Big Mouth

Rushed Ending

Reasons why you should watch this:
1. The Cast. There were no weak links and Lee Jong Suk & Yoona's chemistry + acting really hit it out of the park! I loved Kim Joo Heon in previous projects so I was excited to see him get a meatier role...his acting was amazing because I hated his guts in the 2nd half of the series.
2. I would love to see Yoona act as a mafia boss. She looked incredibly cool in that fish farm scene!
3. The death of a major character. It always has so much more emotional impact than writing off a minor character. It was rushed though. I don't know if it's because they were vague with the timeline, but one of the main characters seemed to die off waaaay faster than all the other people with the same illness did.
4. Redemption arcs. I think only 2 characters redeemed themselves, but boy was the journey worth it! I went from hating Gong Ji Hoon for the majority of the series to rooting for him.
5. No silly love triangle. Just a married couple who commit to loving each other through thick & thin. Also, a huge plus is the supportive wife trope!

Cons:
1. Suuuuper rushed ending. Literally wrapped the whole series up in 6 mins. Didn't even really get to see the bad guy suffer.
2. Middle episodes dragged a bit. Maybe if they didn't spend so long on dragging out the plot, they've would've given a carefully plot out finale.
3. The amount of times LJS had to scream "Who are you?" or some iteration of it. Do the writers really think it adds value? Which villain would voluntarily offer up their identity? I also got super fed up with all his arrogance in the prison. As if he could really outsmart Big Mouse. I was confused by all his "traps" for Big Mouse -- did anyone understand what he was trying to do? They didn't really explain what he did exactly besides calling them "traps".
4. The long buildup & quick resolution (I'm thinking it's characteristic of this drama). The writers constantly reminded us that the prison warden was against the new Big Mouse, yet he was suddenly on Big Mouse's side without complaint. I thought I missed an episode or something.

Overall: great acting, potentially great script if they didn't fall short here and there (especially when it counts, aka the finale), but no explanation for big moves & the lightning quick resolutions after extended buildups.

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big mouse a scam drama

big mouse was amazing in the first half , it made the audience thrilled and root for the protagonists to destroy the villain then after he got out from jail everything went downhill even lee jong suk acting lost it spark it was like he was a fashion model making his runway here and there, it felt like he was not emotionally invested what surprised was yoona on the other hand she started clumsily but from ep 3 till the finale , its as if she was possesed by go miho , the devotion, the love and longing that she showed was remarkable honeslty i never finished one of her dramas but i will surely check her upcoming works .she is one of my fave idol actress now along with iu and eunji. the rest of cas were good too.
as for the music it was bland.
story was a scam, miho s death is all i remember now. no big mouse

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Everything was going according to plan until it wasn't

This drama had the right pacing up until the last episode. Now I will spoil things here so please don't read if you want to go in completely blind into this show.

The premise, the characters and twists were so incredibly fun to watch. This was a true binge worthy show, as in I couldn't help butt click next episode from the start.

ML is just impossible not to root for. At the start he's just a good guy, if a bit naive, in a bad situation and you genuinly feel for him and want him and his family to be ok. He actually stays genuinly good just not so gullible anymore. That is just so refreshing to see. It would have been so easy to make him become an evil crimelord but he stayed true to his nature and I loved that. In fact I have no qualms that his ending is not 100% happy.

But the ending of this show was just really rushed. The resolution of all lose ends was presented to us, the audience, in a sort of montage right after everything went wrong and it felt jarring. I wish they had given us a proper resolution of things. Because even if the loose ends were tied up in some way or another, because it's just a series of scenes presented to us, we don't have time to process or feel satisfaction. It was like having this delicious entres and when we were ready for the main course they just shoved it down our throats in like five minutes. It was truly a failure in 'show don't tell'. This was what we were waiting for, for every bad guy to lose and us to saviour it. You made us watch poor ML suffer, get beaten, tortured, drugged, kidnapped, framed and lose the most precious thing to him and you're not going to let us see the motherf responsible people rightfully get their just desserts for more than 2 minutes? Um no. I want to see that happen in slow motion, thanks.

This rating is because of everything that happened before the resolution. The series is good, and I overly enjoyed it. I do not think the ending ruins it. But it could have been another Flower of Evil level sort of series if they had handled the ending better. Just so close it's upsetting they missed the mark by a bit.

Overall this show is so so good and addictive and every character is amazing, but that ending, even if it's positive was not handled properly.

