OMG! Oh My Girl (2022)

Modern Movie With A Classic Touch!

From the first scene, you can tell it's a promising film with a sweet-bitter ending.

All characters are likable and adorable or even unobtrusive. I laughed so much, I felt touched, excited, and cried... everything was really good. From the story to the characters, the direction, and the music. 10/10 overwhelming!

On the other hand, the story is not for everyone. If you don't enjoy stories like "A Little Thing Called Love" I say don't watch it! It's not your cup of tea.

At the last, I liked how they make the characters kind of mature, logical, and have self-awareness. it's not all about feelings and following whims. it's about good and bad things and how it affects your personality and your beliefs as a person and on others too.

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Started out ok-ish and gets worse the more you watch

It started out ok although from the beginning there are a couple of clichés that already made me cringe.
Main Guy character is a classic "nice guy" with stalker behaviour, very frustrating and if pushed can be quite evil even.
Girl has self-esteem issues.
Side characters are side characters, we learnt almost nothing from anyone, it's kept very superficial. I could even say the same for the main characters, the reasons for him to like her are hold by a fine thread until they have more relationship and we're still told absolutely nothing about her, I don't know anything of what she likes or doesn't, what she wants to do or doesn't, she's just pretty.
Writing is mediocre and I feel at points the movie doesn't know what it wants to be or what direction it wants to go, at points it feels like it wants to be a different version of 500 days of Summer, but then it tries to tell me the main characters are meant for each other and there is romance there, even suggested with that ending. Talking about the ending, it's unsatisfactory to the point it leaves me a very bad aftertaste as if everything Guy did was justified and June grew nothing and thought about things 0.01 seconds. There was no growth and no change.

I found some parts a bit funny, but overall not sure I could classify this as romantic comedy, Guy makes this movie go south very early on and I just felt uncomfortable he was so pushy and inactive at the same time.

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a beautifully poignant modern romcom

one of my favorite romcoms of 2022. it's a very classic boy meets girl, unrequited crushes, bad-timings, friends to lovers trope indie-esque romcom (ironic because gdh is one of thailand's biggest film production companies).

i like that there's a lot of subversion to romcom clichés. regarding characterization, ml was a morally grey character and simping throughout the whole movie but i'm a sucker for him. there's references to the problematic nice guy tropes through out this film and i love it. i like ml's self awareness to a certain degree that he's not that nice guy.

many stellar comedic moments where i laughed out loud. like the humor is poignant and there's great comedic timing from both leads. really incredible performance from sky and june (ml & fl), especially with the plot line on missed timings. i liked how they did the open-ish happy ending which didn't feel rushed.

sky has been my absolute favorite actor since his tv series my ambulance and i knew june from bad genius series so i was really looking forward to their chemistry and they did not disappoint at all. ?

the story was told through ml's perspective so i'm kinda bummed we didn't get a full fleshed carved out character of what fl was like other than she was clueless and not knowing what to do with her life (which now that i think about, may be an intentional point from the director)

there are a lot of heartfelt moments in the film. my favorite supporting characters are probably ml's sisters. they really lighten the film's mood and make you root for ml despite ml makes a lot of dumb decisions. the most warm hearted moment is when ml just broke up with his ex and the sisters comfort him, like the whole cinema went ?.

the film has gorgeous cinematography. the director utilized a lot of filming techniques to get the message across and i particularly am impressed with the zoom-in-from-afar shots for comedic effect. very wes anderson-y.


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i love that ml & fl made some "terrible" decisions but the story handled it so well that all decisions make sense & the call between ml/fl to wrap up/resolve the conflict is really beautiful (i almost cried T.T).

OMG! is from the same studio that made the super popular romcom Friendzone (2019) (which starred Baifern and Nine) and both romcoms share great similarities premise-wise (unrequited crush, simping ml, friends to lovers, missed timings) but i think love OMG! more. although OMG! has less couple moments between fl and ml, i felt OMG! has more heart and better cinematography for me than Friendzone so I left the cinema feeling more satisfied for OMG!

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PART 1 FULL REVIEW WITH SPOILERS COLLEGE ARC

OMG! Oh My Girl is probably one of the stupidest movies I have ever watched, periodt. It starts off as a cutesy college romance flick with the usual tropes such as unrequited love, but they actually like each other secretly, if it makes sense. The movie should have ended when Guy(MML) graduated and had apparently moved on from June(FML).

