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Opposites Attract (Korean Mini-Series)

By Golu
Honestly I can't believe we're still getting BL series this bad in 2026. This mini series runs about 7 to 8 episodes with a total runtime of just about an hour and it is so boring that I genuinely struggle to find the words. The actors are awkward, the story is as basic as it gets and there is almost nothing about this show worth saving. The makers do try to stir up some drama here and there but even that falls completely flat. Ho Won is a 23 year old university student who spots a man sitting alone at a gay bar and gets attracted to him. The man is Min U, a 33 year old who brushes Ho Won off immediately saying he's too young. Ho Won lies about his age and since he's made a bet with the bartender that he'll get this man home before the night is over, he switches tactics and eventually the two end up at Min U's place and sleep together. Despite being complete opposites in every way there's some kind of pull between them and they go on a couple of dates. But t...
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Las Heridas Del Viento (Spanish) [Wounded By The Wind]

By Golu
Not every subject that is suitable for a theatre play can lend itself fine as a movie. I mean, if you are trying to make a movie , then make it like a movie. Why try to stage a play in the name of movie. As an audience that confuses me, especially when its just two characters only driving the whole thing.

The story is simple. David, middle of the three brothers is wrapping up his father's estate after his death. Amongst other things, he finds a box of letters which have not been catalogued, which is very unlike his father. When he realizes that the letters are actually love letters written by another man, curiosity gets better of him and he wants to go meet this man and understand why his father was leading a secret life and was he really involve with another man. He decides to meet Juan, a meeting that doesn't go very well at first. Juan then visits David to read all letters and tells him the story of how they met and all.

A black and white film in today's time with only two principal actors leading the show is a risky proposition. On top of that when it has a very theatrical feel and full of monologues. I completely had lost my interest after first 30 minutes when I realized that even the conversations between David and Juan were so made up and artificial. As actors the two do a splendid job, actually but its the direction that fails according to me. A very good looking David was the only watchable thing about this film. Role of Juan is actually played by an actress, which I realized only while I was watching the film and felt something was different. This film could have been so much more into a study of past, heartbreak, melancholy and being gay in 'those' times but this film falls way short of all this. (3/10)
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luigi43 said…
It reminds me "The man who my father loved " , the title is the program ! A decent Japanese movie : a film not a stage reproduction done in 2018.
July 15, 2021 at 1:25 PM
Golu said…
bringing stage play as a film doesn't necessarily always work. I will look for the Japanese one you mentioned
July 19, 2021 at 9:33 AM
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