Vigilante: An Underrated Action Masterpiece That Deserves More Attention, in My Opinion!❣️
Vigilante is hands down one of the best action K-dramas I've seen this year! It's such an underrated gem that deserves more love. I was hooked from the first episode and couldn't stop watching. The cast is incredible, and Nam Joo Hyuk's performance in his first action genre drama was outstanding. The story is absolutely captivating. The anti-hero concept is amazing, and I totally wish there were more episodes too. I don’t like some characters, but there are always characters we don't like in most series, but that's part of the fun. After finishing Vigilante, I couldn't help but think that we need a season 2 ASAP. Plus, it's a shame that not many people are talking about it. Overall, it's definitely one of the top K-dramas released this year, and I highly recommend it!!🫶🏻Was this review helpful to you?
i inhaled the whole show.
Wow. Just wow. It seemed to be so short at first, but in my opinion it was the perfect length, although the ending was rather left to edge? Anyways, it was morally a bit challenging and the plot was twisting as promised.I also think that the topic the show was built around is very important for people to discuss.
I loved the show so much, I'd watch it all over again for even 3 times right now.
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Vigilante story done right
It's been a short while since I finished the show so I wanted to share my thoughts.The story:
This show truly delivers in what it promises; a vigilante story. It's well-executed from start to finish with great acting from all cast members. The story grabs you in and you don't realise how much until the credits rolls. The ending was exactly what I hoped for. One man can't alone change the system, but he can create a spark that could burn it down. And there'll always be someone who'll try to fight against corruption and evil-minded humans.
The OSTs:
There has rarely been a show where I've been obsessed with the sound design as I've been with this show. From the song choices to the score choices, it just fit perfectly and elevated the show to a next level. As I'm writing this review, no OSTs or scorealbum have been released. It's a shame because this show's sound was phenomenal.
So I'm excited to see if this one gets a second season, but the first one is plenty enjoyable alone.
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Just to give a different perspective
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Seems it’s so so hyped, so just thought of copying the comment I have written earlier.
Not so great, unless u have time. Plot is pretty weak. No depth in characters or relationships. No thrilling moments or suspense, bland.
Acting was good. Decent action sequences. It’s 7 imo.
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Excellent drama
An excellent drama 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.. As for the main hero, this is the first drama I have watched of him, and I really liked his performance. I saw the second hero or a support role before in Drama 365, Repeat the year, and I was a huge fan of his acting. 🤍🔥🤍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤍🔥🔥🔥🤍🤍🤍🔥🔥🔥🤍🤍🤍🤍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥I want to know if there is a second season for this drama 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍Was this review helpful to you?
Best drama of the year.
From the beginning until to end, there is no scene getting bored. All the casts appearance and acting so great. Especially Kim Ji Yong portrayed by Nam Joo Hyuk perfectly act by him. Nam Joo Hyuk is Kim Ji Yong himself. His acting has give me goosebumps in some of the scenes. His eyes gazed give me chill. His acting in this drama top notch 💪💪💪💪. No one can act as Kim Ji Yong except Nam Joo Hyuk. His best role so far for his 10th year career. We are looking forward to see him in other roles after he discharge from military service. Once again, Nam Joo Hyuk You are the great and best actor i have seen so far. Looking forward to hear you will receive many awards for Vigilante 🎊🎊🔥🔥🥵🥵Was this review helpful to you?
The most underrated blockbuster
The story revolves around a student from the police academy with a tragic past who starts fighting evil to devend the victims rights, called Vigilante.I belive no one can ever do a better job as Kim Jiyoung other than Nam Joo hyuk. Every character fits each role like it was made for them. The cold but not too psychotic eyes of Joo hyuk is just amazing. The almost norderline psycho Cho Kang Ok is also one of my favourite character as of S1. I'm totally looking forward to watchingbthe S2 soon. This has the right amount maybe a little less gore scenes but i loved it
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You need to be evil to kill evil
Loved it! Loved it ! Loved it!Story is about how the law system is twisted. It only favors people who are in power or have money. I think not only one country's law is corrupt, but the whole world law system has corruption in it, more or less.
