The editing for the film will maybe annoy some with its fast cuts and transitions, as some sequences make the subtitles a little too quick, but the humour and camaraderie in the film does not need translating. The only role that could have been more substantial was that of Soo Young, the bodyguard, but his comic timing and clumsiness are endearing and well played. His flirtatious nature with Jin Hyeok is fun to watch as is his friendship with his boxer apprentice Ki Beom. Kim Jae Wook is very convincing in the role of the ‘devilish gay’, not an exaggerated camp like you might think either, but charming, gentle and a touch feminine. The ambiguity of his character’s preferences is dealt with very well, and he seems relaxed and natural in the role. Director Min brings out the best in the actors, Joo Ji Hoon doing far better in this role than the more reserved drama ones chosen previously.
The mystery, thriller and a touch of horror that reveals itself through the story gives the film weight and focus, and stops it from being just a fluffy nothing. Director Min Kyu-Dong ( Momento Mori) does a really skillful job that allows the viewer to enjoy each arc like a layer, the cute outer sugar of handsome guys, delectable-looking cake, fun musical sequences and then the bittersweet history of each man. Manga novels are well known for having many story arcs so bringing one to the big screen is always going to be a challenge. And with the arrival of Min Seon Woo’s former lover Jean-Baptise (Andy Gillet), will it all fall apart? With the addition of an ex-boxer (Yoo Ah In) with a sweet tooth to the team followed by a clumsy bodyguard (Choi Ji Ho), their reputation spreads, but Jin Hyuk is not all he seems. But he feels he can work with Jin Hyuk who has been the only man to reject him.
Min Seon Woo – a gay man with ‘demonic charm’ – has a bad working history as all men, gay or straight, fall for him. It was invited to the Berlin film festival for the culinary non competition section and Joo JiHoon won the Baek-san award for his role as Jin Hyuk, a very eligible bachelor who sets up and runs a bakery in his home town, employing Min Seon Woo (Kim Jae Wook), a former school mate, to create the delicious cakes he oddly enough has no liking for. Saharial samples the delights of Antique, described as “entertaining and fabulously fruity” by one reviewerīased closely on the 2002 Yaoi manga Antique Bakery (西洋 骨董 洋菓子店, Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten, “Western Antique Cake-Shop”) by Fumi Yoshinaga, the Korean adaptation broke through the million mark of legitimate viewers three weeks after opening.
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