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Meandering, wasted potential

This is a classic case of a drama starting of strong yet meandering in its later half trying to both resolve everything (and failing) but also just dragging shit on forever and ever past the point of any investment. I found it hard to get attached to any characters. I liked Park Changsons gimmick earlier on that he was a fake-it-till-you-make-it expert and seeing that throughout all of the show would have been fun. A sort of sly fox type of character that is all talk but somehow everyone buys the bluff.

In the 1st half, there were shades of that, but somewhere near the 2nd half he just becomes this cool boss charismatic aura farming pretty boy who can do no wrong and has a plan for everything which is like...boring as hell. I never felt much tension because the show just plays around with comitting to violence but pulling back whenever it gets meaningful that it just didn't set up any stakes at all in my eyes, and when it does actually pull the trigger it feels kinda flat to me cause I don't really care about any of the characters.

There are 2 shows to check out to get the 2 aspects of it that I did enjoy:
- Evilive for the meek lawyer turn corrupt and going way in over his head
- Defendant for the falsely accused prosecutor intensely fighting for justice against a supervillain

Both of those outdo Big Mouse imo.

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Enjoyed it, but ending felt a bit rushed.

I just finished watching the last episode and I enjoyed it!

Likes:
- Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk)'s acting (OF COURSEE!!!)
- I liked that the kept the drama realistic, in the ending, when the wife died, it made sense because she had last stage cancer, and it would have been really unrealistic for her to not have died, it was sad though
- Storyline wasn't too bad i guess,

Dislikes:
- The first episode I didn't really like, but afterwards it did get better
- ngl kinda still wish Jerry was Big Mouth ? buttttt its okay
- Kinda felt like the ending was rushed, like sooo much happed at the end, things that I wish would have happened instead over 2 epsiodes instead of one
- also felt like Choi Do Ha deserved a worser punishment then death, idk, i feel like death was the easy way out. Like he tortured people, putting them in a mental place, his wife also, so kinda wish he wasn't killed to live out his punishement
- wish they didn't drag it soo long to reveal who Big Mouth was, and it was annoying that right after finding out who he was, he died, they might as well have made Chang Ho big mouth from the beginning
- Really wish the relationship between the two main lead was developed more, like more scenes between them, idk

Overall:
Definately enjoyed it, and of course the acting was really good. Wouldn't say its on my top list of rated dramas, but i enjoyed it. Soo happy to see Lee Jung Suk back in action again :)

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Solid show!

Just saw Big Mouth on Hulu.

Fantastic show.

This show puts the "H" in hybrid: crime thriller, legal drama, prison drama, medical drama, political drama and chaebol drama. I've never seen so many genres packed into a single show and it does it so well. The first few episodes move slowly as they're setting up the characters, but then it turns into a rollercoaster with so many twists and turns that you're on the edge of your seat to watch the next episode. I found the ending to be very satisfying, especially the last 10 minutes.

Lee Jong-Suk and Yoon-ah of SNSD do fantastic work here and Kim Joo-hun gives an amazing performance.

Highest recommendations!

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You know those dramas you love, but admit aren't perfect, but still give a good rating to?

Yeah, this is one of those. I watched episodes 2-15 in these past 4 days and was so excited for today's last episode. And was I slightly disappointed? Yes. But do I still love this drama? Absolutely!!!

ps. This is not an actual though out review. I just want to make physical proof of my feelings after finishing this so that I can look back on this later. I may re-watch this in the future and write up an actual review in the future though

****WHY I LOVED IT***
- love being in prison. loved prison playbook and one ordinary day for that setting. and it was the same with this
- love seeing a married couple (that didn't involve infidelity). Flower of Evil showed that
- an amazing antagonist. Not the typical rich and powerful guy who is trying to cover up his scandals. It's a guy who wanted a revenge but became evil because of it. And he also used his connections to become powerful.
- lowkey loved gong jihoon. (I saw another person call him the only winner and they're so right lol). He got the happy ending he wanted and didn't have to kill someone to get there (i don't think...)

