A short movie about a vmapire and a mortal, this one had an interesting concept at least. Though it didn't have much time to progress, the romance seemed to have potential. However, it was rushed. The story overall was fast paced, as they tried to pack too many elements in one plot. The atmosphere, however, was nicely presented and the performances were good from every actor and actress and, especially, from the leading lady, who was adorable overall and her acting was just what this character needed, as she could have easily went overboard. So, my final rating is four out of ten.
6 Reviews
An entertaining oddity
sleeping_tiger25 August 2019
It's a simple romantic-comedy-drama-fantasy movie. You have a beautiful vampire woman, a mortal young man, and the mortal young man's mortal mother, along with some mundane nuisances like trying to pay rent and earn a living. The humor was good, the romance was a bit underwhelming, but typical for a Korean drama. There were a few instances of fantasy elements peppered throughout the movie, which added essence to the movie itself. My complaint is it dragged at many points, even for a short movie (73 minutes). The movie wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either. Just above average. Also, there are two additional scenes during the credits.
Essentially just another romantic movie with a vampire layer added to it...
paul_haakonsen23 July 2020
I wasn't sure what to expect from this 2018 South Korean movie titled "Beautiful Vampire" from director Eunkyung Jung. But it being a South Korean movie was actually sufficient enough to make me want to watch it; and it happened to be a vampire movie too, so that was a plus.
So I sat down and watched the movie. And while the movie was watchable, it wasn't a particularly outstanding movie in the South Korean cinema. The storyline in the movie was just too linear and mundane. Essentially, it was just another romantic vampire movie; think in the lines of an Asian variation of "Twilight", except the roles are reversed.
The movie was actually quite nicely acted by the cast, and I was definitely impressed with the performance of Jung Yeon-joo (playing Ran). She really carried the movie with her performance; well, as was required because she was the one spending most time on the screen.
For a vampire movie, then "Beautiful Vampire" wasn't really a great movie. This is a movie that would appeal to late teens or young adults, I suppose - people that are just experiencing first love and such.
I must admit that the movie was a bit on the boring side for me. But I managed to sit through it to the end. However, I was only mildly entertained, because there wasn't actually a whole lot happening throughout the course of the story.
My rating of "Beautiful Vampire" is a mediocre five out of ten stars.
So I sat down and watched the movie. And while the movie was watchable, it wasn't a particularly outstanding movie in the South Korean cinema. The storyline in the movie was just too linear and mundane. Essentially, it was just another romantic vampire movie; think in the lines of an Asian variation of "Twilight", except the roles are reversed.
The movie was actually quite nicely acted by the cast, and I was definitely impressed with the performance of Jung Yeon-joo (playing Ran). She really carried the movie with her performance; well, as was required because she was the one spending most time on the screen.
For a vampire movie, then "Beautiful Vampire" wasn't really a great movie. This is a movie that would appeal to late teens or young adults, I suppose - people that are just experiencing first love and such.
I must admit that the movie was a bit on the boring side for me. But I managed to sit through it to the end. However, I was only mildly entertained, because there wasn't actually a whole lot happening throughout the course of the story.
My rating of "Beautiful Vampire" is a mediocre five out of ten stars.
A nice unusual movie
cordelialeite17 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Overall it was a nice movie. I liked a lot the use of sound effects from korean cartoons and games at the beginning. Writing information on screen is an innovative and good way to present useful info to user without having to show many scenes.
The beginning of the movie is specially beautiful and magic with some scenes being in slow motion and something usually trivial being shown in a new and exciting light.
The message it portrays is wonderful: being different is not being bad, we should endeavor to accept and embrace different people, with different looks and different ways of life.
It lacked an explanation as why that boy had the same scent as her old friend...And why the butcher helped the boy but not the girl (specially when she was a regular)?
But it was a nice experience. It opens your mind to the fact that there isn't only one right way to do things, movies included.
Kind of like slice of life
chinmayasami1 January 2022
A 6 for the Movie...
abynorml2919 May 2021
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