antique

my first korean movie from 2 years ago (i'm more of a japanese movie lover).
everything was random about it.
starting from the process to the movie itself.

i was working on a class project with this girl i actually don't usually hang out with.
stayed until 2am with some korean karaoke contest yang ngaco banget dengan tingkat absurditas yang meledak to keep us company.
intrigued, i decided to raid her dvd collection and found this movie, hoping to watch some light sappy cringe-worthy love story that i'd turn off in the first 15 minutes.....and today was my third time watching it.

this movie is SO GOOD.

i guess it's because of the whole unexpectedness of the movie.
i've read a couple of reviews mentioning that even watching the trailer still caught them off-guard.

it's basically about a guy who opens a cake shop and hires a gay baker, an ex-boxer with a major sweet-tooth, and his old bodyguard (oh, and i just found out that it's actually an adaptation from a Japanese Manga)
too sum it up, i'm just going to jot down some reviews i thought were spot on in describing this movie as a whole:

"First of all this movie is hard to be "labeled" under a specific category. It's not really a fluffy comedy as the trailer might suggests as it has a thriller element, it's not really a gay movie as the main character is a straight male. However what I do know is that Antique is surprisingly good and leaves a sweet aftertaste."

--a reviewer, imdb.com

"...and I think the juxtaposition of comedy and darkness of the plot is what makes this film particularly striking to me."

--...oh crap i forgot to copy the link from this blog i found.