A Love to Kill

이 죽일 놈의 사랑 ‧ Drama ‧ 2005
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4 people found this review helpful
Jun 6, 2013
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
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This drama is one of my favourites of all times. The cast is great, the music is great, and the story is outstanding. When I finished watching it for the first time, the first thing I wanted was to watch it again to catch everything I had missed.

If you're familiar with Shakespeare's work, you will definitely see similarities in this drama. I don't want to post any spoilers, but you can read more about that here: http://dawnoftheidols.wordpress.com/2013/06/06/review-a-love-to-kill/

All in all, this is very good drama: if you like well-rounded stories, you should definitely give this one a shot.

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WonByungHoon
4 people found this review helpful
May 11, 2013
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
seriously, this was just so hopelessly hopeless romantic. shin min ah is so beautiful and my fkn rain jinjjaaa. the beginning of the show was great when rain was the bodyguard and in revenge mode. several kiss scenes which i spazzed about. after that it just got dragy when she found out what rain was doin. shin cried every last bit she was on screen and fell down and fainted and all that hopelesness. i was gettin tired and wanted to forward through all the sad moments. that is why i cant give it any higher points. mi sook and da jeong were great side actors and made it interesting. the very last bit of the show was just ridiculous, i wanted to scream and throw my pc coz we were left hanging. i cant even say what it is but seriously how could they. its not funny to do that. so wot happened to the two!!!!!!!

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Pixiwaifu
3 people found this review helpful
Feb 22, 2013
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This probably wasn't the first "serious" kdrama I'd ever watched, but honestly after I finished it I really felt like it was. Like all the light, fluffy dramas I'd seen before couldn't compare to the heart-wrenching and gut-twisting feelings this drama gave me. It was amazing. This was not the beginning of my Rain obsession, but it definitely didn't help it. One of my first real revenge-love dramas and still the best.
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Dramalover55
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 13, 2011
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
A Love to Kill. The title says it all, this drama is where the love between 2 people is so deep and passionate that they are willing to do anything for each other. This is the feeling that you will get when you watch this Drama. This Drama is something that you will love to watch. I guarantee.

Some things that i Liked:

- Everything - the Actors were amazing (especially Rain), the music is amazing and the vibe just sets the right mood for the scenes in this drama.

- The story is amazing, being a romance drama, its even more than that. This Drama has more to offer than you can expect.

Some things that i hated:

-nothing



This Drama is just really amazing. You have to watch it to understand. Everything about this drama (acting, story, Music) is brilliant. I personally watched this Drama 3 times ^.^

This Drama is one that I recommend to everyone!


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LMitsuki
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 14, 2012
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
I missed those dramas that had a beginning, a middle and an end. This one had it, at least until the last three episodes.

Anyway, it is a good drama. It starts smoothly, just later it gets addictive. The actors have chemistry, and I have to admit Rain surprised me with his acting. 'Full House' was a complete disaster, but in this one he was really awesome.

The characters were great, even though I wish they made them less confusing. We almost never knew what the main guy was thinking, if it was revenge or love, nothing at all.... But somehow it gave us suspense.

I always thought this would be a really sad drama, but now I realised it's not. It's just dramatic, but also romantic.

This drama would have been perfect if it ended some episodes before, from my point of view, but it's a nice drama!

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carling5
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 27, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Anyone who says Bi (Rain) is not a great actor is out of their freaking mind. This story and Rain's range of emotion are powerful and unforgettable. It's rare for a drama to hook me within its opening scene (Empress Ki and The Legend Four Gods are the two others), but the cinematography and music pull you in and you just know you're in for an emotional ride. A Love to Kill is soooooo special because it had the stones to really 'go there'. Rain really 'went there' as an actor. No pride, no shame, no vanity. This is why his performance is just epic. I am a firm believer that many people do not give A Love to Kill the 10+ rating it deserves because of the ending, which I loved. IMO, the ending was like a fairy tale and completely true to the previous 15 episodes of this drama. Anything else would have been a cop out. A Love to Kill is bittersweet love and raw emotion done 100% right. It is the first drama that I FELT to the bone and remains one of my top 5 dramas of all time. Truly one of the greats.

