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...
Renata is a trans woman, who has lost her job but not told her parents. She is on a week long vacation with her parents and sister. She is a person of few words, and ducks behind doors and absconds to the lake to vape and contemplate, her chin resting on her knees; her body curled into itself, a protective stance against the world. We never really get know what's really happening in her head. And the whole movie is just about a family of four bickering and fighting about petty things. More explosive confrontations will happen too, as the vacation hours stretch into days and the cottage starts to feel claustrophobic. The mother is always complaining to either daughters or husband. The husband is quite type who just listens to everything. The sisters confrontations are vicious exchanges of harsh sentiments, followed by moments of loving intimacy. The premise is neat needing to tell her parents she left the job and thats it.
Is Renata depressed? How introspective is she? It's hard to tell because the screenplay doesn't do an adequate job of providing a window into her heart, mind and soul. There's not enough comic relief, surprises or memorable scenes; and after a while I was asking myself why am I watching this film of a family on a holiday? Ren and her family don’t bicker about her transition — that aspect of her life is accepted, received with warmth and occasionally clumsy care. Their fights are familiar to small families with grown children and aging parents. Yes, the performances are good and the actress playing the lead is remarkable, but what do I do with that, when the story itself doesn't exist? What is it really that the film is trying to say here? I am really struggling to understand why critics are going gaga over this film, (but then of late I am finding myself keeping my distance form films that critics love, recent Oscar winners being an example). I understand that this has been made by a trans film maker, loosely inspiring events from her own life, but just this fact doesn't make a film good. For now, for me, this film is just shallow and underwhelming. It's just as bland as its title. (1.5/10)
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