Seumool

one of the worst Korean films so far reviewed in 2015. shallow and stupid screenplay that formulaicly depicted three cool-wannabe Koreans young men who proved the ultimate failure under the Korean education system. what we got here are three imbecile-like young men who got no heart, no conscience and no shame for what they did to other people. they are so pretentious, so childishly stupid keep doing immature things that they thought to be cool, yet at the same time only showed their shallowness and heartless cruelty. you could never imagine that young men who already reached twenty would be still so shallow and so stupid. the main actor who played the alpha male moron is one of the worst young actors who never know how to act normally, only by pretentiousness and exaggeration constantly.

the Korean young guys' hairdos are the most incomprehensible myth to me. their hairdo with the front covering almost all the area of their foreheads and thinking that's cool and would make them look more attractive to girls is one more proof how they are so shallow. are all the Korean young guys got scars on their foreheads where the only way to cover those scars is combing down their hairs to cover up their foreheads?

the leading young actor is the worst possible candidate who choose acting being his career, yet almost in all of his films so far, all he did was acted with pretentiousness and exaggeration, not a natural actor with enough acting talent.

the shallow screenplay almost got me sick during the ongoing of this film. what we got was no fun but disgust to the extreme. by reaching twenty years of age yet still decided refusing to become more mature, taking more responsibilities to themselves and treating other people with basic respect only sealing themselves as certified lifetime losers.

the first step not to fall into this category is to comb up their hairs, allowing their foreheads facing their future clearly.

to all the Asian young men trying so hard to imitate these Korean's hairdos/hairstyles: don't do it, cos it only makes you look like morons.

Even though I found most of the film funny and heartwarming, I must confess to finding some of the humor quite dated and cliched as well. Much of the joy of the film does come from the charismatic leading men, and this is a nice addition to their filmographies. Twenty is overall a decent addition to the coming-of-age genre and features aspects where other films can learn from: exploring the realistic aspects of pursuing careers, pursuing one's dreams and how these may not intersect.

A film about normal people, which shows an absurd insight from the point of view of hormone-driven guys. One would argue that the film cannot be taken seriously because it is presented grotesquely. But this is not so. The film shows some characters that are also found in reality, only in an exaggerated way.

What is the message behind it? What I understand at least.

It's normal to want to be immature and this can be for different reasons. On the one hand, because you haven't found yourself yet, on the other hand, because you had to grow up way too fast. Or even too little self-confidence and this is associated with fear to continue.

Then we were told in the same way that it's okay to make mistakes and no matter how stupid they may be, behind our backs are the right people.

Another part of the story is that people with poor backgrounds have it hard, not only do they grow up faster, but also have to give up their dreams most of the time to provide security for their loved ones.

The platonic relationship between the boys is very strong, although they don't know how to express their feelings, but when one of them is sad, all of them suffer and then they are unrestrained when it comes to showing their feelings openly.

They behave like little children because they have the soul of a child, at least in part because the other is perverted.

An authentic film that makes you laugh, but also makes your face contort in disgust. Funny, isn't it? But thus gives its own charisma.

This film is about three friends in their 20's, who are real losers. A lot of energy is there in the movie which makes it smooth to watch. Friendship is the key plot here, filled with comedy with a touch of romance. Amazing to watch with friends.

This is a funny clever movie about 3 friends of age twenty learning about life and love. Each faces different problems with their relationships. The humor is sharp and witty. Kim Woo Bin is good as the playboy. Junho is good as the one facing family financial problems. Kang Ha Neul is the college guy who falls for the wrong woman. Some may be put off by the explicit sexual references now and then but it's a refreshing change from the too PG dramas. After all movies are where they can let loose,

Look forward to more from this director / writer.