Vincenzo

~Loved the first half of the show, it dragged on in the second half only to gain amazing pace towards the third half
~Stellar acting by the four main leads but I was rather disappointed with the over-the-top unrealistic and random characterization of the Guemga Plaza residents. It wasn’t my kind of humor after a few episodes to be exact. Most of the latter was just fillers for the second half.
~The lead actors were just too good for the mediocre scripting and the writing went from dark comedy to illogical & absurd especially given how the show had a strong forte in villains.
~The depiction of the gay character and slight homophobia also left a bad taste in my mouth for a show as big as Vincenzo
~All in all, Hong Cha Young is now one of my favorite kickass female heroines in kdramaland, Chachenzo -my favorite crime law pairing and Han Seok one of the craziest villains I have encountered.
~Props to the high quality production and use of CGI though
~I liked how the ending showed that Vincenzo will always be an anti-hero at the end of the day

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I'm the mafia

Where do I start? Again, Vincenzo is one of those dramas that had so much high expectations I was afraid I wasn't going to like it. But, as many times before, I, once again, was wrong.

Starting off with a strong and catching opening scene, we are quickly introduced into Vincenzo's character and personality. The casting team did a really good job at giving Joong Ki the role of Vincenzo cause I think no one could've pulled it off better than him, the character suited him so well I was impressed. He has this charisma that makes you fall in love immediately with him. I really love that Vincenzo has his own principles and ideologies and he lives by those rules no matter what. He has a strong will of justice (eventhough he still denies it in the end, but his actions proved otherwise) but likes to do it by his own rules. He truly cares for the people close to him and will do anything to protect them like family.

Cha Young, another great character, and one of the ones that has the biggest development throughout the drama. She starts as a corrupt and shameless lawyer and changes completely when her turning point hits her life. That moment when she decides to take revange and seeks for Vincenzo's help, that's when her real development as a lawyer and as a person starts. I really like that she brings corckiness to the series and has those funny moments to soothen the tense drama.

Eventhough romance is clearly not the main plot here, I appreciate a little bit of it throught the drama. Vincenzo and Cha Young really complemented each other, and both actors did a really good job. The chemistry slowly grows throughout the episodes and you can feel how both of them start to fall in love. Again, this is not the main plot at all but I really liked their scenes, it felt like a little break from all the action.

Great construction of characters, speacially the "villans". I can't streach enough how much I hated Han Seok and Myung Hee. They made my blood boil, and I think that's what make them good villans. They both have motives to be the way they were and I'm really happy with their endings... cause they totally deserve it. Vincenzo finnaly had his revange.

One of the most endiring things about this drama is the family Vincenzo finds at Plaza Geumga. I always love a good group of people that come together to fight a greater evil. You can see how Vincenzo slowly starts to get attatched to these people and how he would do anything in his power to protect them. I really loved their dynamics and how their relationship starts to grow as the episodes went by.

Han Seo... oh my god that character. The way my heart teared apart every time Han Seok treated him like shit. I really loved how, at the end, he stood by himself and decided to do everything in his power to rule Babel legally. Also I'm so happy with the realtionship he formed with Vincenzo, he found a person who he could call brother withouth feeling guilty or humiliated. And that's why his death pained me the most. He didn't deserve it.

This drama has so much plot lines and it's so well articulated that I can't write about everything. I think the writers did a really great job at developing every single one of the plots till the end. I don't really think there was any plot line left unfinished in the end. Also, the way the subplots thread with each other, amazing. Script on point, visual effects too. I'm pretty shook to say the least with the CGI, and it shows how much budget this drama had.

As a conclusion, I really want to say that Vincenzo exceeded my expectations. I'm not really into mafia/politic/corruption dramas, but this one blowed my mind completely. The mafia thing is just one of the layers. And the story is so well structured and developed that you get completely inmersed into the story.

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I LOVED the villain more than anyone else

Hooked since the first episode. I already knew who the villain was before starting this drama (wish I didn't), but it was such a good twist.

Starting with the lead this drama is named after, Vincenzo: I love anti-hero leads, and Vincenzo is a vigilante, who classifies as an anti-hero lead, but I didn't love him half as much as I loved the villain. Vincenzo gave me the same vibes as the ML from Lawless Lawyers, but he was much more... elegant and lawless, but also kind of boring. Though he is technically not a 'hero', I thought I'd like him more than the SML, but I was wrong. I don't speak or understand Italian, I've watched few Italian dramas, and I think Song Joong Ki did an amazing job with the Italian. He really pulled off the whole Italian Mafia background storyline.

Hong Cha Young is now one of my favourite FL's in a K/Cdrama. She was a strong FL, who also pulled off being adorable, without being in the least bit annoying. It's hard finding a FL in a Kdrama, and especially Cdramas, that can pull off even one, not to mention both, without being annoying. I loved how crazy she was, not the revenge aspect, but her "acting", bad sense of direction and random skipping, singing and dancing. One of my favourite things was her friendship with Jang Jun Woo, wish they were closer at the start.