****Some things that have me slightly confused:****
- thinking back, changho could have been anyone, right? wasn't he chosen on a whim because he was "incompetent". Also, at the end of the 1st ep, they made it seem like he was going to have a really big shift in character. And when that didn't happen in ep 2, I thought he was going to get shot in prison in his head and then it would mess with his brain and then his personality would change (because that is possible and it has happened IRL). So essentially, changho just had really bad luck which causes him A LOT OF PAIN - including his freaking wife dying!! OMFG
- the blood tests. Miho gave the fakes to Jihoon, but for what? He gave them to the elder but I'm not sure what impact they had
- the real serial killer son. He was mentioned at the end in regards to the autopsy, but that's it. And how the tf did they just let a serial killer run around America without being worried he would repeat certain actions?? He was never shown either.
- also, Changho got the old man in the care home released, but where did he go?
- where tf was Miho's funeral?? They could have made it 10x sadder is they showed EVERYONE (including the gangsters and even Jihoon sad and grieving at her funeral). And then, they'd have even more resolve to defeat Doha. and it was a bit sudden. like. she only got exposed to it ONCE. she hardly lasted longer than the boy who has probably been exposed to it multiple times
- and they just resolved everything in black and white montage at the end?? are you kidding? where was the satisfaction? the vincenzo killings at the end were satisfying. This? not so much. I was watching the last ep and kept checking how long was left because it was so rushed all of a sudden
- oh, and something about the way they killed off the OG Big Mouse pisses me off. He was doing this to avenge his daughter, and I don't think he got the justice.
- same with he guy who died at the start who wrote the paper. and also, that guy who killed his wife...wtf? I was waiting for him to panic and tell everyone but he didn't. And they didn't even find out that Doha helped cover the murder
- I just think there was a lot of unnecessary deaths, or at least when they died
- not really important but I don't see why miho quit her job at the prison. she probably could have gotten more info from continuing to work there

***
despite there being so many confusing things (and I'm sure there's more), the bad DOES NOT outweigh the cons. Still loved this. It also became a bit of emotional support for me, so maybe that's why I love it so much. I might also keep adding to this as I think of more things

Overall: 9/10

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Very much entertaining.

It's basically the story of Park Changho, a lawyer who is, we can say it, a loser in his job. He is a talkative person and, because of this people call him Big Mouth. He is involved in a murder case and he is somehow accused of being the criminal genius Big Mouse. Due to this, Park Changho ends up in jail.
Meanwhile, Go Miho who is Park Changho’s wife attempts to clear her husband's name.

I'll be honest here, I must say that this kind of show is really great to follow when they are airing, because not only despite the wait it's so much fun to try to guess who is the mysterious antagonist, but it's great to exchange so positively on MDL, week after week with those who like me followed the series. I love that this series managed to make us ask every week who Big Mouse is instead of us being able to guess it easily.

Big Mouth is more light-hearted type of thriller, there definitively more a family and romance theme even though they don't take much space, the production had rather intense tones while having also darker tones.

As for history itself, I think it is separated into two distinct parts.
The first where our protagonists meet, the situation and mysteries unfold, we learn more about Big Mouse. Then, there is the second part, where Big Mouse is revealed and the events accelerate for the conclusion with the development of several storylines at the same time.

I must say that there were a little criticism for part two coming from some viewers and I think it comes from the revelation of Big Mouse. The thing is, we are tricked by the show several times thinking that a character is Big Mouse when they are not, thus when the real Big Mouse appeared, people have continued to theorize on who is Big Mouse even afterward because for them, the revelation was disappointing, they couldn't believe it.
I'm going to be honest, in terms of script writing, the Big Mouse that we have revealed does make sense. On the other hand, in terms of character, I expected someone more charismatic to be honest. And this is where I realized that the series ultimately was not about "Who" is Big Mouse, but how it will link with Park Changho.
The series made us understand, and this from the start, that Big Mouse in truth is replacable, everyone could be Big Mouse, what is more interesting is how we go from there and how our main character blends in all of this. I don't want to give spoilers, but we quickly understand how the series will evolve after the revelation of Big Mouse.

This series is a "general public" thriller, although there are many elements of thrillers, it is still the genre that can be enjoyed by everyone and very entertaining. Now, the entertaining side is double-edged because clearly, that reduces realism.
There are so many scenes which are well played but which are purely fiction. While the series like "Through The Darkness" released this year, may be come across as less "entertaining", but it is a dark thriller filled with realism, it is not for all audiences. Same for "Insider", who by the way, has a lot of similarity with Big Mouth in the storyline, and the series is much more violent, with the inclusion of striking scenes of realism. These are thrillers that are not targeted or made for all audiences, I think Big Mouth is made for everyone despite certain scenes, and therefore its very entertaining aspect.

