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too easy; police always one step behind
One day, I stumbled across a post somewhere discussing how people just started to recognize Kim Nam Gil only now through his newest drama 'Trigger', like "He is such a great actor and people are just now starting to recognize him?! Where have they been?? Living under a rock?!" Calm down, sister, but I agree. I didn't know he had a new drama, but I was intrigued by the premise, so why not give it a try?
Kim Nam Gil absolutely delivered as expected. From the beginning, we get to see what kind of policeman his character is - compassionate and gentle, but fierce when handling guns. If I were his subordinate, he would be my role model. I was really touched and cried a little bit during his last scene with his captain.
The action scenes were plentiful and I loved them! They weren't over the top, and really showcased how skillful both Kim Nam Gil's and Kim Young Kwang's characters are. I also found Kim Young Kwang's acting quite good. You know whose acting bothered me the most though? The foreign actors. Why does the acting of foreign actors in K-dramas always suck? So unnatural and takes me out of the scene every time because of how noticeably bad they are. Thank God they only appeared for a moment here.
Out of all the different story of the perpetrators, I liked the background story of the high schools students and the gangster. They had clear motives, and I understand why they chose the guns, not that I justified their actions. The gangster was stupid tho. After their extensive efforts to outplay their boss and steal his money, they were celebrating and throwing money in the air instead of escaping smh. The grandma had a clear motive too, but it wasn’t explored deep enough so it didn’t leave much impression on me.
Unfortunately, the story itself became more meh as it progressed. The police are always one step behind and only Kim Nam Gil can catch up with the antagonists. This happens repeatedly, so it gets tiring. Another point is that I don’t understand why Kim Nam Gil involved Kim Young Kwang in some of the chases (although the first time was unplanned) when 1.) Kim Young Kwang is not a police and 2.) Kim Nam Gil barely knows him. Moreover, the ending was really weak. My reaction was literally "That's it??" It's difficult to explain why I find the story disappointing, maybe I will update this review in the future when I'm more awake and not sleepy.
Kim Nam Gil absolutely delivered as expected. From the beginning, we get to see what kind of policeman his character is - compassionate and gentle, but fierce when handling guns. If I were his subordinate, he would be my role model. I was really touched and cried a little bit during his last scene with his captain.
The action scenes were plentiful and I loved them! They weren't over the top, and really showcased how skillful both Kim Nam Gil's and Kim Young Kwang's characters are. I also found Kim Young Kwang's acting quite good. You know whose acting bothered me the most though? The foreign actors. Why does the acting of foreign actors in K-dramas always suck? So unnatural and takes me out of the scene every time because of how noticeably bad they are. Thank God they only appeared for a moment here.
Out of all the different story of the perpetrators, I liked the background story of the high schools students and the gangster. They had clear motives, and I understand why they chose the guns, not that I justified their actions. The gangster was stupid tho. After their extensive efforts to outplay their boss and steal his money, they were celebrating and throwing money in the air instead of escaping smh. The grandma had a clear motive too, but it wasn’t explored deep enough so it didn’t leave much impression on me.
Unfortunately, the story itself became more meh as it progressed. The police are always one step behind and only Kim Nam Gil can catch up with the antagonists. This happens repeatedly, so it gets tiring. Another point is that I don’t understand why Kim Nam Gil involved Kim Young Kwang in some of the chases (although the first time was unplanned) when 1.) Kim Young Kwang is not a police and 2.) Kim Nam Gil barely knows him. Moreover, the ending was really weak. My reaction was literally "That's it??" It's difficult to explain why I find the story disappointing, maybe I will update this review in the future when I'm more awake and not sleepy.
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