Our hero, Kim Ji Yong has turned into evil himself to kill evil. Became a fan of Nam Joo Hyuk. Loved his acting. The way he played a psychic character who is after criminals. The way he smirked, his facial expression was mindblowing.
Cho Heon is an honest cop but looks like he is corrupted. Yoo Ji Tae is fully changed here. I last saw him in Healer. He is a big macho man with bodybuilding & everything. Did he change his physique only for this role??
At first, I thought Choi Mi Ryeo was doing all this only for fame & name or for her channel rating. As the story progressed, it turned out that she was doing it for justice, which she never received.
Honestly, I didn't like Cho Kang Ok. He did everything for fun. But in the end it turned out to be something else.
Felt bad for Kim Ji Yong friend.
Will there be S2?? The ending did imply S2, but I read that it got cancelled.
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morally ambiguous yet justifiable actions portrayed in one of the most exciting ways possible!
Story - 10/10
Vigilante aka Kim Ji-Yong, a student at the police university is simultaneously a criminal that's taking the country by storm. Ji-Yong's character from its core is contradictory. A police officer who is the epitome of law enforcement and a vigilante who breaks the law, being the same person is always very interesting. Ji-Yong defies what is expected of him and does purely what he believes is right. He's a dark hero, an evil fighting greater evil.
Vigilantism is a topic that often causes debate. Are acts of vigilantism right or wrong? In Ji-Yong's case, he is a serial killer, murder is murder no what the reason is. On the other hand, death penalty and self-defence exist, they are known as justifiable. The question is where do we draw the line between what is justifiable and what is not? I felt that this drama really moral ambiguities of the characters.
No character was truly "good" in my opinion. Cho Heon although he punished criminals through law, his process of catching criminals wasn't always lawful. He confronted Ji-Yong, telling him that what he was doing was criminal. But failed to see that many of his own actions can be labelled "criminal". Choi Mi-Ryeo, a reporter that doesn't hide the truth and brings justice through he raw reports, her ways of pushing the truth even if it could be harmful or her ways of attaining that truth can also be labelled "criminal". The people who watch the vigilante take action through murder but voice their support for his actions can also be labelled as "criminal". In the end, it was just about who had the capacity to wholeheartedly stand by what they believe in.
The drama was paced very well. There was no scene that felt like a filler. Every moment felt crucial and complimentary to the story. The action scenes were very satisfying to watch. The suspense was never lacking. The story was clear, easy to understand but also entertaining and mysterious in certain ways.
The ending felt complete but it also gave much room for a second season. The battle isn't over. So, I hope we get a season 2.
Personally, I love seeing morally grey characters. They are often more interesting than characters who are defined good or evil. A story about a dark hero who becomes a monster to fight off greater monsters, is never not thrilling.
Acting & Cast - 10/10
Nam Joo-Hyuk, is not really an actor I love. He has always felt rather stiff and quite limited in my opinion. But Joo-Hyuk really proved himself through this drama. I think this is his best role yet. I could feel so much improvement in his acting. This character felt like it was made especially for him. Action and thriller genres really suit him. I hope he takes on more roles in these genres rather than always sticking to romance. Not only Joo-Hyeok but the entire cast did a phenomenal job. Kim So-Jin was the other person that really impressed me in this drama. Her acting was equally amazing. I could clearly see her obsession increasing and taking over her. She did a great job at portraying her character in entertaining way, I could see how much of a workaholic, obsessed, and righteous her character was in a unique way.
Music & Sound - 9.5/10
I was too focused during the drama to notice the music and sound. But the ending OST was very catchy and appropriate. The BGM didn't steal away the focus from acting and did well in enhancing every scene.