Instead, the next hour or so shows us the most abhorrent love story of this generation. There still was no romantic development between the two and June is still with her boyfriend from the first arc named Pete(SML). Pete’s a great guy, and another good thing this movie has blessed us is Tah and Lex’s relationship.

COLLEGE ARC

Guy. What a dumb fucking character. He is the usual “Oh I was friendzoned even though me and June are perfect for each other” but won’t make a fucking move or even one small hint that he actually likes June. Like, bro?? He victimizes himself stating that God hates him since the moments are perfect but he still isn’t with June. Like, HE HAD SO MANY CHANCES TO TELL HER HOW HE FELT??! Also, when they were in college, he dated this girl named Patty, and when Phing and June broke up(for the nth time because Phing is a jealous dumbfuck, ugh another irredeemable character), he breaks up with Patty IN PUBLIC, only to see Phing and June get together a few seconds later? The writing is so stupid oh my fucking god I swear.

After that dumb scene, he goes to a bar and decides to drink himself to death and meets this girl at a bar on the way to the smoking area so he bums a cigarette off of the bartender to hit on this girl but then she states that she just wanted to fart?? Kinda funny but wow, was Guy just useless. Lo and behold, June is in the smoking area too! And they have an actual cute moment and shit but GUY DOES NOT DO SHIT. LIKE LITERALLY, JUNE IS NOW SINGLE BRO, MAN THE FUCK UP??!!!!!

INSTEAD, He dares her to get a guys phone number in front of him as a bet, which is the dumbest fucking thing you want your crush to do just when she became single. ??Fortunately?? The guy did not give her the phone number so Guy was 500 baht richer, amirite? Stupid fucking writing I swear to god. ANYWAY, He decides to leave for some reason since he was jelly and a dick for some reason and it rained and he didnt leave and Tah arrived and left and shit. What the actual fuck. Anyway, the bar closes, oh wait, the guy that June was asking the number of was a bandmate of Pete(SML), so, in hindsight, dumb fucking move Guy.

So, the bar closes, the place is flooded, they have this whole cute but disgustingly unsanitary barefoot walk in the flood and a dead rat touches Guy’s foot and just cute shit happens ya know? LIKE A NORMAL FUCKING COLLEGE ROM-COM! HERE’S THE CLICKER THOUGH!!!!! AFTER THAT, June FINALLY meets Pete and the next scene, they are dating??

Like wtf? HELLOOOO??CONTEXT??Anyway, they get together and guy is all sobby and sad and shit cuz he’s a sad fucking boi amirite, and then there was this graduation which was cool, i liked it. But that was it. He graduates, brings the disgusting slipper June picked up off of the shitty flood, and this is where I wanted the movie to end. A bittersweet rom com.

If you thought I was done, I have only just begun.

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A film to think about

When I started watching the movie, I didn't really know what to think, because the movie started weird. But it was woth to watch it.

This film was not a classic love story, it was also a film about friendship.
This made the film more real. Also the Music and Story was perfect.
The stories in the background and the side characters made the movie even better. I've come to love the main character, he was funny but also show me a real side of one sided love.

I laughed a lot during the film, but I also cried because it was really emotinal. I understand the action of the chracteters and how they feel.

The film was realy touching and the way it was given an open ending was great and a good choice for the ending.
The film touched me very much and also made me think about life. And about the many choices you have to make in life.

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very good if you like imperfect realistic portrayal of people

after reading the negative critiques of this movie I understand now that its a case of kdrama delusion. they want everything and everyone to be perfect and soft and cute with nothing bad ever happening ... well this is not that kind of movie.
here the relationship and the people are realistic and flawed. every action has its consequence negative or positive. same with the inaction. nothing felt forced or like a plot device to make things move forward. the writing was excellent, smart and simple.
here the villain of the story is the timing. it seems like they barely miss each other every time but also the ML not taking its chance and regretting it. the acting and the chemistry was really good as well. the direction, cinematography and the colours were perfect. 10/10 for sure !

ps: we're the dog and monkey cgi ???I think so bas of the credits

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Marketed as romcom. Directed to be thought-provoking. Tries to be both. Ends up failing to be either

Turns out, if you try to mix a simple love-conquers-all romcom message with a seasoned life-can-be-hard approach, what you get out of the blender is a we-may-do-terrible-things-but-it-works-out-fine kind of outcome.

By the way, just casually walking home in knee-deep water after a downpour... culture shock right there. But moving on.

