day 39 - Friend(South Korea)

"At a time when students had to fasten their collars and crease their slacks till they're razor sharp, these four friends strutted around in their own custom-fashioned uniforms. They walked the streets with their heads held high, shoulders straight, and chests out, fearing nothing when they were together. Joon-suk, a son of a vigilant gang boss; Dong-su, the only son of an undertaker; Sang-taek, a diligent student; Joong-ho, who never keeps his mouth shut. Those are the gang of friends who share their fantasies about naked woman on the porn magazine and their awe at Bruce Lee's Kungfu. Each of their lives takes different turns as they grow up and their paths cross in conflict with each other's. Joon-suk becomes the leading henchman of his father's crime ring and Dong-su is serving for Joon-suk's rival gangs. Sang-taek and Joong-ho find themselves helplessly watching their two best friends wield knives at each other... "

Not bad, its really not as good as I heard. I really didn't like the actor who played Sang-Taek. Though Jang Dong-Gun and Yu Oh-Seung had some good acting moments. It wasn't powerful enough, the emotion or bonds between the friends didn't actually seem that strong. Though it is a good film if you like friendship films. I feel like the script wasn't strong enough and that the fat friend wasn't needed.
It's nice to see a friendship film that didn't center around women or male friends fighting for the same woman so it has that going for.


2.8/5

cast

Jang Dong-Gun as Dong-Soo (Also starred in My Way and the drama Gentleman's Dignity)

Yu Oh-Seung as Joon-Seok (Also starred in Friend 2, Attack the Gas Station!)