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Pure exposition of wasteful "SUPPOSITION OF REALISTIC" relationships
The story is niche and extremely reliant on the supposed "plot twist" - hence the low rewatch value.This is not even a romance film God! No Character Development and the relationships made in the end are all toxic even the FL's. I was rooting for the 1st guy only to end up disappointed by the end because of his sad fate.
Both the leads are shit people. However I find the FL more obnoxious. Lots of people in the comment section paints the ML to be the more trashy but they are both similar TBH.
The ML was trashy sure! But he made an effort of going back and forth thru traffic and borderline illegal working conditions to meet the FL. This does not justify the cheating (debatable), the indifference, abortion and whatnot but there's an effort being made. He at least also tried to resist the temptation and only curb to it after the break up.
The FL on the other hand (sighs). I pity the other guy - I was hooked by the film initially because of their cute romance (only to find out that he's just a "rebound guy"). I mean she's outright cheating by the end. She did not even tried to visit the ML at least once in Seoul during the fall out. She did not even exert any effort whatsoever. Of course both of them eventually gave up but still.
In summary I don't even know the genre of this film. It did not have any sort of message. It's confuse of what it wants to do. In fact it's kind of pointless. What are we suppose to get out from it? Both leads never got any character development. They just are the way they are from start to finish. Sighs.
To be fair its entertaining.
"It's Fun but it's Pointless" and not in a good way
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Secret Passion
It’s a simple film but very classy and sensual. It’s only 13 minutes so it gets to the point quite quickly. Recommend for someone wants to unwind with some historical gays.I’m not sure why this is rated 18+ though, they showed a nipple and nothing more. The language was also not explicit. If the perfume ads I see are more sensual than this shouldn’t they be “18+” too? Baloney. This was MILD compared to recent BL. I’d rate this 16+ in my gracious opinion.
For anyone confused on the ending, “A Crimson Mark” is the hickey that the chancellor leaves with the scholar during their affair. The chancellor, obviously embarrassed by it, becomes attracted to the idea seeing it a second time. The mark is the representation of how taboo their passionate relationship is.
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Not something I would usually watch
I’ve been in a drama slump lately so I gave this movie a try. It was realistic and you could pretty much predict what was going to eventually happen. So you think! The ending though… I wasn’t expecting that. But I’m ok with it. Give it a try and watch how your emotions change throughout the movie.I have to get to 500 characters so I guess I must continue here..The acting was pretty good on all parts and I loved seeing some of the usual actors that normally play the parents too. The music was decent, nothing extraordinary.
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genuinely entertaining
despite the low ratings from a lot of people i actually enjoyed watching it ! it was a fun lighthearted movie to watch and i admit it was a waste because the casts were so good but the plot was rather disappointing (even though i enjoyed it). just thought they could've done so much more with the casts. a wasted potentiaaal.the climax was literally unimpactful i would've preferred if she slapped him or something instead of a fight in the middle of a drivethru . which wasn't even resolved by thee way. i SAW the vision the team who worked on this movie had but in a way i feel like it would be better if it was a 3ep drama since i felt like there were sm things lacking in between the chemistry of the characters & the characters themselves. i get their main focus but the little things count too.
as for the twist @ the end , tbh i expected it since they never clarified the timeline for it. it just sucks because i know they both still have unresolved feelings for each other i would've preferred if they had closure on that. also > where did the baby go < ... its funny because the lack of attention and affection and the distance adding on to their relationship was what lead to searching for attention from someone else & receding feelings for each other. also the writers never showed how in love they were !! it would've add sm more flavor and angst ! ugh
nevertheless i see myself rewatching this movie because the leads are very hot people and im just a bad movie enjoyer. if you have time to watch it then go ahead but you wouldn't rlly miss out on anything if you don't watch it ( except vry hot people working tgt )
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Fingers After is definitely short, clocking in at only 10 minutes long, but the production is good, as is the acting and the ost - nothing is awkward about this short. The story isn't wildly complex, you can't expect it to contain as much as a full 16+ hour kdrama, but it does serve as a nice little glimpse into the lives of these two men as they talk about why one of them suddenly wanted to shut the other out.
