Gook

August. 18,2017      
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Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future.

Justin Chon as  Eli
David So as  Daniel
Curtiss Cook Jr. as  Keith
Natalie Sutherland as  Nurse Gianna
Isaiah Jarel as  Curtis

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Reviews

Alicia
2017/08/18

I love this movie so much

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TrueHello
2017/08/19

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Zandra
2017/08/20

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Raymond Sierra
2017/08/21

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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patricerashay
2017/08/22

This is a beautiful movie, filled with raw emotion. Everything about it was great: the story of two different families and how they clashed, the historical importance and how it affected them, the directing, the acting---everything. It was very artistic and maybe even experimental but the delivery was perfect. I laughed, I cried, I was excited and heartbroken. In the end, there is a powerful message.

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nocturneescape
2017/08/23

This movie Gook felt like some parts of it were unfinished. Being a huge fan of David So, I've followed this project since the beginning. The characters were all pretty solid. All of the actors in the movie felt like the roles were created just for them (In some cases like David So's they actually were!) Despite feeling like they took far too long to get to some points, the unexpected ending made up for it. I left the movie feeing like someone had kicked me in the heart.

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Mahendra Vishwakarma
2017/08/24

Racial discrimination is a dark and sensitive topic. The movie is about the same faced by Korean origins living in states. A African American girl living in a shady neighborhood is emotionally attached to Korean friends and thinks of them as family. The girl's family are hostile against the Korean guys. The movie revolves around day today difficulties & racial abuse faced by them by different origin of Americans. The struggle of the Korean guys and black girl has been nicely portrayed. The ending of the movie is dark.

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emperoryad
2017/08/25

Very good movie, never boring, hit on all the emotions. Unique storytelling you'll see when you watch the movie. Good acting by the main actors and actresses in the movie. Nice to see a story from the eyes of a person who knows about it and was there. Like the profound ending too, but won't give too much about that.

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