<소년들> 'The Boys' Movie Review


  Based on a true story, The Boys is about three boys being wrongfully accused of theft and murder. The boys go to jail wrongfully because of corrupt policemen and prosecutors trying to cover up their mistake of catching the wrong culprit. A righteous policeman Hwang courageously attempts to stand up against his organization to publicize the truth, but his voice is ignored and he is branded as a traitor. As of this, 16 years pass and the movie shows old Hwang making up his mind once more to solve what he had left messed up 16 years ago; the incident that had bothered him during the past 16 years.

  The Boys was a well-made movie overall. I even saw two women crying their eyes out in the theater. But the thing that bothered me a bit was lead actor Seol Kyung-Gu's familiar acting. Yes, he is a great actor who has won lots of awards and shown amazing acting. However, the slight problem was that I had seen his films a lot recently. So that made me quite used to his particular style of acting. His voice, tone, vibe, expressions, and even the slightest twitch of his mouth seemed familiar this time, which made me have trouble being totally impressed. What I'm saying is that now might be a good time for him to try something new.

  I was reminded a lot of the 2013 movie Wish Seol Kyung-Gu also appeared in while watching The Boys. They both deal with a touching true story and have a similar form, yet the movie made 10 years ago was definitely more touching. Movies should progress, not regress... So sadly, although the movie was reasonably well-made, I was disappointed.

Review: Cause it's always one step forward and three steps back..



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