Love and Leashes (2022) User Reviews

Started off really good

[blebbe · 7/10 · 14 February 2022]

This movie started off really good, the humor was great and the pace was perfect. Although towards the end it started to feel a little rushed and the quality of the humor started to decline as well. But other than that this was still a rather entertaining movie!

Love And Fantasy

[IPyaarCinema · 6/10 · 3 March 2022]

Review By Kamal K

Love and Leashes are definitely entertaining! It's fun to watch. Crazy good chemistry between Seohyun and Lee Jun-Young. The concept of BDSM and love was detailed. Even though BDSM was well explained and how it feels like to have a fetish and be accepted was well detailed, there was something lacking! There could have been more depth to it.

A brave movie

[olcayozfirat · 7/10 · 7 May 2022]

It is a romantic genre movie with bdsm sauce, originating in Korea, made in 2022. A young man appointed as the manager of a company attracts the attention of a woman in the company. The man, on the other hand, is looking for an owner with whom he can live the bdsm-style life. The names of these two are very similar to each other. The cargo that comes to the man is given to the woman. When the man hears this, the woman tries to catch up without opening the cargo box, but she is late. A collar comes out of the cargo. In the future, the man opens his feelings to the woman and they start this business in the softest way as if they are playing a game. I liked it because it includes foot and shoe fetish elements from time to time. Of course, I can not pass without saying that it is +18.

Tone down its sexual tendencies

[witra_as · 7/10 · 4 March 2022]

Despite few setbacks, still a unique romantic comedy in office environment. Park Hyeon-jin tried to tone down its sexual tendencies through some cute kinky moments. Seohyun & Joon-young took their roles seriously as dom and sub couple.

Sexual Education & Product Placement

[AppleEye2U · 6/10 · 13 February 2022]

Always eager to watch some romcom that test a few boundaries I watched Love and Leashes until the very end. I saw the FL/ML frolicking on a comfy bed; she with Timotei wavy hair, he with a cutie pie smile on his face uttering "Saranghaeyo Ju-in", and I just sat there on my couch, thinking WHAT?!

Story

I thought I was going to see an office romcom with two colleagues exploring their sexual wishes. A BDSM version of the wonderful Korean phonesex romcom Whatcha' Wearin? (2012). A Korean edition with a few laughs on the hierarchy in Korean society, the perfect breeding ground for humiliation kinks, but what I saw was a sexual education class; a BDSM kiddy version with commercial incentives. This time no rings, shoes or designer bags, but collars, dildos, candles, leashes. I do admire the Korean business attitude, but really, I expected less toys, more arthouse, and creative kinkiness.

The Good

Love & Leashes isn't a BDSM romcom, it's a warm and sweet opinion on sexual self-exploration. Ji-woo does research on the internet, and the audience looks over the shoulder. Kinks are explained in voice-overs, distinctions are made between BD and SM play, we see the use of safe words, aftercare, and the whole shebang.

The Bad

What I personally wanted to see though, is the BDSM psychology. What makes it good to feel pain, why do people love to bound someone literally, is BDSM in our nature or is it nurture? There were some hints to the answers, but not much, and not really funny.

Overall

BDSM can be interpreted in romcom style, and there are good examples from more than 20 years ago. Try Pedro Almodóvar's "Tie me Up! Tie Me Down" (1989) with young Antonio Banderas; or Secretary (UK 2002). The only newness I could find in Love and Leashes was that it is Korean, with product placements in style.

Good, informative, amusing, but still unsatisfied.

[shafiraalicia · 6/10 · 12 February 2022]

I'm pretty bad at making paragraph so I'm just gonna make a few points(the good and the bad) here.

1) the acting was still off 2) very informative sex education, and the importance of respecting other's preferences so good moral value.

3) the scriptwriting was somehow still 'stiff' 4) fun to watch the chronicles, but the humor imo was still pretty weak or it's just doesn't reach my taste.

5) basic korean film "unrealistic coincidence" plot.

Anyway, maybe this is a good start for korean filmographies to be more open to genre like this. Since i know korea is still taboo about this material. I hope k-erotics will be better and wilder in the future tho.

Pretty Fun and Very Tame

[rubenstannard · 5/10 · 1 July 2022]

The film's a lot more innocent than you might expect going into it, for better or worse depending on what you wanted... It's a pretty entertaining film, cute moments, some cute characters, and a decent plot (if a little rushed in the third act in my opinion). The themes and messages it explores are heavy-handed but nonetheless positive, and it shines a good light on this sort of relationship. It was pretty fun, not bad or amazingly good; there's not a lot to say about it. It was cute to watch with my girlfriend...

