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...
Touted as a gay paranormal romance, this film was clearly 40 minutes too long than what it should have been. Despite basic production value and below average acting, the premise started off well and it felt this would go somewhere, but it got very tedious and tiring pretty quick. There was a lot of unnecessary drama and overexxagerated scenes that just didn't help that already stretched out narrative.
Its halloween and Henry has invited a few friends over including his best friend for 12 years Malcolm. Henry has feelings for him (and so does him) but neither is ready to open up fearing they will lose the friend. The friends are playing on an Ouija board with an orb. Before the night ends, Henry and Malcolm end up kissing and Malcolm sleeps. Th next day Henry finds Malcolm gone, but in reality Malcolm's spirit is still there is the room. Neither understands what's going on. Slowly using internet and spiritual healer they are make a connection that Malcolm's spirit is in that house but they don't know what the purpose it. Using the e-book written by the guide about spirits, they finally figure out that on halloween night somehow the demon spirit which was captured in the orb, escaped and took over Malcolm's body. Henry along with Malcolm's spirit device a plan to reclaim Mal's body. While all this is gnomon, of course there are a LOT of scenes where finally they both admit their love for each other.
As I mentioned, this film was stretched beyond it needed tone. The whole 'hot neighbor' story point could have been completely eliminated. That was not the only way to make them realize they love each other. I mean, they knew they did. This could have easily made the film crispier. Also some of the scenes just go on forever. I mean, once Henry realizes that indeed thesis Malcolm's spirit then the film should have been very sharply focused on one aspect. Instead it keeps moving from supernatural, to romance, to wannabe comedy to I don't know what. For movies with only 2-3 actors, the leads have to be interesting to capture your attention. But the actors here were strictly ok. Nothing memorable about their acting or the direction itself. The final confrontation scene, which is normally something to look out fo run such scenarios, was also such a dumb squib. It was the easiest resolution I have seen in movies like this, it was joke. This film is much less positives and a lot of improvements that could have been done on the editing table. Maybe then it could have been a bit bearable. (4/10)
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