Scarlet Innocence is a racy korean movie about a Professor who is sent to a small town after being suspended from his post at a university following claims of sexual harassment. He meets Deokee, an innocent and naive 18 year old girl who lives with her mute mother, looking for love and excitement in her boring little town that seems to be made up of an aging population. While the story line has a few unexpected twists, no event was appalling enough to really evoke strong feelings of sympathy towards the characters. I did not get angry with them, I did not feel sad with them, I was not happy with them. While the storyline had several poorly explained occurrences, some that seemed down right impossible, I think if there were stronger actors in the movie with better chemistry, this would have been more enjoyable to watch and receive a higher score from me. I mainly watched because it had some racy scenes which I like, especially in Korean cinema because they are usually well choreographed, but the sex scenes in this movie were just boring to watch and barely arousing. I didn't expect much after I saw the IMDB rating of 5.9, but I was still disappointed. TL;DR I wouldn't recommend watching even if you're bored. Unless you're REALLY bored and you're in the mood for a sub-par revenge story line.
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Except acting I can't give marks to this movie... You fell for a married guy with your own will... Left your mom behind for days and even the accident caused by you but you need a revenge waooo... For what? If he was culprit who are you? You stole a weak woman husband and a father of a fragile child and then you sell that kid to punish her father... Really woman... Both leads were the worst characters I can ever experience... Story was more than pathetic... And if its not about Jung oppa I would have dropped it after 20 mints....
I recommend you this movie only if you can take a nonsense because of jung oppa like me... Otherwise don't waste 90 mints... Please
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One point I do agree with nay-sayers on was that the end can get a bit too complicated and seem to derail the connection set up in the first half of the movie. There's a secondary plot line that fits but that I do agree is a bit of overkill the overpowers what was a very poetic tale at the beginning. This doesn't make it not worth the time though, I really felt this movie was worth watching. The cast do an amazing job with their roles and they hold strong through the whole thing. The ending is very 'finished' as well you're not left with really any major untied strings things make sense and you can feel satisfied that nothing is truly missing from the picture.
Overall I would say don't go into it with massive expectations and you'll be okay. It can be very emotionally dark though and of course has adult scenes so just know that before watching and you're good. I wouldn't re-watch it immediately but I'm sure I'll revisit this movie in time like I do with Woo Sung's other film Daisy because they're both filmed in such a beautiful way.
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A dark romance with steamy chemistry and a dark ending
Scarlett innocence was a movie I really enjoyed. The s*x scenes are pretty graphic but the two leads have amazing chemistry that makes it feel like more than just two naked people grinding. I haven’t watched it in a while but I won’t lie and say I haven’t gone to back to watch.. certain scenes. The acting is really great and both leads did really well in their roles and I wasn’t surprised by most of the plot. It’s starts off good but kinda loses the spark by the end. First half I’d give an eight or a nine and the second half a seven.Was this review helpful to you?
