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More weird than thriller...
The Trunk
Genre: Mystery, Romance
Episodes: 8
Streamed on: Netflix
Plot Summary:
A mess. A big sloppy mess. So you have a divorced couple, using a marriage company for societies “elites” as the ex-wifes punishment (you’ll find out later) to the ex-husband. So while she’s manipulating and cucking him at the same time, she’s paired him up with a woman she thinks he’ll hate, but they end up falling for each other. There’s also a creepy stalker and the wife-for-hire has other issues. A sloppy mess.
Characters & Cast:
Main Characters: Ships.
Gong Yoo ⇒ Han Jeong Won
Seo Hyun Jin ⇒ No In Ji
Villains: Notable actors.
There really aren’t many good characters in this story, and depending on which aspect of the story you’re focusing on, there are villains everywhere.
Best of OST:
Ok, one of the most redeeming things about this whole drama is this track.
https://youtu.be/T8CvJNt8ILI?si=j_wzYkBVteWhLJ8l
And the Kyuri version is just as good, both earn a spot on your Spotify playlist.
https://youtu.be/PM09KnppR3w?si=JrHdnL7eMU5glS-X
Most of the rest of the OST is pretty average, or worse it feeds into the awkward silences. But a couple other tracks are interesting, but not something I’d listen to regularly.
https://youtu.be/a-mdCYLMq5M?si=2aULUzaAkdLc1hx5
Gripes:
I don’t know if they where trying to portray sexual tension, but I swear half the drama was just awkward silences. For an 8 episode drama, this felt like it dragged on far too long. I think we get an editor in, and make this a 2-3 hour movie, and I wouldn’t feel like I wanted all these hours of my life back.
Like I mentioned above, there are really no likeable characters in this drama. Likeable actors for sure, Seo Hyun Jin is one of my all time favourite actresses, and I hear Gong Yoo is pretty popular too I guess. But I like to like at least one person in the drama’s I watch, otherwise I just don’t feel invested.
Re-watch:
**Would I watch it again?**
No… well maybe part of episode 2—am I right guys!?— but really, no.
**Would I watch it with my brother?**
Not even close to anything he’d be interested in.
**Would I watch it with my kid?**
No… just no.
Final Thoughts:
A sloppy mess. Half of the running time was awkward silences, the other half was mostly horrible people doing horrible things to each other. Edit this down to a movie and I think it would serve the audience much better. It’s a short drama, that was too long. It’s such a shame, because I feel like I was looking forward to this drama for so long.
Rating:
5.5/10
Genre: Mystery, Romance
Episodes: 8
Streamed on: Netflix
Plot Summary:
A mess. A big sloppy mess. So you have a divorced couple, using a marriage company for societies “elites” as the ex-wifes punishment (you’ll find out later) to the ex-husband. So while she’s manipulating and cucking him at the same time, she’s paired him up with a woman she thinks he’ll hate, but they end up falling for each other. There’s also a creepy stalker and the wife-for-hire has other issues. A sloppy mess.
Characters & Cast:
Main Characters: Ships.
Gong Yoo ⇒ Han Jeong Won
Seo Hyun Jin ⇒ No In Ji
Villains: Notable actors.
There really aren’t many good characters in this story, and depending on which aspect of the story you’re focusing on, there are villains everywhere.
Best of OST:
Ok, one of the most redeeming things about this whole drama is this track.
https://youtu.be/T8CvJNt8ILI?si=j_wzYkBVteWhLJ8l
And the Kyuri version is just as good, both earn a spot on your Spotify playlist.
https://youtu.be/PM09KnppR3w?si=JrHdnL7eMU5glS-X
Most of the rest of the OST is pretty average, or worse it feeds into the awkward silences. But a couple other tracks are interesting, but not something I’d listen to regularly.
https://youtu.be/a-mdCYLMq5M?si=2aULUzaAkdLc1hx5
Gripes:
I don’t know if they where trying to portray sexual tension, but I swear half the drama was just awkward silences. For an 8 episode drama, this felt like it dragged on far too long. I think we get an editor in, and make this a 2-3 hour movie, and I wouldn’t feel like I wanted all these hours of my life back.
Like I mentioned above, there are really no likeable characters in this drama. Likeable actors for sure, Seo Hyun Jin is one of my all time favourite actresses, and I hear Gong Yoo is pretty popular too I guess. But I like to like at least one person in the drama’s I watch, otherwise I just don’t feel invested.
Re-watch:
**Would I watch it again?**
No… well maybe part of episode 2—am I right guys!?— but really, no.
**Would I watch it with my brother?**
Not even close to anything he’d be interested in.
**Would I watch it with my kid?**
No… just no.
Final Thoughts:
A sloppy mess. Half of the running time was awkward silences, the other half was mostly horrible people doing horrible things to each other. Edit this down to a movie and I think it would serve the audience much better. It’s a short drama, that was too long. It’s such a shame, because I feel like I was looking forward to this drama for so long.
Rating:
5.5/10
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