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Hunter with a Scalpel korean drama review
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Hunter with a Scalpel
3 people found this review helpful
by BlancaTrueba
Jul 10, 2025
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Great thriller and suspense drama, good chemistry between the leads despite no romance.

Putting the bad AI-generated subtitles aside, this is a great thriller and suspense drama. It's much better than Park Ju-hyun's previous work, "Perfect Family", and we can see that her acting here is much improved.

Kang Hoon also shines in this drama, and his chemistry with Juhyun in this drama is amazing, despite there being no romance involved. From their eyes' expressions, how they talk to each other, the chemistry is spectacular.

The best acting would come from Park Yong Woo. His interpretation of a serial killer AND a father who "loves" his daughter -- up to the point that he wants her to be with him and to be like him -- is stunning, amazing and scary.

The child actresses -- Shin Yeon-woo as Eun-seo, Shim Ji-yu as little Se-hyun (past Se-eun) and Kim Kyu-na as present Se-eun -- are also amazing.

Plot moves very fast, yes, it was a bit repetitive in the earlier episodes, with Se-hyun kept on making mistakes and always being overpowered by her father, but it gets better, especially in the last 4 episodes.

The ending is satisfying and is crafted nicely to avoid an "abrupt" ending, which usually happens in most KDramas.

Highly recommended.
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