Disappointing

As someone that didn't see the anime or the manga, I didn't have any big expectations but was still quite disappointed.
The story could have been so much better but there wasn't really any development. The characters didn't really bond in any way and each time a new character was introduced, it's so brief you don't even have time to learn about them and think about if you like them... Also, you never learn anything about them, you just get to know what role they play (friend, sister, etc. not much more)
The acting wasn't so good, i cringed so bad even tho i'm a sucker for corny romances. I'm not sure how the main guy is in the anime, but here, he is so hateable : never acts or says anything nice and always talking to the girl like she's a dog... Till the end.
Another complaint of mine is the way it was filmed. For some reason, there was an overuse of extra long shots. A lot of interactions were filmed using extra long shots, resulting in me being confused on what i was looking at and even who i was looking at.
I found myself speeding through the second half of the movie since it got boring and had too many filler scenes.

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Laugh and cry with the swing kids

If you like comedies and tragedies, you will definitely love this movie. It has the best of both worlds. They manage to make you chuckle at unexpected times and make you forget how tragic the setting is.

The cast is heavenly and the acting is top notch. None of the actors will let you down. I got attached to the Swing Kids more than i expected : they bonded in the most wonderful way, communicating through dancing, forgetting everything else.
Per usual, Do Kyung Soo and Oh Jung Se formed perfectly. I was veryyyy surprised by Park Hye Soo, i didn't see much of her works but i have to say that her acting as well as her dancing were just beautifully executed.
Those actors showed us unity in a way that made you wish for them to be happy and free like this forever. Them dancing so happily was contagious and warmed my tiny heart.
The movie director also played with lightings which i liked. The bright scenes were full of hope when the dark scenes showed how bittersweet and temporary all of those were.
Only down side for me was the brother... I won't say more, if you've seen the movie, you'd know !

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