Good Friends

by thes on May 31, 2021

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Title : Good Friends / Confession

Runtime : 114 minutes

Genre : Drama, Crime

Country / Language : South Korea / Korean

Released year : 2014

Director : Lee Do Yoon

Writer : Lee Do Yoon

Cast : Ji Sung, Ju Ji Hoon, Lee Kwang Soo

Plot :

Three men, Hyun Tae, In Chul and Min Soo have been friends since their high school days. Their friendship continue until they are in the adulthood. One day, In Chul met Hyun Tae's mother who ran an arcade business. His mother signed an insurance policy for fire with In Chul. To get the insurance, they are scheming an incidence. In Chul asked for Min Soo's help and claim it for everyone's good. Things take turns when Hyun Tae's father suddenly showed up. In Chul who was baffled that their plan went awry, begin to burn down the building and bring Min Soo out. The two friends hide the truth from Hyun Tae but Hyun Tae is seeking for justice for his dead mother.

SPOILER ALERT

The beginning of this movie is when the three friends are back in their high school days. They went to mountain climbing instead of attending their graduation. This already caught attention as Min Soo got injured and it starts to snow. When In Chul left them at the abandon house to get help, I honestly thought he left them. But that was not the case and their friendship continued until they are adult.

I love how the three of them have a totally different personality but still managed to keep their friendship going. Hyun Tae is gentle and have a strong principle, In Chul is harsh but mean well (except he always help his client to get the insurance money) and Min Soo is a bit on the dumb side. The chemistry between the actors are undeniable and I really love how they played out their character.

The moment In Chul make plans with Hyun Tae's mother, that's the moment their friendship started to go downhill. I don't know who to blame. Should I blame Hyun Tae's mother for being greedy for insurance claim? Or should I blame In Chul for agreeing to help her? Whoever it was wrong definitely helped the drama in the plot.

After that faithful night, Min Soo who was filled with guilt wanted to confess but In Chul doesn't agree. He don't want to ruin their friendship, even though he knew it was over the moment he went through with the plan. It was an emotional ride for me. Knowing Hyun Tae will found out that his own close friend had killed his mother and make his father fell into coma, knowing that Min Soo had to pretend that nothing was wrong, knowing that In Chul doesn't for things to fall apart and trying his best to fix things up. Especially when there's involvement from the loan shark, insurance investigator and the police. Things are a little messy but that's how life is. And not to mention the misunderstanding Hyun Tae had towards In Chul since the day at the mountain was never cleared up.

I am extremely sad how this three friends fall apart. This movie is great and if you are planning to watch it, maybe, prepared for some tissues.