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ASTER
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 27, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
i regret to not watch earlier but its says late is better than never its classic drama still it have fresh feeling after 13 yrs of drama

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STORY
story is really great i never expected that it took my heart and make me smile with tear eyes it hook me from episode one i didn't skip a sec of drama till i found epi 12 from here i thought that i should skip or drop it story is going wrong way thank god i didn't skip/drop it till end of drama other wise i regretted it the mention epi is also worth to watch cause before and after it make worth

love is painful when comes to love became hatred or hatred became love or guilt in love that time people find themselves breathless

CHARACTER
2nd ML try to impose himself to FL basically its force love and ML try to get revenge from FL or can say revenge love this is my 1st show and as well as unique show where both ML approach FL as a same time for not only for soft love but to satisfy itself and both end up to fall for her both ML have gray character but not as much dark to hate them from start to end i love both ML even for 1 sec i didn't think to hate them there is love revenge guilt jealousy respect every emotion are convey in their manner in right time and for FL her character match to real world

RECOMMENDATION
YES : if you really believe in love then watch it i'm sure once you watch you're not enough to watch for once
NO : for those who don't believe in love stories or expecting action or some kind of practical things , it is story you need to left your logic/practicality and lost themselves in show

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Shyra46
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 27, 2013
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
Just so you know this was my first korean drama of all time. Since then (6 and half years ago) I didn't stop watching them, so you can guess how good this is.

When I watched I didn't know who any of the actors were (not even Rain), but I must say I fell in love with all of them almost instantly. Shin Min Ah is actually my favourite korean actress so...

This drama is so intense. The story and the drama in it are very korean, a tragic story that envolves love and family. Even though I never cried seeing this drama it has a very emotional side. Lifes of people that connect to each other in very tragic ways.

I loved the romance in this drama (Rain and Shin Min Ah have great chemistry), and it's a real love story like no other. The power of forgiveness, of letting go of the past and above all love.

Kim Young Jae was really amazing here too. Even today he has made one of the best performances I've seen (I find it a pity he didn't was so good in others works I've seen with him).

You definitly must watch this. Even though it may be a little sad, it will leave you with a great feeling (at least it did to me).

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Emma Popescu
1 people found this review helpful
Mar 25, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.5
This drama is truly a classic. The music was mesmerizing, absolutely superb, and it was the first time I ever saw Shin Min Ah and since then, I have watched everything from her. However, even if she does a great job, she is not the one to steal the show. The part that Rain did... was an award winning one. He completely surpassed all my expectations, I have never seen a more engaging and emotional act from a Korean actor.. I really felt the urge to applaud him for one of the best acting scenes I have ever seen. Even though I have seen this series 12 years ago... it's still present in my heart. The story was a tragedy, dramatic and sad but filled with hope, emotion and second chances. One of the best dramas I have seen, hands down. I didn't enjoy the ending, but I understood it. I really recommend this story to anyone, it's a life lesson!

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BitterSweetStunner
1 people found this review helpful
Jun 13, 2012
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.0
A drama I've wanted to see for a long time - so I just finished it.
I must say that I expected something more - maybe because so many people recommended me to watch it and I expected a really good cry.

I didn't cry - this drama was just depressing. It was really sad - but maybe the reason is in me that I didn't cry - not in this drama.. I don't know. I expected a good cry, but I didn't get it.
I'm suspect that the reason mught be that I knew what was going to happen in the end. I accidentally read a comment as I was looking for a soundtrack. SUGGESTION - DON'T FIND OUT HOW IT ENDS BEFORE YOU REACH THERE !!

Acting was superb! This depression and sadness was so believable that I almost became depressed.
I really becan to love those actors as I wached this drama. At the beginning I was a little dissapointed as they weren't what I expected but throughout the story they became the best.

I love this sad tango in the background. The music was great!

But this drama won't get more than 8, because even though it was a good drama in a unique way, it wasn't exactly what I expected or had wished for. Maybe I'm just not into sad dramas as I thought I might be...
(It was addictive for sure - like any other drama - that's why I finished it)
Anyways, if your into sad dramas - you've found something precious - go ahead and enjoy !

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The Watcher 7305
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 8, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
I've just finished watch this drama today 09/08 at 19:50... and it make my heart broken so much!
I download it's for like 3-4 weeks ago but i start watching it at this morning...
I watch it just a 9 episode first and it's already feels so heavy for me, the problem of the story is about revenge...
about some Love and Hate thing... but i still need to finish it, right? so after 4-5 hours i watch it again....

THIS ONE!!! it's just a WOW old korean drama revenge story cliche, like any others 2000's korean drama revenge story.
BUT WHY?? why it still make my heart broken...?

There are a few minus points I want to mention, like :
* What happen with Han Da Jung back story? I think that is less explained in more detail
* I know that this is a 2005 korean drama, but i think the camera works is so lame... (sorry bout that)

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silvana
1 people found this review helpful
Dec 4, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
This was my first kdrama I'd ever watched. While searching some videos on youtube i found this kdrama and i started watching, since then i'm a huge fan of kdramas.
I love romances and melodramatic stuff and this had the right amount of it.
It is a really sad story with bits of passion, crime, love, suffering, revenge, repentance, compassion...was such a mixture of feelings!
The scenes were so well done, the actors had such a great chemistry...and had that feeling of realness, not just the lovey-dovey stuff but also all the pain that we all have in life was present.
Great!

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