This review may contain spoilers
In the end, a disappointing show
This is one of those shows you watch and wonder, why did I watch this? I guess because the series and episodes are short.Be warned that the ending of the show is very westernized. Meaning it's just a setup for a second season, which might or might not happen. I found this the most disappointing aspect of the drama. This is one of the reasons I stopped watching Western TV shows.
Acting was meh. The FL was cool, and that was about it. The friends were uninteresting and downright annoying, especially his best friend. I hated every minute he was on the screen.
Having read the other reviews, I agree that he spent most of the drama acting against his girlfriend instead. She tried to explain that she was a victim of a group of nefarious villains who exterminated and banished her people in order to steal their power. The descendants of those villains were still active, still benefiting from the actions of their ancestors. Yet the ML seemed unable to grasp that, with his obsession with pacifism.
The reason for this hatred was never explained, just that they couldn't exist in the same world. Says every oppressor ever. We are left thinking that they were simply out to steal their power.
All these questions were never resolved and were left for some future second season, which might or might not happen.
Was this review helpful to you?
This review may contain spoilers
Funny and entertaining romcom, but has been done better in k-dramas
I enjoyed this movie. It had maybe comical scenes and interesting characters. I loved the mother-in-law who, in the end, only wanted her daughter's happiness.The movie was filled with tropes, but I felt the movie was using them to wink at its audience.
But what I found disappointing about this movie is that little explanation was given to show us why they fell in love. When at the end, the ML is asked to remember all the good memories and all he manages is to remember all the bad ones instead and decides it doesn't matter. I understand this was because there were no such scenes to begin with, proving my point. All we saw was why they wanted a divorce. This felt a bit unbalanced.
There also was no explanation given as to why the relationship went downhill. The FL was a bit of a slob, according to the ML, and the ML tended to be fastidious.
Without understanding what went wrong, and no character growth whatsoever, I see their relationship as history that is doomed to repeat itself.
But I feel that several dramas did a better job of handling the "love reset" theme. Go Back Couple, time travel is used to "reset" the relationship, but the theme is the same. Just like Love Reset, the beginning starts with the end of the relationship, but by the end, both the audience and the characters understand what led them there, and what went wrong and how to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
If you want a quick and funny movie without any depth this is for you. If you want to explore the theme more satisfyingly, Go Back Couple is for you.
Was this review helpful to you?