If I had to talk about the series, I would say that this one of the most captivating series of this year, we have been hooked from the start to the end, the writers did an excellent job to make us theorize during several episodes the hidden identity of a criminal, and not to mention the side storylines.
So I think that with Insider, Through the Darkness, King of Pigs, this might be among the best thriller series I saw this year - so far, maybe not the number one spot - but my opinion is biased by the fact that I like dark thrillers - but this series is definitely not to be missed.

Now, the acting et characters. Park Chang Ho is typically a character that will evolves quite quickly - maybe a bit too quickly for my taste, the evolution of his character is really entertaining though and it's one of the best highlights during the first episodes, we certainly don't get bored.
I want to mention Lee Jong Suk's acting, it's an actor that amazes me the more I discover him, and his roles are really varied in general. Here, his versatility was really incredible, he was able to show us many sides to his character, which I really enjoyed.

Also, I would like to mention Im Yoona, and although she didn't have as much depth as Lee Jong Suk, she managed to shine, and for once, I didn't dislike the female lead, she was able to be both strong and vulnerable, she was loyal, fierce and her character is really solid and consistent throughout the series, she supported Lee Jong Suk's character really well.

As for the rest of the cast, we have everything, endearing, captivating, detestable, funny, evil characters. No one, even the minor roles let us indifferent, we either love or hate them, but they are making us react to them.

Also, this series managed to make me hate characters that I loved at the beginning, and make me love characters that I hated at first, which to be honest is rare because I usually get dead set on my opinion on the characters. First examples, Jihoon and Doha. Jihoon is quite detestable at the beginning, and I must say that in truth, after a little hindsight, he was not that bad, just very determined. As for Doha, he is a fascinating character, and I didn't like to hate him in the end but he showed, I think the most change and complexity than all the characters in the series, even more than Park Changho.

Lastly, for part 2, because as I said, instead of revealing mysteries, the series created others plots, which at that time I thought was in preparation for season 2 or additional episodes, but no. So the only negative criticism I have is about the last two episodes. They wrapped up things poorly and quickly while the series was so well crafted until this point. The end was done in a matter of minutes, also they introduced the possibility for another character but in the end, he never made apparition nor given any time which is odd, so a lot of side plots are left in the wind. Plus, the stories of brillant characters ended badly while it had so much potential.

Do I recommend ? Yes, I think those who enjoy thrillers with few romance and comedic moments, while still keeping a violent aspect - do not mistake this series for a light-hearted funny drama either - then this is for you. I must say that the plots and mysteries are really good, from episodes to episodes, as I said we do not get bored and we want more.
It is still enjoyable to watch for those like me, who lean more towards thrillers without romance or comedy, with solid script and realism, you can watch it, it's good.

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A really good show... until it wasn't.

This show had some of the best cliffhangers of any drama I've ever seen. Plot twists you really didn't see coming. And although there were some minor flaws in the plot and lots of things left unexplained, the story made sense, went at just the right pace and was what I would call addictive.

But then we get out of prison... (for the final time)

And from this point onwards it slowly starts to go downhill. However, the show was still salvageable and could have been a good 9 maybe even higher. Only if it wasn't for the last 10 minutes of the show. These 10 minutes give a sentiment that oppose everything established in the show so far. It is not a good ending and it does not feel justified. All the build up and all the people we have got to know, get thrown away for a simple and senseless ending.


Explaning the problems this drama has in my opinion. !!!Warning Major Spoilers from this point onwards!!!

The main problem of the second part is that the real power of big mouse is never demonstrated. Park Chang Ho (PCH) was more like a little mouse (a prey). In the prison he demonstrated real power going from a nobody to a god, managing to outsmart even Big Mouse himself. But then he gets to live and from this point onwards, he starts to weaken. Maybe the man needs to live under the fear of dying to actually be able to perform.

So we get out of prison and the first main thing that happens is that he becomes the lawyer of big mouse and his main goal is to destroy the organisation of Major Choi DoHa and Chairman Kang. But from this point onward the opponents keep on getting the upper hand (I get it, we need it to keep the plot going, but it does not seem like the opponents get some unfair advantage or luck, they are just smarter than Big Mouse). This does not mean that the smart tricks stop entirely, but the power and reach of the organisation of Big Mouse is never really shown. The three main important guys from big mouse are the prison guard, Jerry and PCH's lawyer friend, but other than the fighting gang, we see like one outside guy actually able to pull some strings. Most of the things they do are giving PCH small information, but often Major Choi is already one step ahead and the 'friendly criminal and big force' Mr Gong Ji Hoon is needed to help Big Mouse but turns out he is just useless. The only time we saw the real influence of big mouse was with the police escort and allowing Ko Mi Ho to speak during the interview. But why couldn't they protect their witnesses like Jang Hye Jin (why did she even need to come back) and more importantly Hyun Ju-hee when se was supposed to testify. (Like they know Do Ha is a manipulative monster, but well he wouldn't do anything to his wife or something...)