This movie was sometimes interesting and funny with amusing directing choices, but overall I didn't like the story much, wouldn't watch it again nor recommend it to anyone.

What's the point of this story? A commentary on 'timing' in relationships? It tries to be somewhat realistic and thought-provoking but ultimately fails and winds up shallow and immature.
The two main characters don't really get to grow and change as people and in their relationship with each other. The story basically goes through a lot of twists and turns but doesn't ever get very far.
It borderline romanticizes some toxic choices... and in the end the conclusion seems to be something such as "I just wasn't lucky before but now that might change"... like what?


Okay, real spoilers ahead to go into specifics.


The plot itself seems to be indecisive whether to attribute Guy's and June's apparent bad timing to random bad luck or admit instead that it is, at least in part, consequence of their own making.
Of course some coincidences might be unhelpful in our protagonists' journeys, but isn't that stuff that happens to everyone?

It would make sense for the point of the story to be that they should mature and learn to take matters into their own hands in a responsible manner.
For example, June should stop staying with her boyfriend for her emotional security, get a grip and break up with him in a fair manner so she can try to become her own person first and have a healthy relationship with someone she actually likes later.
And Guy should stop moping and pining aimlessly. For years at that. Instead of drinking excessively, avoiding the matter or presenting it in such a messy way, he should learn to set things straight from the start and have clear conversations.

Guy could just go and say:
"Hey, June. I would like to be honest with you. I like you. We get along so well, and, though I might be mistaken, I thought you'd feel that way too. Now, I don't want to mess up any relationship that you currently have, but I thought I should tell you this. Even if it doesn't sound very good, I can't help but wonder if right now you are with the wrong person for you. This is probably very biased and selfish of me, but still, as you are someone I care about, I thought I'd tell you all this. Please think about it and after some time answer me however you see fit"

There. Then step away and allow June to think things through and give him a clear cut answer.

No messiness. No misunderstandings. No temptation to cheat. No betraying the other's trust for your own benefit of wanting to get together with them.
If June realized that she didn't actually like her boyfriend even if he was a good person, then she should break up with him regardless of getting someone else's confession. Then she could choose to accept Guy's feelings or address them in some other way. Personally I think she should get a life first instead of living through someone else like that.

But instead, the two of them make all the mistakes and we don't really see them evolve as people. We get a glimpse that that might happen... maybe. And that could have been it: learn from mistakes, there are consequences, be better, end. But then the movie ends making it seem the only important thing was that they should get together eventually and that the process wasn't all that important besides being painful and that they were just unlucky and such. After all, there were good things too, so it should all be alright, right?

So, pretty flat. Character growth? Practically invisible. Healthy relationship? Not so far, no. Lesson learned? Not at all, it was all on the bad timing.

Then, they can keep being self-centred, irresponsible and communicate badly. That's fine 'cause stuff works out in the end and the person who gets hurt is just a side character.

The potential was there... Pity.

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Crazy Love Story Which The Ending Story Goes Downhill

The first-half story line is fine but the second-half goes down to the bottom.

FL (June) had a few boy-friends in her school day. She might like one of her school friend (Guy) but did not know what Guy thought about her. Then June grows up and meets a man (Pete) whom really loves and is very nice to her … and it seems that she does not love him as much as he does. Pete proposes and give an engagement ring to June. June accepts and decides to stay with Pete although they are not yet married. When June meets Guy in one-day, she starts to waver to him and starts to doubt about his feeling to her in the past, The written story reveals that they both might like or love each other back to their school-day. June and Guy can not hold their feelings and end up having a kiss in a photo booth.

Then June comes back home to talk with Pete that it is hard for her to stay with him and tells Pete that she is not good for him and he has done nothing wrong. Pete still does not understand why June wants to end the relationship. While they are talking, Guy shows his SELFISH character by sending a photo of his kissing with June to Pete b/c he badly wants June to be with him. This scene, IMO, obviously portrays Guy’s unforgiven behavior in insulting June, the girl whom he loves … and June’s selfish behavior in thinking about herself and NOT caring the man whom loves her so much. The kissing photo makes Pete feel upset and finally Pete and June end their relationship.

Then June decides to fly aboard to escape her guilty feeling in hurting Pete. It is so disappointing that the story does NOT show ENOUGH growth or learning for both June and Guy ….. The ending story is when June comes back and meets Guy in a party, it portrays that they both feel sad on what they had done and forgive themselves which the (opening) direction that June and Guy may start their relationship.

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