Looking forward to more of Strongberry's future works! I encourage everyone who is interested in watching this short to buy this properly on Vimeo so this studio can keep up with their good work making LGBT+ films.
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Not Train to Busan but 100 times better than Peninsula
I went into this movie with high expectations. I felt satisfied after finishing it. I don't understand the negative reviews. I definitely enjoyed it MORE than Peninsula, which I felt was such a let down after the masterpiece that was Train to Busan.People are saying that it was slow moving but I think it went at a good pace and was entertaining until the end. Slow moving for me is 99% of the walking dead which is literally packed with boring, filler episodes. At no point in this movie was I bored or waiting for it to end. It held my interest from start to finish. So that's why I would consider re-watching it again. I am also a huge Park Shin-hye fan so maybe I'm a tad bit biased?
Check it out for yourselves :)
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why are we here? just to suffer?
i read the comments and thought to myself, "hOw bAd caN tHis bE? ???"the answer is = very bad
in terms of plot, there really is no plot. the start was actually alright but as it progresses, you sort of have your jaw dropping at how nonsensical and ridiculous everything is. if this was some sort of parody of porn, then i would've rated this a tad bit higher. however, this isn't a parody but a movie with dragged out sex scenes after sex scenes till you forget what you came (pun not intended) here for.
overall, definitely a disappointment. one thing that i found funny was the homeless guy. you'll know if you watch.
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Realistic but genuinely boring!
I looked forward to this one but was kinda disappointed.PLOT
Relationships should never be too sweet nor too sour. Because if you're too "sweet" you can be taken granted and if too "sour" misunderstandings and all that stuff. The focus of the movie was "modern relationships" but I don't think the movie could do much justice to it. This story is kinda realistic but boring the start of the movie was good and hilarious but rest of the plot felt empty and boring till the very end. There was nothing surprising or wow except that plot twist lol it really got me but that made the characters even MORE pathetic!
ACTING
As always Chae Soo Bin did a great job. Jang Ki Yong was pretty much good too. Krsytal 's acting kinda felt exaggerated in a scene or two. Rest all sub cast members were good to HAHA. Tho they couldn't save this messy drama they did good job! BUT IT'S WASTED POTENTIAL DEFINITELY.
MUSIC? Did they actually had any lol.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
I think some parts were really shoot well.
OVERALL. Will I watch this AGAIN? DEFINITELY NOT i watched this first time itself in 2x speed lol. This is one time watch. This ain't a must watch but it has some good moments.
If you have free time then watch something good rather than this!
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A bit sweet. More sour!! The Plot twist was like WT*!
Was shocked and suddenly got confused with the plot twist. But still. The plot twist is a good one.It's hard to give it a review without mentioning any spolier. But I'll try to review without giving much.
The ML is really a douchebag. Although initially I appreciate the efforts he is doing for the FL even though he's busy. I also appreciate that he didn't easily give in to temptation. BUT, BUT he becomes the worst character. He started lying, started to reason out just to cancel dates and then cheated.
Beoyoung, I think, is a character that's just wants a casual relationship. She and the ML happens to be colleague so she just had fun. And that's it. Nothing serious for her, just something casual.
And then FL, at first it was like the FL was leading the fat guy patient . And I feel like her feelings was not sincere. Maybe, she's just switching her attention to him because she felt lonely.
I guess I really can't blame the FL. But still, what she did is still cheating. And maybe because she really needed the attention. I felt bad for the fat guy patient. She's just using him.
I was hopping for the ML and FL to end up together because I feel like they genuinely like each other. It's just that there are circumstances that's making it hard for their relationship to work out. I was happy when the ML rushed to FL to propose. But was totally disappointed when he learned about the FL's other guy. And then he rushed back to the party and then proposes to another girl. Like WTH, I thought he really loves the FL and he was just tempted. Turns out he's a total jerk.
So there, if you like story about cheating you can try watching it.
I, somehow, in some ways enjoyed it a bit. The story is just so wrong. I mean, cheating is just SO WRONG. Although it happens in real life.
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Disgusting plot!
