The movie features an all star cast with many favorite actors and actresses. Despite there being only one lead, she plays her role tremendously. I felt like she had chemistry with everyone .
I loved this movie so much I bought it and then recommended it to my friend who is so! anti-foreign films. she said she loved it. You have no idea how much of a feat that is.
Your heart will ache. You'll cry. You'll swoon. It's the perfect romance movie.
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It's not like most of the latest Hollywood films (fast paced, things gets blown up or shot at, cheap slap jokes etc). The slow pace didn't bother at all, neither did it try to pull out tears. Everything fit perfectly and made sense - even the ending. It reminded me very much Kawabata's novels or other Asian originated novels.
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A cleverly crafted romance that works despite itself.
The Beauty Inside tackles the old adage of “beauty is in the inside” with a compelling and refreshing take well worth its course .Caution : if you poke at it too much , it will definitely fall apart but for what it’s worth which is : a soft focus on a topic infused with romance ; it nails it .
The Beauty Inside doesn’t aim to be its predecessor as a social commentary and it’s quite clear from the get go that this movie just wants to explore what romance could be for someone who changes their body everyday . You will not get profound quotes on acceptance and image . Far from it . However, one gets a portrait of loneliness from the male lead and a tour de force from the female lead .
And that leads me to the standout here : Han Hyo Joo was terrific in this ! Her character portrait and her portrayal which is refreshingly far away from the infantile rom com woman was astounding ! She helped with the gravitas , nuance and emotional resonance of this movie that this was a total tour de force of talent !
This movie is also very well crafted . The hues and tones were just right and the motif of furniture was cleverly built in with the whole theme . The cameos of top Korean stars makes the movie super cool too.
OVERALL- A cleverly crafted romance that works despite itself. I say “despite itself “ because it really could have knocked it out with a more punchy social commentary and shorter run time . Those were just cons working against the movie. However , if the story compels you , go for it .
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The Story
It's crazily genius. The story is definitely one of the very few of its kind. In the story, the main hero at least have a personality of his own since he only started changing faces when he reached a certain age. Woo-jin at least has his own personality, talent, and skills before he lost his physical appearance and started changing. Yi-soo, on the other hand, lives a normal day-to-day life and getting involved in a crazy circumstances like this entails difficulties.
The story effectively depicts a story of a person finding true love and belongingness in this world despite his "illness". At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether the whole world is against you as long as there is some people who accepts you through and through.
The Cast
Just having Han Hyo-joo is already enough for me. But of course, the premise requires the movie to have a lot of actors/actresses to act as the hero. There's plenty of them but it helped that known actors portrayed the hero in the crucial scenes in the story. Most mermorable performances for me was from Park Seo-joon, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Dong-wook, Go Ah-sung, and of course Yoo Yeon-seok. There were many others who played as the hero and made their very short appearance worthwhile.
Overall
I'm a total sucker for everything crazy and supernatural like this. I already love the story without watching it yet so there's not much work to be done for me. But, what I really appreciate is the watly the story is execited when such premise is already complicated. I love how I felt the sincerity and desperation of Woo-jin and Yi-soo's love.
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That's the first korean movie I've ever seen.
I was a bit worried before starting the drama. I was a bit uncomfortable with the idea of someone without a fix appaerence... But that was nice. No... THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. My feels were totally hited.
That was a beautiful story, beautiful by the way the characters acts with each others, the way the main character explain his feelings...
The ending was so beautiful. Just nothing more.
The music "True Romance" by Citizens suits perfectly to drama.
The rhythm was slow... The athmospher was peaceful... That was pleasant, sad too... and happy...
Yes, I put a 10 everywhere, but, when I'm thinking of it, I feel just happy.
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The beauty inside
Quando eu vi que tava no catálogo da telecine, já coloquei na lista. Eu assisti todo dia e amei, a essência do filme é tão bonita! E quando vi que esse filme era com base "na mesma história" e com a Hyo Joo de protagonista com o Yoon seok junto pirei! Ainda temos ela atuando com dae myung (hospital playlist em 2015 já era real!), Lee dong wook, park seo Joon e outros conhecidos de rosto por mim. Eles por serem mais conhecidos, acredito eu, tiveram mais tempo de tela, mas toda vez que mudava de pessoa a Hyo Joo conseguia manter a química e uma relação de tempos sabe? Foi lindo de ver mesmo! Era quase como não sentir diferença nenhuma. É o amor em outras palavras. Os dois tem muitas dificuldades a enfrentar, eu achei que no fim ele iria permanecer/voltar ao eu dele mesmo. Pra mim seria tão difícil quanto foi para ela, mas no fim como ela disse, só de sentir a falta dele é pior, o que eles tem é o que ela quer, que ela ama o ele que tá ali dentro não importa quem seja do lado de fora. Eu amei!Was this review helpful to you?
Es una historia preciosa y romántica y completamente fuera de lo común.
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Me gustó mucho
HistoriaLa trama me parece genial. Hay una serie y un libro donde se basaron está historia. Creo que la película es más apegada al libro.
Es muy interesante, la duración es 2 horas, pero se pasan volando.
Actuación/elenco
Para mí estuvieron bien. Hay muchos cameos al estar el prota transformándose. Y yo la vi más porque aparece mí actor favorito por bastante tiempo.
Musica
No recuerdo ningún tema especial.
Valor de repetición
Mírala cuántas veces tu corazón requiera. Yo miré la película después de ver la serie. Me gustó más la película porque no se me hizo pesada, pero la serie tiene elementos interesantes como la condición del protagonista.
Me faltó leer el libro, pero gusto mucho la trama.
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LINDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Não acreditei quando vi reviews falando mal desse filme lindo e precioso! Como assim?! Foi um dos melhores que eu já vi esse ano ? Achei de uma sensibilidade absurda o jeito como tudo foi contado. Amei como o relacionamento deles surgiu e como ele contou pra ela que tinha essa condição e adorei a maneira que ela lidou. Acho que eu teria feito igual. Gostei também como a problemática foi introduzida e realmente levada em consideração porque realmente um relacionamento involve todo um ciclo social e se você não consegue inseri-lo o seu namoro nele, realmente fica muito complicado e quase impossível. Gostei mais ainda de ter tido representatividade lgbt, mostrando que a gente se apaixona pelo interior de alguém e é isso o que vale! Simplesmente lindo!Was this review helpful to you?
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Have they lost their logic ??
No so worth it to watch. I mean how come he can go Czech republic with the changing face.... What about the Passport face recognition..... And when he turn into foreigners, he just fucking forgets how to speak in Korean ??? In Toto it's just get the ratings doesn't deserve !!Only the thing I come to digest is how the FL get nervous and stressed when suddenly a complete stranger holds her hand. And how it leads her to doors of amnesia, but even though she can't break their relationship because she things he needs her and can't survive without her !!
Wasted my time !!
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