DarkEyes

Worth your while

I watched this 17 years after release and it doesn't feel dated. It's fast paced, has humour, has heartache, has good fight scenes, good character development and stonking performances from the cast. Small negatives are some plot holes and a superfluous romance that added nothing. Music is good, I liked that the soundtrack to different scenes was Eastern and not wierd western classical or soft rock. The epilogue is vague, not quite a cliffhanger but think they wanted to keep room for a possible sequel.

We know now that a second season is coming.

Entertaining, well produced. Acting performance by the veterans was peerless however the stand-out performance is by Lee Jung-ha as Bongsuk. And I have to mention to Go Youn Jung as Hisoo for sheer athleticism. That girl can run!

One negative is pacing. Mid season episodes do drag om (despite some epic fights). Final episodes pick up again, masterfully building tension to the climax. Second, there are some in-universe logic problems. You'll notice them but they won't spoil your enjoyment.