Rewatch Value - 8/10
The rewatch value being low isn't always a bad thing. The drama was very memorable to me. I don't think I need to rewatch to be able to recall the drama. I was so engrossed in it that when I close my eyes I can watch the whole drama in my head. Still, I'd be tempted to rewatch for just the sake of rewatching, just to remind myself that this masterpiece is a masterpiece.
Overall - 10/10
Overall, this drama was one of the best action-thriller dramas ever. I throughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for reading so far hehe <3
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WOW WOWOWOOWOWO
The acting is top top notch. Story is perfection. Everything is PERFECT. Reminds me of Arrow except it's better. Don't miss out and watch it.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯Was this review helpful to you?
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What i think about this?
The Acting was pretty good but although i think maybe with stabbing scenes the acting was a bit low. It might be because they didn't wanna involve much on the violence. However i have only watched 1 episode and I'm glad to say i will definitely watch it when all the episode are out. I really love the acting of the male lead but i would of liked a little bit more psycho acting. But overall i do think these acting have definitely mastered the show its very interesting. I really love plot on the first episode but however i think is it bit rushed. But i do suggest to wath it. The music was okay but i didn't take much notice the music.Was this review helpful to you?
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Justice à deux visages… Quand la loi dort, il se réveille !
Mais quelle claque 😮💨 Franchement, "Vigilante", j’ai grave kiffé 🤩. Dès le premier épisode, je suis entrée dans un truc sombre, nerveux, sans détour... Le genre de drama qui te met les nerfs en pelote mais te garde les yeux grands ouverts 🥵🔥Le spitch et simple, on suit un élève modèle de l’école de police 👮♂️ qui, une fois la nuit tombée, devient "justicier". Il punit les criminels que la loi laisse filer… et il le fait proprement... Ou pas 😈😜 C’est brutal, c’est sans filtre, et surtout, c’est ultra bien rythmé. Il n'y a pas de longueurs inutiles, chaque épisode est une mini décharge d’adrénaline 👍🏻💪🏻
Nam Joo Hyuk... Mais Wahoo 🫠 quel rôle pour lui 😳 Il a une intensité dans le regard qui m’a clairement fait oublier tous ses anciens persos un peu trop lisses... Là il est habité, froid, déterminé… mais on sent également toute sa faille intérieure, le trauma, les doutes. Il porte le drama de A à Z, et j’ai vraiment été surprise par la maturité de son jeu 👏🏻✨👌🏻
L’ambiance générale est archi tendue. Visuellement, c’est ultra stylé, avec une lumière froide, des scènes de combat bien chorégraphiées, et une BO qui claque au bon moment 🎧💥 J’étais limite en apnée sur certaines séquences 😅 J’adore quand un drama me met face à des dilemmes moraux comme ça. Est-ce que le héros est un sauveur ou un monstre ?!? Est-ce qu’on peut vraiment faire justice soi-même ?!? Jusqu'où peut-on aller ?!?😵💫🤭
Et puis Yoo Ji Tae, pardon mais QUEL PRÉSENCE 😤🔥 !!! Il incarne l’antagoniste avec une telle intensité que t’as l’impression que l’air devient plus lourd dès qu’il entre dans une pièce. Il est froid, droit, intransigeant… c’est pas juste un flic 👮♂️, c’est une machine de contrôle. Son face-à-face avec Nam Joo Hyuk, c’est du combat de titans, j’étais littéralement accrochée à mon canap 😮💨💥 c'est le genre de duel où tu respires plus et tu sais même plus qui tu soutiens...😵💫
Maintenant, pourquoi pas 10⭐️, Bah... je trouve qu'il manque un p’tit truc pour que ça devienne culte... Peut-être un peu plus de profondeur sur certains persos, ou une conclusion plus marquante émotionnellement 🤷🏼♀️
Si vous aimez les anti-héros sombres, les scènes qui tapent fort, les réflexions sur la justice… FONCEZ ! vous ne serez pas déçu 🖤✌🏻
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