What a waste of good actors.The plot is very boring and disgusting. Now,I always look for spoilers that includes the ending,so I will decide if I want to watch it or not.Unfortunately there was none for this ,as it just came out today,so decided to watch it anyway because of the good actors.Big, major disappointment.So,here are major spoilers for people like me who try to decide if the movie/series will be worth their time.
MAJOR SPOILERS !!!!
PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS!!!
The story is about Da Eun,who exhausted from work and ignored by her boyfriend Jang Hyeok,who started having interest in his colleague Bo Yeong,found refuge in one of her patients who happens to have the same name as her boyfriend (Lee Jang Hyeok).
The boyfriend kept on lying to her to hide the fact that he was already interested in Bo Yeong.After finding out she is 4 weeks pregnant ,she was pretty much forced into terminating the pregnancy.After coming home from the clinic,and him kept getting messages, he decided to leave her broken and crying ( though she did say she was ok with him leaving, but what crazy guy will do that)
Eventually they break up when he calls her by his colleague's name,and she gets out of the car,while he is pissed ar her (have no freaking idea why he is the one pissed).
He not only ends up kissing Bo Yeong,but he also sleeps with her,and end up in a relationship.
After being there for Da Eun when she is sad,lonely,depressed,Lee Jang Hyeok and Da Eun ends up in a relationship.
While Jang Hyeok is going out with his new girlfriend,things around him starts reminding him about Da Eun.At the party, while being sad that he may not be hired as a permanent employee,he is again reminded about Da Eun after finding out that the prize was a 5 days Jeju Island vacation.He takes Da Eun's ring and runs to the airport (they were supposed to go to Jeju Island together) trying to get her back (after sleeping with Bo Yeong ,yeah right) .There he bumps into Lee Jang Hyeok,who so happily was trying his new shoes which Da Eun bought for him.
Da Eun and Jang Hyeok's eyes meet in shock,and she gives Lee Jang Hyeok a hand to help him get up.They both leave for the plane flight,while Jang Hyeok stays there in shock .He then leaves swearing at her (Again,have no freaking idea why he is pissed at her) and goes back to the party where Bo Yeong is waiting happily after she ends up winning the Jeju Island prize.He then tries to figure out where things started to go wrong,ending up blaming his ex boss for everything that happened to him.At this point he puts Da Eun's ring on Bo Yeong's finger,asking her not to leave abroad
and telling he loves her,but she refuses saying she's not there yet.
The movie ends with him saying "Shit! " after a sip of water? (or whatever was inside that glass)
Garbage!
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an underwhelming and confusing result
all i knew before watching this movie was that it had an incredible cast and iffy plot. i had no idea how they were planning to make a man cheating on his girlfriend watchable entertainment.lo and behold, the entire time we were simply watching a guy thats on the borderline of cheating on his girlfriend, with a plot twist that didnt make anything better. the script didnt evoke any emotions, the characters werent well developed, the plot was cliche, and the ending tied this all into a lopsided bow. i dont know who looked at the sweet and sour proposal and said "yes, this is so good it needs to be made into a movie."
it was minimally interesting to see the relationship between ML and FL being paralleled with ML and SML. the only other positive i can think of is the incredible team of actors. they tried to make the plot and characters relatable but i never felt any emotions except annoyance for the ML and the plot never reached peak satisfaction. i think its because they focused too much on building up for the ending, but the ending was the weakest part of the movie and a different ending mightve made it a more watchable, relatable, slowburn romance.
i especially disliked how the directors set the narrative on ML to make him appear more internally conflicted and less of a shitty cheater. i couldnt tell if they wanted us to sympathize with ML or hate him, which was probably done to help the ending flow better. unfortunately, 7 minutes of explaining and backtracking isnt enough time to "fix" or settle anything. the plot twist doesnt help the movie either, it kind of just leaves us off on an unsatisfied note, like "what just happened?". it makes me feel like i should rewatch the movie to understand it, but the movie wasnt good enough for me to want to rewatch it.
all in all, the writing and plot werent strong enough to do what the director/writer intended for it to do. the actors were great but absolutely wasted on this mediocre and confusing movie. even though i had no expectations, im still disappointed.
if you read the description and expect the "refreshing romantic comedy" it claims to be, youll be even more disappointed than i was.
