Started this because of Don. Just a fan. I have seen 20+ of his movies. This is not a Don movie. He is just an actor in a one-off role. The theme of this show from opening scene to end is depression. Don projects an aura of horror and terror for most of the movie. The ml teen is one mode the entire movie. In my opinion a below mark performance. The leads act from being depressed. Acts of horror and terror are not isolated, multiple events. I think this movie is fair with a 6.5-7 rating. Only because it breaks from itself. It feels as if the last several minutes were shot because they had to finish the movie before super. An entire scenario added that's got little or nothing to contribute to the story. Completely off rail and the point I said, "oh now I know why it got a low rating". It's dark soul, depressing, mostly violent, with a few moments of teen love trying to squeeze in. If you're not into bullying, depressing, terror, and bloody movies, do not watch it. I watched, but I was soaking in the tub and just needed something to look at. If you are a Kim Hyeon Soo fan, good news she was spot on for her character. Nailed it. But like the rest of the characters, she was depressed, terrified, and for 5 minutes she was happy. So, if you have my passion for MDL content, give it a go. Sadly, I do not recommend this.
Arrrrg! Don't get out of the boat!! My rule - don't watch currently airing shows. I got out of the boat. This is a good show. Kong Hyo Jin, Jung Jun Won, and the rest of the cast are great. For 9 episodes this show roles on, depth in character building and storyline. Some mystery, good action, family fun, a nice bit of humor lite. All good. I thought oh, ep 10 was a step up. The story gets busier with the ins and outs. Who knows, who don't know, who almost knows. Then bang ep 11. Full on K-drama tension. Hyo Jin gets to be the great actor she is. Jun Won is the perfect fit for the emotions. Yea, getting some the emotional investment in my eyes. One of those reactions is full on revenge on the abusers. Don't mess with kids. In rl I ruined abusers lives, put them in jail, it is still a trigger for me. And just to prove my rule, DO NOT GET OUT OF THE BOAT!! Ep 12 hits. Full-on, heavy K-drama emotions. Sad empathy, nervous fear, a touch of "I hate you" for the fartknocker. Now I am stuck. The writer and the cast have me fully vested in Hyon Jin's character. They have done a great job of sticking me with all these emotions until I can see next episode. DON'T GET OUT OF THE BOAT! Ep 11-12 kicked me from 7.5 to 8.5.
Amazing. Writing is good. The story is not typical. Storyline is original. The story plot is mostly not predictable. Just when you think you know what's next, your wrong. Not in a weird way, but in "oh yea that could happen". Director let the actors go. Directed scenes not lines. Action is spot on. Martial combat was entirely credible. I just dropped Fiery Priest (Sep 2026) cause the director crushed the actors. Lee Ha Nee was directed to nothing in FP. Here she gets to act, and I dig her in many shows. Crushes it. The cast is great. Where there is supposed to be chemistry there is. This is a drama lite show, for all the right reasons. It does not take itself seriously. Comedy is the fore front. Smart comedy and some goofy comedy. the couple of spots where it is supposed to touch your heart strings, it does. I am on the 8.5 here. Not common for me. It is a refreshing, surprising couple hours of fun.
I absolutely cannot figure out why this show is popular. I have started this 3 times and not got past ep 4 before dropping it. Pose, pose, talk, talk, priest gets fiery. Rinse repeat. The cast is better than the writing. It lacks suspense. The drama is yelling. The cast is crippled by directing and poor writing. The only thing that catches is the comic relief. Where is the mystery? Anyway, my opinion. Dropped.
This is a funny movie. Great K-drama happy ending, in a weird way. Look at the genre above in descript. Now underline, bold, and capitalize - COMDEY. That's all you have to think about. Sure action happens, crime well sorta. COMEDY makes everything just more fun. Don't use four letter words like, logic or consistent. Great cast, directing, and writing. Recommend. 8/10 for me.
Good movie, almost better. Spy-v-Spy, hidden Bond Villain in the background making things complicated and confusing for the players. Good action, cast good, and I liked the directing. The double death scene was necessary to clean up one plot line. Kinda knew that had to happen. But then it became Spy-v-Spy +1+1. Last 15 mins is trying to put a sudden twist on the dead plot line and revive it. Then +1 plot line that is just a big empty hole at the end. This movie doesn't close any of the plot lines, just left 2 stories in the wind. So, Jaws 2. ?? I don't know. It is worth watching. I am not mad that it was a goofy ending. Closing out the main plot line could have moved my rating up to a 7.5, instead of 7. The other 1.30 hours of movie are definitely worth the watch.
Ep. 1 is one of the worse ep of anything I have seen. It makes no sense. No character development, no story line, random dialog. Out of place scenes. I get the idea. But this don't get there. It's frustrating. I only turned this on to watch Park Ji Yeon. Dropped.
I gave it an easy 8. The gore is not meant to be serious. It's just the way it should be. Quirky fun would be my words for it. Have to go back to Red -vs-White Snow zombie to appreciate the fun zombies can be. Cast is great. A few dang it moments, some "oh no not him" moments, and plenty of drama. I recommend giving it a spin, mind you the zombies do die bloody horrible deaths.
I thought this show was underrated, at first. It had a real grove for first 10 episodes. Then it was just repeat and rinse for 10 episodes. I ff thru so much because it was flat, same drama pitch over and over. I stop halfway thru episode 22. I just got so frustrated that the series was ending on the same flat repeat of the previous 10 episodes. So yea 7.5 from me. My rating for this series went 8,, 8.25,,8.50..straight down to 7.5. I stayed thru many episodes just because of the cast.