Jang Jun Woo was my FAVOURITE character in this drama, who STOLE the ENTIRE show. I also loved Ok Taec Yeon's American accent whenever he spoke English and sometimes even in his Korean. Knowing he was the bad guy prior to the reveal, and actually seeing it, was so much better then I expected. I loved him as an Cha Young's intern/only friend. Their friendship was adorable and hilarious. Ok Taec Yeon did such an amazing job portraying such different personalities, his eyes really showed the psychopath in Jun Woo. I know he's a psychopath, but it seemed like he was also bipolar. His relationship with Cha Young was so different to that with his own brother. He also seemed to enjoy being shouted at and essentially being harassed by his 'boss' and especially Cha Young. But, he will also kill you or bite off your ear if you shout at him or mock him. His reveal to his 'bosses' was really well executed, we actually got to see him flip the switch from a 'stuttering' intern who doesn't mind being ordered about, and the psychotic BOSS who will kill you, preferrably with a hockey stick, if you try to order him about:
"Nothing's a problem for me as long as I don't feel like shit".
I LOVED everything about him. He was such a GOOD, bad guy. He is why I rated this drama so high, because he was a 10/10.

This was my first drama with any of these three actors, and I LOVED them all, but mostly Ok Taec Yeon .

This drama got boring after around 15 episodes. I wanted Jun Woo's identity to be revealed to the other leads much later in the drama than when it was. It was also really anticlimactic. I was only able to finish this drama off for him, and I was rooting for him. His scenes were the most interesting, especially after the reveal.

Sadly, as expected, even a psychotic genius can't outsmart a mafia anti-hero ML.

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Definitely unique

I just finished Vincenzo and going in, I definitely didn't know what I was getting myself into. This drama, for one, is a dark comedy and I didn't even realize that until I started watching. It's a mixture of seriousness with over the top comedy to balance it out. I really liked the cinematography and of course, the visuals of Song Joong Ki and Ok Taec Yeon. Initially, I didn't like Hong Cha Young but she grew on me, she was a fierce independent woman with so much sass and attitude, I loved it! The only about this drama is that it ran long and it had so much to set up so it actually took me a while to get through these episodes. Even though it was entertaining, it didn't hold my attention so much that I would have to binge every episode. I found myself pausing a lot and just doing other stuff. Overall, it's a good, entertaining watch and Song Joong Ki was absolutely gorgeous in it but definitely not one of my top favorite dramas.

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*Crazy, funny, dark, best of revenge !*

It had a lot more humor than I'd expected. The poster looks perfect, a really good choice to my taste but don't let it fool you.

What I liked the most ...
* romance it's not all over the place. It could ruin the show but it's nothing like that
* side characters are strong. You'll be surprised in each episode (Jang Han Seo, you'll have a special place in my memory)
* If you are willing to see, there are a few important life lessons. Like unity from strength, choices you made kind of thing etc. Which raises its rewatch value for me
*It is dark and humurous at the same time. One episode you want to rip your hair (or that character's lol) the next you have a huge smile on your face
* OST. IS. SO. COOL.

What could be more...
* a season 2 please!

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Don’t play with your food, just eat it.

This drama was so so good. The production values are high, the actors are great, the special effects are great, and even the music is exceptionally well done! There’s comedy, light romance, action, big brain strats, lots of plot, and plenty of gimmicks. It’s one of the most well produced dramas I’ve seen.

However...two things bother me.

1) the lead actor is incredibly hot but how TF he sometimes looks like a 15 year old kid wearing his daddy’s suit while others he def looks mid 30s?? And I’m not talking flashbacks to teen years, it’s every episode and sometimes it alternates like several times a minute. IS HE A MAN OR IS HE A BOY??? Did they CG his face to look like a child angel sometimes for lols??

2) how TF does he keep getting his lighter back. Dude throws his keepsake lighter away constantly and yet somehow he always has it five minutes later when he needs to flip it open and closed to look slightly more badass.

Seriously though, the acting in this drama is so well done. The lead chick is hilarious, the lead devil chick is so full of personality, all the actors were so good. And of course the leading dude is really well done. Tiiiny pet peeve with him sometimes seeming to drop character, acting in a way that seems slightly out of character for his role, but tbh I think that’s the writers’ error. Like sometimes they make him do/say things that don’t actually fit with his established personality, but not often enough to define the variances as parts of his core personality...so they seem out of place.

The lead antagonist (and dude there are a LOT of antagonists in this show, it has a HUGE cast) was perfectly cast into his role. He speaks in English a lot and thank you god they went with an actor who has actually lived in America and can talk without a thick accent. It bothered me a lot in other dramas (like Mr. Sunshine) where the character supposedly grew up in America but his accent was so thick and his pronunciation so bad it totally broke immersion. In Vincenzo, however, they did it right and the lead antagonist’s English is perfectly pronounced and sexy as shit.

