprisingly well-knitted plot and some beautifully layered characters.
Time well-spent.
Sometimes being subtractive can be indie as well as confusing...
Not as gripping and memorable as some of his later works, but still a well-crafted, beautifully filmed story with some timely social criticism through sneering allegories and brilliant black comedy
elements.
Superbly filmed and acted, with an eerie, hauntingly dark atmosphere and some piercing social commentaries and satire on the police prejudice, arrogance and incompetence, it describes the unsuccessful and lacking procedurals of catching a serial killer in an inventive fascinating way, without exploiting the crimes and the victims.
Worth every minute of it.
Though the characters' approach of their new reality and the lack of communication was too frustrating and unrealistic sometimes, it helped with the intentional mundane, melancholic tone of the film, but made it feel longer than it actually was.
Little talented cutie pie Seo Yeon Woo (and some nicely filmed scenes) was its only saving grace.
The scenes with the loud silences were the most impressive, fierce and haunting ones.
This is a shocking and disturbing revenge story, where everything that could go wrong went very wrong, with outstanding performances in a visually and technically impressive package.
Definitely a challenging as well as gripping watch.
Jun Ji Hyun was the heart and soul and a bad*ss goddess in this!
With a thoughtful and optimistic approach, though sometimes too bubbly and simplified, it had a refreshingly positive vibe and two nice leads.
Refreshingly unique women-centered story, with relatable dialogues and relationships, without many typical family drama tropes (except an unnecessary mystery subplot) and a well-balanced mixture of funny and touching scenes.
Time well-spent.
It shows the politicians and corporate managers with their agendas and hesitation and, most of all, the ordinary people/workers and their determination, doing the best they could do with the little they were given, becoming heroes when all they ever wanted was for them and their families to survive.
Without any over-the-top drama, without being emotionally manipulative, but with long silences making more impact that any music or words can make, this was a difficult, extremely heavy and devastatingly sad watch, especially knowing and witnessing from the news this real-life tragedy when it actually happened...
With some pacing problems, uneven storytelling of the characters' perspectives, some far-fetched dialogues and some blurry messages, it is not bad but, for a novel adaptation, I was expecting more.