The things I didn't like include Mr No (Original big mouse) dying in a stupid way as a big maffia boss. Also the backstory of his daughter was not really big enough to make me feel sad for him (It gets pushed to the background by all the other evil deeds of DoHa/NK Chemical and make that the main driving force of the battle of PCH). Then we have Ko Mi Ho getting terminally sick from the radiation, but continuing to fight and reveal the truth, but this was all for nothing. Also they did have no business putting her dead at the very end of the show and then justifying it by letting PCH kill DoHa by using the same water that killed his wife. You know this likeable guy who wanted to become a 'kind' big mouse and fight evil. Yes, he just killed the 'real' evil guy by doing the same evil stuff Do Ha has been doing the whole time (Yes it was revenge, but it would've been sweeter revenge if they just won in court.

Then the final issue: the rushed, unsatisfactory and inconclusive ending. We needed at least one episode more, or they could've cutted some of the shenanigans from the 5 episodes before it. The current ending leaves plot holes and makes me wonder about what the message is. How does the story continue from this point onward? DoHa is dead and some of the evil guys are locked away, but is the entire organisation of NK chemical really gone?? Is there a guarantee they won't come back, if they do will PCH just kill them all? What will PCH do now, just continue being a "normal lawyer" (he was really good at that lmao), or play Big Mouse and kill more evil guys "to save the world"?
Also what tf happened with the son of chairman Kang, why was the plot even introduced, why no lawsuit??? They could at least let Mi Ho have her revenge for Tak Kwang Yeon (the sick prisoner who took the blame for Kang's son).

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Excellent cast and direction; good series that flattens out

Wonderful cast and direction. But to me the series seemed to split, bog down, and then fall apart. When this happens, and the series has both a superb cast and fine director, then it’s either the writer or the promo people behind the scenes wrapping things up instead of coming to closure. Or both. At any rate, the first half is excellent and totally involving, quite intricate and an emotional roller coaster. Second half didn’t seem to match the tempo, and characters were flipped so much it was sometimes not very believable. But I did like the series, which is why I was disappointed by the pacing and seeming flattening out. Yet the cast is really great throughout. Recommended with reservations.

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It startet out great and...

This review contains a few spoilers.

After watching the first episodes, I was delighted with this drama. I thought I had finally found something interesting and suspenseful until the very end. I couldn't be more wrong. About halfway through the drama, something started to go wrong, and it only got worse from there.

But let's start from the beginning. The main character is framed for being a wanted con man, is detained by the police and ends up in prison, where he awaits the start of his trial. At first, the main character cannot find himself in a new situation, but later he starts fighting for survival. He tries to find out who framed him, and who Big Mouse really is. At this stage, the story is incredibly engaging, and the viewer follows the development with bated breath.

And suddenly... bam!

We are entering a road full of plot holes and we have the impression that the writers wanted to create something original by force, but they ran out of ideas. As a result, instead of a great drama, it turned out to be average at best.

What did I dislike the most?

First, in the first half of the drama, we see the development of the main character. He is no longer a naive young man who is guided by ideals. He begins to understand that in order to survive in the brutal world he finds himself in, he must be smart and stay one step ahead of his opponents. We also see his enemies starting to lose so they get nervous. The fight begins to be balanced, and at times we have the impression that the scales of victory are tipping in favor of our hero.

At the end, it turns out that the whole fight is for nothing and our hero loses, so he finally kills his rival.

I also didn't like the story of the main character's wife. I don't like unhappy endings in this type of drama, so I hate that the writers decided to kill her off. Besides, she was a nurse, she had medical knowledge, I don't understand why she didn't do anything to save herself, or at least try to save herself when she knew that she had been in contact with radioactive water.

Not to mention the many smaller plot holes. Like what happened to the main villain's son in the end? What exactly did the mysterious laboratory do? Why hasn't the true story of the prisoner framed for the serial murders been revealed? Many people write that the ending was unnecessarily rushed. I agree, some threads needed clarification.

All in all, not a drama I would recommend to a friend. On the contrary, I'd say he or she can skip watching this one. And that's what I'm telling you.

Of course, everyone is free to have his or her own opinion but for me it's a miss.

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