The Name (2020)

REALLY WELL WORTH WATCHINGGGG. I REALLY LOVEEEEEE IT!!

Finally, I have finished watching it even without subtitle. There's some part I can't understand but overall anyone can understand the story. This film deserves more recognition and is well worth watching. I really recommend it. For people who can't wait the sub.. you can just watch it. I literally cried sobbing while watching it. It's really sad. There's a plot twist that will make you more sadder. As an international fan, I'm really shocked by the full movie goes beyond the reach of the movie trailer that we all watch. because I think this story about Ri Ae is a woman who had everything but could not fulfill her dream. Cheol Woo is a man with a genius talent but is not lucky. Ri Ae bought the painting of Cheol Woo who she met by chance, and they decided to complete the last work by borrowing each other's names. unknowingly the two of them have actually been acquainted since childhood. that's what we all know just from watching the movie trailer but there's something different. Maybe it's just me who feels like this but whatever it is I REALLY LOVEE watching it. 100/10 ^~^ I'm gonna repeat watching it until there's eng sub. I REALLY LOVE JEON SO MIN. She is indeed good at acting in characterizing the character. I fall in love with Jeon So Min acting for the million timesssss. JEON SO MIN FIGHTING!! CHOI JUNG WON FIGHTING!! THE NAME MOVIE FIGHTINGG!!

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The Name is a heartwarming and bittersweet love story built on longings and lies.

Ri Ae offers Cheol Woo a small fortune for him to create 20 paintings and let her sign her name to them for an art exhibit. Living in what amounts to an artistic coffin in the park, Cheol Woo ultimately, if not reluctantly, agrees to being a ghost painter. Of course, not all is what it seems with the two characters.

The Name's plot is quite simplistic, with well used tropes and twists that can be seen from a mile/km away. The characters have some growth, but little depth. Cheol Woo's supposedly ground breaking artistic style peaked quite awhile back in the real world, but I understand they needed art for the displays.

Romantic movies whether comedy or tragedy succeed or fail on the chemistry of the leads, something The Name succeeded with for the most part. Jeon So Min gave a nice but not overly wrought performance as a woman with a complicated relationship with her mother, who was dealing with her own health concerns, and living with unrealized dreams. Choi Jung Won gave a charming turn as the down on his luck but rarely down in his mood artist whose success was just always out of reach. The remaining cast give perfunctory if not inspired performances.

If you are looking for something new and innovative, this is not it, unless you haven't watched many dramas. If you are looking for a comfortable, familiar romance with two likable actors this is just the ticket.

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