
Show Length
Full Length Movie
My Ratings
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Acting:Β β
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Technical Elements:Β β
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Genres
Mystery
Comedy
Action
Historical
Plot
Hilarious tale of two men, one laid back, lazy, and of disrepute; the other straight-laced, strict, and generally lacking a good sense of humor. Β It starts out a little bit angsty but quickly jumps back into humorous as the adventures ensue. Β Basically, some of the nobles are trying to control the Ice Market, and by doing so control a great deal of money. They have worked towards this goal through thievery, treason, treachery, torture, and murder. Β And our Β one and a half heroes decide it’s time to put everything to a stop once and for all, especially given the threat the nobles are now posing to the young king fresh upon the throne. Β Together they pull together a group of dastardly/hilarious criminals from all over Asia to put in place a plan that the enemy will never see coming. Definitely a great action/comedy watch that has a little bit for everyone!
My Thoughts
Excellent movie!
I always appreciate a unique plot; after a while if you’ve seen one Kdrama you start to feel like you’ve seen them all. Β And while this one has the old “the nobles are evil and a heroes needs to defend the poor,” much of the story is pretty darn unique or at least uncommon.
Of course, I just loved the chemistry between the two male stars – they bounced off of one another spectacularly. Β The straight man kept throwing off oddly perfect comedic moves, and the funny man would have strokes of gentle sincerity that worked perfectly. Β It helped that I loved the entire rest of the cast as well. Β They characters, their personalities, the collection – it all just worked for me. Β I usually have at least one character that I’m less fond of, but here I really loved them all.
I also appreciate (as I’ve said many times before) the fact that the romance wasn’t the ENTIRE story here. Β It was a side story that flowed perfectly into the rest of the film and only added to the comedy and action instead of detracting from it. Β It wasn’t something that sprung upon our heroes at first sight either, there was at least a little foundation for the romance making the story require less of a “leave your brain at the door” feel Β . . .
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