Very accurate BDSM movie

[thegamerbb · 9/10 · 13 February 2022]

This is probably the most accurate BDSM movie I've ever seen.

It's not cringe and toxic like Fifty Shades of Grey, which is actually a movie about abuse disguised as a fetish. Love and Leashes really shows the reality of the BDSM community in a light, educational and sensual way.

The film precisely explains the meaning of various terms like SSC, D/s, S/M... Shows various fetishes like wax play, trampling, humiliation play, pet play, shibari... Shows problems encountered by BDSM people as creepy abusers wanting to infiltrate BDSM, intolerant and conservative people discriminating against sexual freedom...

If you want to learn more about the BDSM world, this is the best movie for that.

Love and Leashes (2022)

[thecinephilereviews · 7/10 · 2 April 2023]

Based on the web-comic 'Moral Sense' written by Gyeoul. Seohyun and Lee Jun-young are paired in this delightful feature about a young man, Jihoo, who has BDSM desires and a co-worker, Jiwoo, who discovers his secret and contractually becomes his master over a three-month period. Intrigued by the premise. I was open to exploring this storyline when I had the opportunity and I was personally not disappointed with the outcome as my expectations were exceeded. The amount of chemistry the duo had on-screen was my favorite aspect of the film as the dominant and submissive role playing performed by Seohyun and Lee Jun-young was not only convincing but thoroughly entertaining to watch. The audience can clearly tell the cast members were having a blast through their performances. BDSM is showcased in a positive light and perfectly explained throughout the duration of the film. Specifically the relationship between dom and sub, warning viewers about predators and fake BDSMers, all without the use of nudity or explicit scenes. Making the concept educational and easy-to-follow for those who aren't familiar with a topic that is considered "taboo" amongst our society. The overall message that I gained from this release is that we will all have interests that will be controversial to others. At the end of the day, we are all human. Rather than demonizing someone for their differences. It's important to accept each other as we, which will ultimately help people accept themselves. This was a beautiful message conveyed to the viewer. Love and Leashes has to be one of my favorite romance stories of 2022 due to the amount of charm that it contains. With exceptional comedic-timing that makes the audience laugh-out-loud during scenes because of the precarious situations Jihoo and Jiwoo find themselves in. One of the sexiest films that we have received in quite some time. A guilty pleasure of mine.

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It's not my type of movie

[Misss25 · 4/10 · 12 February 2022]

I got to know about the term BDSM. Before watching this movie, I had no clue about it. For me it was creepy movie, but not that bad at all. Everyone has their own taste. Maybe it is not my type of movie. However,I love the movie's the ending.

More innocent than you might expect

[crewbie · 8/10 · 11 February 2022]

More innocent than you might expect from the description, this is a film about understanding and respecting your partner, as well as withholding judgment of others. A generally playful tone, good acting, and interesting characters are all pluses here.

PG means PG

[phd_travel · 6/10 · 9 March 2022]

Going into this movie it was expected this would be less explicit more romantic K version take on a 50 shades topic. And it was comic and sweeter with a message about people being allowed their own private fantasy lives and yet still be normal people. The reveal to the office felt contrived. It's good when K movies push boundaries and covers different subject matter. Don't expect too sensational a movie and it's okay. The cast is okay fairly charming for a risque topic.

to creepy

[backnblack-06123 · 5/10 · 11 February 2022]

It was a tough subject for Korea to take on and make it watchable with all the issue that come with this and they failed to make it watchable. The barking really was a bad choice not sure thats even a part of this ritual.

OK but...

[bethcrim-03260 · 6/10 · 6 May 2022]

I didn't DISLIKE it so much as finding the pacing just too slow. Too many scenes felt like just too many scenes. I respect that they were going for and it's a sweet BDSM movie. Unfortunately I got bored and turned it off.

BDSM infomercial

[alaningle7 · 6/10 · 20 February 2022]

A new office worker who was rejected by his last girlfriend for being a pervert starts a master servant relationship with his coworker. The movie gives an oversight into the world of BDSM with a story mainly about the lead female initially being uncomfortable with the experience but slowly growing into her role. There is a voiceover explaining the terminology but as the movie concentrates on this aspect and there is no real character development I just found it not that interesting. Actors put in reasonable performances with the odd amusing moment.

Not what I expected

[An-Be_E · 6/10 · 12 February 2022]

I honestly thought it would be more sex, but it was nice to see non-sexual bdsm. I hadn't thought much about it before.

