Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)

Entertaining Fluff...

Entertaining though a bit too fluffy with a story that was a bit messy. I was a bit unsure why Min Soo married Hyo Jin in the first place. Was it to get his mother off his back? For money? Neither reason was substantial enough to warrant faking a marriage. His mother was barely in the picture and money didn't seem that important. And he was a doctor anyways. He was sure to make good money.

The film was entertaining until its last third which was too melodramatic, random and rushed. Did Tina really have to die? No. Did the cast really have to do a campy dance in front of their disapproving parents at the chapel? No. And what is up with that random animated sequences at the end, which was completely unnecessary.

On a positive note, I loved the portrayal of different type of gay people without reducing any of them into caricatures! I LOVED that!

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I watched with interest the main pair of men - Min Soo (a gay pack protecting himself from society with the help of a lesbian Hyo Jin) and Lee Seok (he seemed the most convincing to me), they played it solidly and so did some other main characters. Playback? We are in Asia after all, so why be surprised! The message filmed by the Koreans ten years ago is obvious and necessary, not only for Asia. Personally, I wonder how some individuals are unable to see the story as the creators presented it through the empty words. It is also a light drama and includes one very unpleasant event. This piece certainly had and still has an impact on the audience, especially in Asia. Comedy or drama? Reality or a dream? Here, a lesbian becomes a lady and a gay man a gentleman!

Se zaujetím jsem sledoval hlavní dvojici mužů - Min Soo (zamindrákováný gaybalík chránící se před společností za pomocí lesby Hyo Jin) a Lee Seok (ten se mi zdál nejpřesvědčivější), zahráli to solidně a rovněž tak ještě některé další hlavnější postavy. Přehrávání? Jsme přeci v Asii, tak proč se divit! To poselství natočené Korejci před deseti lety je zjevné a potřebné, nejen pro Asii. Osobně se divím některým jedincům, že přes prázdná slova nejsou schopni vidět příběh takový, jak jej tvůrci předložili. Je to i lehké drama a zahrnuje i jednu hodně nepěknou událost. Dopad na diváctvo, především v Asii, toto dílko určitě mělo a má. Komedie nebo drama? Skutečnost a nebo sen? Z lesby se zde stane dáma a z gaymuže džentlmen!

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