Overall, this drama is definitely worth watching and rewatching, it has so much depth you’re sure to see something new every time you watch it. ...and let’s be real, there’s never gonna be a situation where you’ve had enough of Song Joong-Ki’s angelic eyes.

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Amazing drama

Okay so I’ve been seeing a lot of negative reviews in here and although some do make sense I still find Vincenzo as a very good drama. The cast,ost,cinematography was perfect. The storyline was also great but honestly I found some of the geumga plaza tenants scenes a bit unnecessary but nevertheless it is funny and entertaining. Vincenzo was shown as as a ruthless revengeful mafia but slowly started to become more human and caring because of his partner and mother which was quite the beautiful character development. Song joong ki did an amazing job in potraying vincenzo, his acting is seriously so good. overall for me this is my #1 drama and I’ve rewatched it a couple of times but I’m still never bored of it. I really wish for a season 2 because the story is just so addicting and touching that you wanna see more of them! my favourite drama and recommended for watching to everyone who enjoys comedy,crime & slowburn romance ;)

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Clean, funny, great story line.....a couple let downs

I was almost....I mean ALMOST completely satisfied with the whole series. I was just amazed with the series until the 19th episode.
What a let down....I’m a woman but felt like I had blue balls on this
episode....and if I were gay it would be a no reach around and no
vasoline on this behind! That’s how I felt when I saw this 19th
episode...Like WTF just happened? It’s like really....OH REARY, reary......
yes oh reary! Vincenzo could jack up 20 dudes in previous
episodes but he couldn’t get passed like 4 security guards here to
save his friends? And somehow he all of a sudden didn’t have his
silencer gun on him even though he’s mafia and his homies end up
with bullets in them with some sorry ass revolver. It just was so unbelievable.
Part of a good series is that it’s somewhat believable for this character..........
.but this was so out of tune.
Dude V was superb, but like the chick was like a side chick’s side
chick that you might now kick her outta bed but you might not
bring her home to mama. V was handsome and played the part
well....I just thought maybe this was going to make me not regret
500 hrs of my life.....of my life I cannot take back....my husband
guessed every episode...he just good like that.....he should be
writing this crap. You know what saved it to be 9.5 stars? The
comedy had me pee my pants and roll around the floor laughing.
Where do they find these funny dreamers!? Korea has the best
jokes and made me forget my bad days.....amazing how they can
drink Soju in every freaking scene and not have an alcaholic
problem. Anyhow they also saved the ending pretty well....
I’m ready for round 2 of this series please....just don’t make me
regret it....j/k please make another one

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Well Executed! worth a future rewatch

Everything about it was well done. ML was antihero from start to finish. Romance did not bug the story down at all. Loved FL too. Every issue was brought properly to conclusion. I could really see that the show cost 20 billion. Also, the screenwriter, director, and entire cast down to the wardrobe did not waste the investment. I barely skipped anything. If i skipped it is cos i got a bit squeamish to see some things unfold. The villain was well thought out too. The female villain really was a villain. Totally worth a future rewatch. May take in all the finer details next watch. Only downside is that the morale of the story is that villainy cannot be punished by the standard justice system. It leaves normal folk somewhat hopeless as normal people do not role with Mafia boss. Plus, mafia is almost painted positively. Almost, which is not really a good thing. Nevertheless, as a work of fiction, it was excellently executed.

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First half was fine, second half let me down

Fairly unpopular opinion but not completely unknown: I think "Vincenzo" is a rather overrated drama. While the first couple episodes were very promising and at least somewhat deserved the hype that was all over the feeds when it was airing, the grip this drama had on me had completely vanished by episode 14. After that, I used the "skip 10 seconds" button way too often because the drama slowly but surely did not interest me anymore. I honestly can't even say how much of the last 3 episodes I really watched... I don't think it was much. The story could have been great, there were so many opportunities for this drama, but the result of the writing... was not my thing. Also, the over the top acting was funny, from time to time. It was used way to often though. Even my love to Song Joongki and his visuals could not save this drama for me. The music by itself was not remarkable enough for me to notice it and, I'm sorry, but even though the cinematography was great (at least from time to time), I definitely won't be rewatching this drama as long as I can remember my feeling of disappointment that came through during the second half.

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Purrrrfecto!

I'm not the kind of person who love watching dark comedy, or the mafia thing but this drama change my whole perception!

It started with a boring and cliche but starting from ep 4, you will start attach to them. You will laugh despite of suspense! Thank God the director make this drama funny and not serious all the time so that I will keep on sticking to my netflix.

The acting: All are superb. At first I watched because of Song Joong Ki but in the end I got crush with the 2nd lead syndrome. Song Joong Ki, we cannot denied that he is very good in acting but this Taecyeon, wow. I am really impressed with this guy. Really can't wait to see his next drama.

So as summary, the whole story is cool and perfect except for the ending. I don't really like how it ends but still this drama is sooo coooool! hands claps and bravo!

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