Wish You

I say this movie was a pretty solid movie. The beginning was a little slow and I could ask for more scenes of Sangyi & Insu together, but overall it was a really solid movie.

They were a cute little meet-cute situation. Where Insu was a great singer-songwriter, Sangyi had a great talent for harmonizing with him.

Acting was a little unnatural at times, but I personally found it tolerable.

But this is the kind of queer love story I've been waiting for my entire life. As someone who is both Asian (hmong) and a lesbian, I think all my life I've been waiting for just cheesy romance movies with people who like the same sex, just like me.

This movie may not have been absolutely phenomenal, but it's enough of a good movie that it feels good.

I appreciate that they didn't have to add in homophobia as a plot point because honestly, as someone who is homosexual, I think I'm tired of having our media consumed in homophobia, where its all gloom and doom.

Overall, if you're in the mood for a cute, cheesy love story that just happens to be between 2 men, this is the movie for you. Nothing ground breaking, but just a really nice story about how 2 people fell in love through music. Simple, but very important representation for the future of LGBTQ+ representation.

And goddamnit, I've waited my life for these movies where queer people can just be people and fall in love. Representation is getting better and better as the years pass by, hopefully one day I don't have to be back to beg for more queer media.

Although it's not illegal to be a gay man in South Korea, it is frowned upon and I have found outright expression of gay feelings to be quite rare in the vast catalogue that is the current wave of K-dramas; finding instances where one of these extraordinary K-pop singer/actors might expose his chest is a tough one, more's the pity. They are nearly all as fit as a butcher's dog. So it is refreshing to find this little vignette openly telling a lovely, if somewhat lumpy little gay love story. The story is simplicity itself: boy musician falls in love with another boy musician and the outcome is inevitable. The acting is a bit forced at times, but one can forgive these lovely guys, just because they are so much eye candy. No Oscars here, but cuteness abounds; enjoy it for the sake of it.

So, is this movie going to win Best Picture? No.

Another one not to be judged by Western standards: pacing is kinda slow and clumsy, writing (translations?) a bit forced at times and acting isn't exactly in Meryl Streep territory.

But the leads are sweet, have good chemistry and the point of the movie is a positive one. If it makes some gay 16-year-old South Korean kid feel good about themselves, then mission accomplished.

And if the Hallmark Channel can crank out schlocky pieces of fluff by the dozen, then the producers of this are certainly allowed to make something that's a lot better by comparison.

This movie has a simple plot, boy meets boy, they fall in love. And while it is certainly lacking in some places, the acting isn't grammy winning quality, but it is believable enough that it doesn't just make you laugh and wanna turn the movie off. Some plot points are not finished, and the couple doesn't actually bond much on screen, but we cannot look at this film through a western perspective. Being queer in s.korea is very frowned upon, and isn't shown in media very often, unlike western media, where you're more likely to find a movie or series with a gay character or couple. Also, this limits what directors will show in queer movies, so this film doesn't have close intimacy. I think the couple is very cute, and there isn't really any angst, which is a check in my book. Not much happens, and while some may not like this, it makes the movie very easy to watch, it's a peaceful movie.

Watched this last night and to be completely honest,, it was just okay. It's a good movie to watch in the background and it was a good story to tell in general it just wasn't told in the best way, continuity errors, time skips, and characters that showed barely any growth or change at all. Some plot points are just left not talked about or ignored all together, which can be okay if it left the audience asking questions, but the questions I was left with were more like "huh? What? Since when did..?" overall it was okay if your looking for a gay romance you got it! Just don't pay too much attention to the little stuff.