Sincerely Raunchy

Love Guide for Dumpees is a Korean movie about two people who are unceremoniously dumped by their true loves, who had to marry over an unplanned pregnancy. A teacher and a chef, the dumpees end up having a one night stand with near-tragic consequences (warning: the young lady makes a suicide attempt) before they become the unlikeliest of lovers. I've been hoping to watch this for a while now, but only just found it after a new search.

This is a very candid production about sex, with plenty of salty language and intimacy. The amount of all that actually startled me a little, because it's so much like Western movies that it doesn't even seem Korean. Yet I suppose that was the purpose. The actors do a very good job with handling what I'll guess were challenging roles, too. In spite of that, the relationship is almost endearing in its fervency, and how the romantic arch (yes, there is one) develops and plays out quite satisfying in the end.

I found this movie on Tubi, a free ad-supported movie and TV series platform that has just about every movie and series I've been looking to stream but couldn't find. Yes, there are plenty of commercials, but since Netflix does the same thing and I pay for that I'm considering giving up my account.

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