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A realistic portrayal of modern day relationships
The last 10 minutes of the movie will leave you mind-blown. That's where the twist is, and you need to watch it again to get a complete grasp of the story. Thank goodness it's on Netflix! We can rewatch the scenes until we fully understand what's going on (lol). This is a well-executed film, with three equally talented stars at the forefront. It has a good balance of seriousness and humor as the characters matter-of-factly tell their story, a characterization of why relationships in this fast-paced world are short-lived. This is rated 13+ by Netflix, but it tackles a more mature topic apt for, perhaps, a more open-minded perspective on dating and relationships. If you are expecting a feel-good happily-ever-after romantic comedy sort of thing, this, without a doubt, will disappoint you. Watch something else.Chae Soo Bin impressively portrayed her role as the lively and cheerful turned lonely and weary nurse, Da Eun. She's one of the younger stars whose acting prowess is commendable. The camera immaculately captures her sweetness. A real beauty who's a class act of her own. Jang Ki Young (Jang Hyuk), nailed his role as the struggling young professional climbing up the ladder. An imperfect guy with a perfect smile. Such a charming young man! I've watched him portray different roles in dramas, he never disappoints, always a pleasure to watch. His scenes with Krystal (Bo Young) were fun and light in contrast to the serious and heavy scenes with CSB (Da Eun), yet he wonderfully delivered. He's got good chemistry with both CSB and Krystal, too. Krystal as Bo Young was exceptional. She playfully and brilliantly brought the character to life.
I love this movie. I like how it ended. I let out a satisfying chuckle at the final scene yet, at the same time, heartbroken for the sweet romance that turned sour in the end. I was left with an afterthought of what could have happened if they had done things differently. The main leads are not bad, they're just young people who still have so much to learn--perfectly flawed humans who are newbies in the real world and still have a lot of growing up to do.
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Miraculously sugary and realistically acidic!
The movie started off really well with excitement that's addicting, and the pacing follows tightly as the focus of the story shifted chronologically. It may be using a more comical approach at the beginning, but the realism for the second half of the movie is extremely true to life and bizarre to watch. Then when everything's coming to an end, the ultimate reveal catches everyone off guard, by presenting a groundbreaking, mindblowing and earth-shattering closing sequence. The actors are simply superb!Was this review helpful to you?
cheesy but enjoyable
i came for the cheese.i stayed for the cheese.
yes, the concept is not brand new. what i appreciated tho is that the seemingly "bad guy" isn't entirely a jerk... just a tad bit childish. when it comes to the fl, i was so happy she wasn't presented as naive or spineless. this movie really presented a strong fl who won't let her guard down but she's also caring and understanding.
considering this is a high school romance and i try to avoid filipino movies when it comes to this genre, some parts are indeed cringey but the chemistry between the leads is undoubtedly real.
the emotional moments were done well to create a connection for the leads. it was heartwarming to see the ml help the fl during her rough times. i think one thing i wasn't a fan of was how supposedly sophia was viewed to be unattractive because of her braces. thankfully the transformation thing they usually do wasn't major or made as much of a big deal.
overall, this is an entertaining and cutesy movie involving two teens with different lives and underlying struggles.
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I loved the way of storytelling.
I wanted to watch this since I am a fan of Jaekyung. However, I had some worries because both of them are idol-turned actors and the synopsis is very cliche. Today I sat down to watch and I loved it. The way of character portrayals, the angles, colors and backgrounds and excellent visuals left a strong impression on me. I love slow pacing movies with lots of quiet scenes.Since I am a fan, I would like to talk about Jaekyung's acting. Actually she had a few not so perfect acting experiences, but here she proved that she turned into a wonderful actress. Watching someone you have been following for 9 years is kinda weird. You pay attention to their acting since you want them to be successful. I started to watch movie with these thoughts, but then I was carried away with the movie.
I watched this kind of movies a lot when I was in my 10s, but this movie succeeded in making me feel the sorrow of main characters.
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