Stormy_77
Beyond the Mouthwatering Cakes served by Gorgeous Gentlemen is a serious story about social justice
Based off a successful manga and anime, this is the story of a Kim Jin Hyuk (Joo Ji Hoon), a rich man with a tragic backstory who decides to open a bakery in hope of getting some closure on his past. He hires Min Sun Woo (Kim Jae Wook) an old classmate to be the chief Patissier knowing the man has been fired from MANY bakeries for causing issues as he is a "Demonic Gay" and everyone, male or female, ends up falling i love with him leading to drama and thus him getting fired. Everyone, except the owner, who happens to have rejected Sun Woo's advances in High School as he is not gay. The 2 men open Antique bakery and have a hard time finding or keeping any male staff until Yang Gi Beom (Yoo Ah In) an ex boxer shows up, who also happens to be immune to Sun Woo's demonic gay vibes.
This starts off as a foodie lovers show with some comedy thrown in. The nightclub scenes showing the "Demonic Gay" are particularly hilarious. Then we are quickly made aware of the social issues (homophobia) and the owner's tragic past. All this amidst the backdrop of cakes and handsome men, both of which are enough to make this female drool. The cakes ... the cakes look GORGEOUS and if possible, even more edible than the men. Imagine a bakery where you can be served by 4 different types of handsome men - the stylish debonair owner, the sensitive talented gay patissier, the macho but crude ex-boxer or the strong silent screw up? What a brilliant marketing plan. I'd be visiting for sure and the cakes would just be an excuse.
The only place I think the producers messed up is not putting enough effort into the soundtrack as I guess all their budget went to clothes and cakes. There are several musical type montages which are pretty well done. The show doesn't shy away from depicting gay men, there's kissing and a hand placed possessively on one character's butt.
Overall this is a great movie with a nice mix of comedy and cakes making the rest of the content more palatable to those who may object, so when the movie ended I was satisfied with the show except it left some cravings and had to go get some ... cake.
This starts off as a foodie lovers show with some comedy thrown in. The nightclub scenes showing the "Demonic Gay" are particularly hilarious. Then we are quickly made aware of the social issues (homophobia) and the owner's tragic past. All this amidst the backdrop of cakes and handsome men, both of which are enough to make this female drool. The cakes ... the cakes look GORGEOUS and if possible, even more edible than the men. Imagine a bakery where you can be served by 4 different types of handsome men - the stylish debonair owner, the sensitive talented gay patissier, the macho but crude ex-boxer or the strong silent screw up? What a brilliant marketing plan. I'd be visiting for sure and the cakes would just be an excuse.
The only place I think the producers messed up is not putting enough effort into the soundtrack as I guess all their budget went to clothes and cakes. There are several musical type montages which are pretty well done. The show doesn't shy away from depicting gay men, there's kissing and a hand placed possessively on one character's butt.
Overall this is a great movie with a nice mix of comedy and cakes making the rest of the content more palatable to those who may object, so when the movie ended I was satisfied with the show except it left some cravings and had to go get some ... cake.
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