Midnight Runners (청년경찰) (2017)

Midnight Runners (청년경찰) was Kang Ha Neul's last movie before he enlisted, so in some hedonistic ways, I felt obligated to watch this movie. Well, I guess it was more to fangirl in me that pushed me to watch this movie cause you should know by now that #kanghaneulmydreamoppa

Snippet of the movie (From Wikipedia)

The story is about two Korean National Police University students, Ki-joon (Park Seo Joon) and Hee-yeol (Kang Ha Neul), who witness a kidnapping and track it down. When the authorities reach a dead end due to lack of evidence and frustrating bureaucratic obstacles, they decide to embark on their own amateur investigation, which gets them into all sorts of hilarious troubles.

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My thoughts

Firstly, I watched this movie solely because of Kang Ha Neul (강하늘) so I was ready to be biased and say all the good stuff. Plus, I read a few reviews raving about how good this movie was so I was prepared for the goodness called this movie. But sadly, this movie fell short of my expectations, not that I have high expectations of this movie, anyway. I think this movie was still fun and entertaining and I enjoyed it but something was definitely missing and I had no idea what.


Having said that, I had a good laugh during a few (okay, more to many) scenes. Both Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul were endearingly hilarious and may I say, dumb in most scenes that you can't help but laugh and grin at and with them. A few scenes really tickled my heart that I did not mind to keep rewatching those said scenes. But, a few scenes were utterly ridiculous and made me laugh at myself and question myself "Why am I watching this?" or "Why am I laughing at these ridiculous jokes/dialogues/scenes?". Joke on me, ha!

I also liked how well Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul's characters complemented each other. #bromancegamestrong While I liked Kang Ha Neul being a nerd (or maybe bookworm is the more appropriate term for his character), I did not really fancy Park Seo Joon being a somewhat fool. But together, they had a synergy and made me love them both. Anyway, each to their opinion, right :)

Though it fell short of my expectations, I still recommend this movie if you're looking for something light, fun, and entertaining. And, it does not hurt to have two heartthrobs as the main leads, right :p