This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
Chi-Soo is orphan who is regularly bullied in school for being gay. During one of these beatings he is saved by a famous gangsta named ‘Black Rose’. In return for his help, Chi-Soo is loyal to Black Rose and is trained to become an exceptionally skilled hitman. Now adult Chi-Soo secretly writes a fiction online, under the alias Flying Dagger and has a huge fan in Gi-Tae (also known as Wild Dog). When finally the two meet, despite their opposing personalities, sparks fly and soon they start dating. But soon we are told that Gi-Tae is also hiding a secret and is on a mission of actually killing Chi-Soo. Eventually, ‘Flying Dagger’ and ‘Wild Dog’ reveal their secret identities to each other during the fight led by their bosses. They run into danger as gangsters brand them as traitors. Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?
The film was quite nice and different but full of plot holes if you start to dig in. Does Gi-Tae meet him as part of the plan, or does his mission happen after being in relationship? Also, why was Chi-Sow's adopted father so against him dating a boy. And what happened to the guy who had hired Gi-Tae. He is still out there by the end of film and so is the adopted father. He is just beaten in a fight. (Unless the makers wanted to leave scope for a sequel at some point). The plot twist does come as a surprise, but I wish it was explained better on how's and why's. We don't get to see any background of Gi-Tae, so its more of a what! than a wow! When the twist happens. The production quality is good and so is acting and chemistry between two men. And wow!, we finally get to see some good man to man kissing not that fluffy peck on the lips kind of thing. The gang father was a bit dramatic for no reason, but who cares. Gi-Tae's sister was so sweet and her support for her brother Brough smile to my face.
The film is barely 75 minutes long, so it a very easy watch. A beautiful action-romance gay drama with some good chemistry and acting, I definitely recommend this one. (7/10)
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As you said there are plot holes and I also didn't really understand if the guys met before everything or not. And black rose wanting to fight the flying dagger alone... Seriously, he is your best killer, defeated all the clan and you expect to be stronger than him without a gun?!
Still, such a nice watch, I hope they'll do more mature quality BL like that!