Nice movie. It is better than the ratings. Even the description is lacking, not ja fair assessment. Good directing. Cast is great. Couple my favorites, so maybe a bit bias. I will watch this again. It is smooth. Light humor, a couple laughs. Some deep drama moments that could tug at the tears a little. So it's got well done school drama, cop drama, villain drama, and small taste of mystery. Actions scenes on the mark. And the ending very very Korean. I like it. The only thing that went clunky is around the 25-17 minutes left. Probably the place in the movie that got edited to the floor for time constraints. Overall, an 8 for me. Good easy watch, relax and go with the flow.
Drama is missing. No emotions, just flat all the way. The storyline kinda of peaks around ep4-5. This has to be what the director and writer were after. The cast has some real drama talent in they're show profiles. I like several of the cast. They just were directed to flat... I got half thru ep 12 and dropped. I just couldn't continue to be uninterested in this show. I waited and waited for the drama to show, tension, mystery. Going into each scene you just kinda sat thru drag on to what you knew was coming.
I don't know if this is a good show or not. Feels like a couple of repeat rinse plots twisted together. Politics - entertainment cringe. It's only got 2 speeds, nothing and crying. I got bored out at ep. 6.
Oh boy. I am at 14 and half eps. They're in the car on the trip. Lee Yoo Ri is #4 on my favorite actress list. Lee Re is a great actress and in this she is off the hook good.
I am having Becoming Witch ptsd. Lee Min Young, what a super actress. In Becoming Witch her character Hee Soo is dying from cancer and she keeps it secret until the last 3 ep. How did that story go, remember, they went on a trip together having fun, the 3 friends. But Hee Soo suffered from the cancer during the trip. Her ending scenes are so so sad. Becoming Witch is 10/10 for me. It's harder to watch the second time (I have watched it 6 times, 7 starting soon). Now I can't watch that repeat with Lee Yoo Ri in this series. Good grief.
Damn! Damn! Damn! TRIGGERED! I knew it. If you watch this (and you should), I will cry, or at least get a couple eyes full of water. They, the drama, tried to put a smile on the last scene. Well, I didn't. Good drama. It feels like it should just be light melodrama. The heavy part of this serious just makes the undertone of emotions heavy. Good watch.
This series really has to come together to work. Concept of ghosts and crime solving not new. So the stories and the acting will make or break it. I am going with make it. ep 1-2 were fun with some nice twist and turns. The possessions funny. The set up with ep 3 good and gritty. Established the leads easy. I was vested in FL idol and the crooked twist with the jealousy. ep 4, slayed it. The sad-happy was true k-drama emotions. The possession in 3-4 funny and really sad. But the story is good and acting great. I am a sucker for k-drama fix it all at the end of the show, everybody happy. I got stuck between the - oh no come on that is so sad; and the oh man that is happy. Either way, watery eyes and I am in for the whole deal now.
6.5 too low. I did a 7.5. This is not a fight movie, martial arts, epic battles is not the theme. It's a drama, hence Kdrama. The story is about injustice that provides the motivation for the ML. He just happened to have "bodyguard" as part of his history. Not a tearjerker or sophisticated plot. Straight forward bare to the bones lost love and bunch of thugs providing the backdrop. The cast is good. And the ending was just right. In reading comments here. I come away with it was not a cut and paste "action, drama" so it is less. Nonsense.
I know, I know. I'm 5 minutes in. What a horrible start to a comedy. It's major drama powerful. The opening scenes are just sad. Be back later. Ok, finished. It's a good movie. I am doing 8.5 for my rating. Lee Re is a real presence on screen. I was impressed when she was in Hello Me. Choi Kang Hee dominates her space, but Lee was equally impressive. She is still impressive. The cast and writing are good. The director brought it together, flowing, no down time.
However, comedy is not a word I would use to describe this movie. It is sad, tense, depressing. Lots of upbeat time, and a strong moral lesson. I did laugh out loud 2 times. Smiled a plenty. But I spent more time choked up with heavy empathy for Lee's character.
Half of hits movie is pure Kdrama. But, yea, that's why I watch Kdrama. Like all good Kdrama, it is true to form with the ending. Well played. I really did leave with a big smile, and maybe a tear of happiness.
I am having Becoming Witch ptsd. Lee Min Young, what a super actress. In Becoming Witch her character Hee Soo is dying from cancer and she keeps it secret until the last 3 ep. How did that story go, remember, they went on a trip together having fun, the 3 friends. But Hee Soo suffered from the cancer during the trip. Her ending scenes are so so sad. Becoming Witch is 10/10 for me. It's harder to watch the second time (I have watched it 6 times, 7 starting soon). Now I can't watch that repeat with Lee Yoo Ri in this series. Good grief.
Damn! Damn! Damn! TRIGGERED! I knew it. If you watch this (and you should), I will cry, or at least get a couple eyes full of water. They, the drama, tried to put a smile on the last scene. Well, I didn't. Good drama. It feels like it should just be light melodrama. The heavy part of this serious just makes the undertone of emotions heavy. Good watch.
However, comedy is not a word I would use to describe this movie. It is sad, tense, depressing. Lots of upbeat time, and a strong moral lesson. I did laugh out loud 2 times. Smiled a plenty. But I spent more time choked up with heavy empathy for Lee's character.
Half of hits movie is pure Kdrama. But, yea, that's why I watch Kdrama. Like all good Kdrama, it is true to form with the ending. Well played. I really did leave with a big smile, and maybe a tear of happiness.