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Someone gave "When the Phone Rings" 10/10, says:

I watched four episodes and then decided to drop the drama. Just so you know, it’s the kind of show where each episode or two focuses on a new criminal, but they’re all connected to the main storyline somehow. The drama was predictable, The directing was honestly pretty bad, like the director wasn’t taking the show seriously. You could see they had a decent budget and the cinematography was great, which is a pity. That said, the fight scenes were really impressive and creative. The acting was solid, but the script totally let them down. Adding comedy to the second ML character made things worse, and the main ML character’s behavior at the police station and outside, just didn’t make sense! Why does he act and dress so differently outside the police station, completely opposite to how he is as a cop? Also, why throw in that cheesy, over-the-top stuff in some thrilling scenes? I couldn’t get what the director was trying to do. In the end, I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters or care about them at all. The whole thing just stopped holding my interest. The mysterious gang? Didn’t care. Their motives? Didn’t even want to know. I expected more from Netflix, given their usual quality originals, but this one didn’t hit the mark, unfortunately.

Honestly, I feel like I wasted my time on this drama. By the time I reached the last episode, I realized that. The drama would’ve been way better if it had at least 8 or 10 episodes. The script was kinda weak... and I noticed there was a lot of repetition in the dialogues, especially with the FL’s lines. The script literally let the actress down because there were scenes that needed bold dialogues and strong confrontations between characters, but the script made everything feel flat and unimpactful! The cinematography was great, but there were a lot of intense scenes and confrontations that weren’t captured right in the shots! The acting was good, but not amazing. The ML was really great in his role, but the FL’s acting was weak, and I think that’s because of the script. I’ve seen her in other works before and I know she’s capable of much better performances than this.

If this drama is trying to be a melodrama, the execution was really terrible! The problem isn’t what some people say about the slow pace, because honestly, I love slow burns. The real issue is that this drama failed at that. And what’s up with the static camera? That was so bad! Melodramas usually have moving cameras during key scenes, focusing on the characters and highlighting the moment they’re going through. But here, it felt like I was watching a really cheap family drama! And the acting didn’t help either! this is such a cheap drama, melodrama? not a chance!

This was really disappointing, the plot was actually interesting, but the execution was poor, the direction was really bad here, even the main characters' acting was a joke, it's like they didn't even bother to take it seriously. These kinds of plots should be slow-burn, darker, with better cinematography, serious acting, and characters that I feel connect with. There was none of this here! Shame!

I continued watching this drama because my family wanted to finish it, OMFG… How this drama even made! I’m not kidding, really how! How did MBC even dare to present this drama after "doubt"! SO MANY QUESTIONS! WTF! If I say it's the worst drama ever made, It won't do it justice! I don't even know where to start! The direction and cinematography that feel like they’re from 2014? Or the script that seems like it’s from Wattpad? I’m shocked! It was so cheap and cringe and embarrassing! and on top of all that… it was 8.9? Ahh…

6.8? y’all joking right? No wonder… most people these days love and glorify cheap dramas that it looks just like them, while they said this masterpiece trash, even jtbc seems recently that she trying to please the cheap audience instead of continuing to produce good dramas like this one. What a shame.

it's the same 100%

Yes, it’s available on netflix korea

OMG! WHY TF THIS 7.5? LIKE HOW? I really don’t understand, why people don’t appreciate the good drama's here? storyline, production, plot, act, cast, cinematography, and that plot twist! Wow! this is the good stuff for real 10/10.

i dropped this after 6 episodes, i can't, I'm even shocked that this drama came out from jtbc! what a disappointment and shame.