Category: Bromance

Secretly, Greatly

On By randomfanreviewsIn 15+ - Teens 15 or older, 2013, 3 out of 5 stars, Action, Bromance, Choi Woo Shik, Comedy, Drama, Go Chang Seok, Hidden Identity, Hong Kyung In, Hong Tae Ui, Kang Eun Tak, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Chae Young, Lee Gyoo Seop, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Jae Woo, Lee Jung Hoon, Lee Yeon Kyung, Park Eun Bin, Park Hye Sook, Park Jung Gi, Park Ki Woong, Son Hyun Joo, South Korea, Spy, Sung Yoo Bin, Tragedy, Uhm Tae Goo, Won Hyun Joon, Yoon Ji WookLeave a comment

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A group of spies called the 5446 Corps were trained by North Korean elite special forces since their youth, ostensibly towards the lofty goal of unifying Korea. They are ambitiously dispatched to South Korea, where each disguises himself as a fool, an aspiring singer, and a high school student. Passing boring time without receiving any orders from the North, they gradually get used to life as ordinary neighbors in a small town until one day, their mundane lives are turned upside down when a “secret and great” mission is suddenly assigned to them. (Source)

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Secretly, Greatly a movie that took me for a surprise. I love the soundtrack that producers use for the film in fight scenes throughout the whole thing. I will say there is a little bit of bromance if you read between the lines. How I found this movie was a bl or bromance compilation video. I love how the actors portray their characters. I didn’t expect the ending to make me weep. The end is guessable, but I think as audience members we hope for the opposite. I won’t tell you if the tears were happy or sad tears. I will say I expected a whole different movie from the summary, but I’m satisfied with it. I feel like how they portray the three main characters having a brotherly bond play with the audience’s emotions. I enjoyed that the main focus was that they all had someone close to their hearts that they would rebel their whole country. Would I watch it again? I don’t think I would personally, however, I would watch it if I were showing someone who has never seen it or if it was on a streaming series available in my country.

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Cutter

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Bromance, Bullying, Choi Tae Joon, Crime, Drama, Friendship, High School, Human Trafficking, Jang Seo Kyung, Jung Ah Mi, Jung Jong Yul, Kim Shi Hoo, Kim Yoon Joo, Kwon Jung Min, Lee Seung Yeon, Mature, Murder, Obsession, Park Jin Soo, Rape, School, South KoreaLeave a comment

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Yoon Jae moves to a new high school and starts hanging out with Se Joon, a mysterious student. Needing money for his sickly mother, Yoon Jae accepts a job offer by Se Joon. However, he doesn’t exactly know what it is. This movie will bring out cold sweats as tension never ends. (Source)

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Warning rape and human trafficking is a central problem and topic in Cutter. I warn the audience to be wary when watching this film since it does have triggering themes. Eclipse/Cutter first off is difficult to describe. It starts precisely how the summary describes. The acting is severe throughout the whole film. It makes you think it based on a true story. However, from my knowledge that it is not. It sounds like something found on several reports that you hear from the news, articles, and so forth. The ending is quite bittersweet if you can get the message that the actors and writers were trying to get through without saying any words. Would you watch it again? I might if it come back to my attention. However, most likely not since it shows a rape scene that leaves a bad feeling in your stomach.

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