Ups & Downs Of A Family
This is a series that will grab you right away. It's kind of slow moving, but if you give it a chance, you'll definitely get hooked to keep watching. It's a bit of a complicated story with two brother in laws dealing with the loss of a wife/sister and having to rely on one another for several reasons. I think the one thing I found fault with, was that the main protagonist really wasn't such a jerk as the title leaves you to believe. Ippei has some faults, but overall you'll find him a pretty good person.Jun Shison is great in his role as the loving father of two of the most adorable kids you'll see. Every time they appear on screen, you can't help but smile, especially the little boy, Asahi. He steals every scene he's in.
The last three episodes definitely get a bit more dramatic, and it makes you kind of wonder how this will end on a positive note. It makes for a good final episode. I think the one thing I would have hoped for was a bit more of a climatic ending. It was good, but I was wishing for a bit more.
Overall, a feel good series from start to finish
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Unexpectedly heartwarming
I actually don’t have high expectation for this as the Netflix title translation makes it feel like a bad comedy drama. But it was unexpectedly good because there are so many heartfelt moments between the ML and his late sister’s family. Though I would say I kinda lost interest to the political election part in the end, but the twist was good which makes me satisfied.I also wish the ML is more heartless that the drama title try to market but he is a softie. Also, Jun Shison looks way too young for being a dad of two kids but I am not complaining, who doesn’t like a cute daddy lol I am jk… but I was surprised how well he acted here, which made me want to watch more of his dramas. The kids themselves also acted really well especially Himari. Overall, I think it’s a good drama to watch if you want a more warm drama.
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What a family!
I had this in my list on Netflix for a long time - the English translation of the title really meant nothing for me so I was a bit lost on the title! But what a series - came to watch Shison Jun but loved the whole ensemble. As much as I love Shison Jun's character he did seem as if he was almost saintly insofar as he hardly ever lost his temper and just took on everything people gave him... it would have been nice to see him setting boundaries a bit.. The dynamics between the family were brilliantly portrayed... I absolutely loved the child actress who played Himari - she was absolutely brilliant - I think she'll have a great future if she decides to continue acting.. Initially I didn't like the character of Ippei Omori - I found him too egotistical and arrogant.. However over time as he slowly became more enmeshed in his new 'family' he changed.. Loved it all but felt that the last 2 episodes were a bit too much focussed on the election: whilst we knew that this was Ippei's original plan to get elected I was reassured to learn that Ippei had arranged a plan NOT to win the election as I really didn't believe he was competent enough nor had the personality to govern. It would have been nice to see a little bit more of what happened when he came back "home" at the end, what he was doing work-wise and if he ever explored his relationship with Miyako a bit more.Was this review helpful to you?
