The overall acting was pretty good, specially de FL and her loathsome behaviour and the others support actors.
I'm a fan of Kugimiya's and his acting, but for some reason (for me at least) he doesn't fit for this role, as if something is missing or like he isn't "mysterious" enough. I don't know how to explain clearly.
The "special" shots at the end of each episode were a funny surprise, don't miss then.
Overall, was very close to the original.
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A competent remake
This remake was quite well done. The budget was clearly high because the set was reproduced very accurately (the two lead's apartments) and wardrobe was also good.The success of this remake is due to the fact that they remained true to the original story, despite the lengthy supporting cast's scenes. The story was faithfully reproduced.
The acting is great especially the two main leads. Hats off to Matt and Nadech they were captivating; in my personal opinion the female lead's performance had a slight edge over the male lead, she was comical and poignant and straddled the two expertly. Nadech gave a great performance but I just found his expressions one dimensional, he lacked nuance especially when expressing pain and the anguish of finding Falada when his departure is imminent.
The supporting cast brought in the Thai flavour.
The music was not great, the background music was typical loud, overdone and insistent, the one ballad was tolerable.
Overall I enjoyed watching it, but if I ever rewatch this story it will be the Korean version.
8 out of 10
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Good drama
This drama's story is good written. Love the chemistry between the main character. The lead male and female looks to have good chemistry and the character they portray also well design, make it looks like real character. For the villain lead (mek) I think the actor he is quite good but doesnt look cruel enough. For mork I think this character is too much drama and not well written. But the actor acting quite well. Really good drama to watch. I suggest that this drama should end with both of the character to get married because I prefer a happy ending story this drama is ending with twisted ending but a but uncertain. I prefer if the drama ended with both of them married or go to the main male lead home or another planet.Was this review helpful to you?
Entertaining
1. Of all the women our brilliant alien friend met in 400 years, a shallow, scatterbrained, selfish, vain narcissist was the ONE? Well, OK. She was a babe, no doubt about it. It would be nice if there was some explanation for it–other than hormones.2. Why do they keep talking about this dude’s original home as a“star”? Unless he can withstand temperatures of one million degrees F (or more)--to say nothing of the crushing gravity--my guess is that he comes from a planet, not a star.
3. In one episode Do Min-jun points to a bright point in the sky, obviously a “star,”and tells his startled Joseon acquaintance, “That’s where I come from.” Later, he tells Song-Yi who wants to know the same thing, “You can’t see it from here.” Which is it?
In one of the first episodes we hear that he comes from “another galaxy.” But any other galaxy, especially Andromeda our largest neighbor which is 2.5 million light years away, would look like a smudge in the sky, not a star.
4. Not to go all nerdy here, but there are some other problems too. Hey, Korean movie makers, get a science advisor.
5. Dangling plot points. What did the young girl who looked like Song-Yi, the one he met when he first came to Earth, have to do with anything? She’s totally irrelevant to the plot.
What I liked:
1. I thought this series was very funny in places. Often the humor in Korean Dramas doesn’t work for Americans. This series was an exception.
2. I came to like Song-Yi much, much more toward the end. She showed some really likeable characteristics. Loved her honesty and sensitivity.
3. I’ve seen reviews that were critical of Kim Soo-hyun’s acting in this drama–but I thought he was absolutely great. It’s true he was poker faced in most scenes, but he somehow communicated deceit, tenderness, anger, confusion, disdain, and a host of other emotions. And he did it all with an almost imperceptible change of expression.
4. The compositions of the various settings and the wardrobe choices were exquisitely done. That library in Do Min-joon’s house was to die for.
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