It’s a rather vanilla BDSM movie that doesn’t take the ultimate leap of faith and stays in safer waters. It’s entertaining to watch though if you want something to relieve your stress.

Hidden amongst the novelty is a genuine message of accepting oneself no matter what others may think, as well as a reasonably fair statement that if you find the right person, it may be worth “flipping your life upside down.”

There are funny and light-hearted moments between them, and the situations that they get themselves into are hilariously ludicrous at times.

In many ways, Love and Leashes is progressive for Korea, as this film features a submissive man wanting a dominant woman master (but not a "dominatrix" exactly).