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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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Tom Gay

On By randomfanreviewsIn 1 out of 5 stars, 2013, Anniindy Ann, Comedy, Friendship, Gay Character, Gun Korawit Boonsri, Lesbian Character, Not Yet Rated, Romance, ThailandLeave a comment

Tom Gay

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Hang’s and King’s mothers don’t accept that their children are LGBT. They decide to hold them chained in a room so that they form a heterosexual couple.To escape and regain Jeab, King’s boyfriend, and Hang’s girlfriend, the two will have to unite and confront their prejudices. (Source)

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All right, everyone, Tom Gay has a unique idea. However, it doesn’t full up to it. The whole story feels rushed, and there is no development. I know this movie is a small budget movie that made more than half a decade ago. However, the directors and writers still could have done more. The acting was okay. The end is disappointing. Most series and movies teach you a lesson at the end, and this film had nothing for you to learn from the plot. The two relationships are quite toxic in a way which makes the characters have no growth. The characters don’t learn anything. I would not recommend this to anyone. Would you watch it again? No, I would not watch this movie again. I might if it got remade with a high budget and change like the whole thing. When I read the summary, I thought that the partners of the kidnap would be the one ones to save their loved ones.

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