It was fun and i love the characters, but the barking got too much for me.

All i know of bdsm is from fiction, so I expected more. Like more clearer rules and them talking about what they like and dislike. The line between privat and work got too blurry, tho that may be a part of the story line.

I had higher expectations and felt it was too messy. Still an enjoyable movie.

Potential wasted

[bloomquick · 3/10 · 13 February 2022]

Had high expectations but fizzles out. Interesting start, hazy middle and a rushed ending. This is just lazy writing. There's no clear explanation on the male leads past or the heroine's intent. Ok, so she searches for answers online and executes them to the T, but when it comes to thinking on her own she is absolutely lost. Similarly the writers story telling quality. Did you just want to create a demo for bdsm ? Where is the story?

BDSM with comedy and thoughtfullness.

[priyagoswami-94472 · 9/10 · 23 February 2022]

I like how it started and the way it ended. Comic timing was good. I like how the movie wanted to potray the feelings of person doing this type of sexual activity. Story is good but it could be better. Otherwise, good movie to watch.

Okay..???

[cc0077 · 6/10 · 19 February 2022]

I started watching this movie because I was so curious since it's really rare to see movies like this published in Korea. I wouldn't say the movie was that bad but some scenes were a bit hard(?) to watch. I'm not saying it was disturbing but somewhat idk (it was like watching something I wasn't supposed to watch..????). Anyways, I LOVED Jiwoo though (wouldn't have watched the movie if it wasn't for her).

Waste of time

[nazmul399 · 4/10 · 12 February 2022]

The Story Writer doesn't seem to know what he thinks when writing the story. They didn't maintain standard quality let alone perfection. Don't watch this if value your time.

I can't believe the Webtoon I read during the start of lockdown became a kdrama!

[Irishchatter · 8/10 · 12 February 2022]

Honestly guys, this would really put 50 shades of Grey in the corner because let's be real, we all know how crap it was and we need to replace it, this is the better replacement. I really thought the actors were just great, Seo Hyun and Lee Jun Young literally looked like the characters from the Webtoon like their performance were *chef kiss". I really wanted more of the sexual scenes man but there ya go!

Y'all should check out the Webtoon, this kdrama or both, it's just fabulous 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

lack of expression

[chuanh-57553 · 6/10 · 14 February 2022]

I think this film will be very good if the director reduced the amount of time for character love building. I don't see the stigma of supporting characters and .anti- social prejudices are not clear and the main character seems to have accepted evryone's opinion But I fell satisfied with the acting of the 2 actors.this film is almost like 50 shades of grey but fewer hot scene.

Alot of emasculated nonsense

[latinfineart · 4/10 · 14 February 2022]

As is typical of an American film studio, the woman has to come out on top, or in this case, be the one inflicting the beating. Weak. Very weak. The story was soft, there was not much there, there as usual was a pathological fear of nudity, even though it was a modestly sexual theme.

Overall, not much here. It did not explore S & M in any meaningful way. Kind of a PG version of a theme.

Love is pain

[kosmasp · 7/10 · 11 June 2022]

Well not always - but in this case it does. Actually I have not seen the Webtoon series this is based on. But I can imagine - and while there is a sexual undertone here, do not expect this to actually be sexual. Well unless seeing a dominatrix and someone who actually wants to be punished and you know ... called things, is something you find enticing ... and makes you ... feel things, erotically speaking.

Not really my cup of tea to say the least, still the movie is fun and the characters really are well played and portrayed. So even if like me, you are not familiar with that world (or really understand why someone would want to be ridiculed like that), the characters are going to take you to that place. Because they do not seem to know the rules themselves ... if there are any that are written in stone that is. This is way better than at least the first shades of grey movie was ... and it doesn't even need nudity to get there (no pun intended)

Educational and fun

[zosinek-29388 · 7/10 · 11 September 2022]

I think the movie was petty good.

It was fun to watch because it was funny and interesting, but what i liked the most is how it portrayed a pretty tabu and "heavy" topic in such a lighthearted way.

The BDSM scenes aren't to to sexual wich is really nice. It educates the watcher about BDSM, the relationship between dom and sub and warns the watcher that their are a lot of predators and to always be careful and aware of fakes. The movie does it in such a fun way i would recommend it to everyone.

You could definitely argue about the plot because its not the best and the storyline as well. The movie is definitely enjoyable but there could be more.. But i would still say that it's better than the most rom-coms where the characters fall in love in one day.. I would say that what happens COULD be considered realistic.

So yeah definitely recommend :)