Disappointing, “The Prisoner of Beauty” fails to deliver beyond shallow romance and stale acting
I really tried to enjoy The Prisoner of Beauty, but honestly, it turned out to be one of the most childish drama I’ve watched in a while.
The storyline had so much potential at the beginning, but quickly became silly, repetitive, and full of immature conflicts. The plot relied too much on overused tropes like random jealousy, constant bickering, and unrealistic misunderstandings that felt more annoying than entertaining.
The political setup faded into the background and what was left was a shallow romance with forced drama.
A lot of the scenes made no sense and felt more like a fantasy written by teenagers than a well-developed historical drama. I kept watching hoping it would get better but it never did.
As for the cast, the only thing I genuinely liked was the female lead’s beauty, she’s stunning on screen and had a great presence. But even her acting couldn’t save the poor writing.
Liu Yuning as the male lead Wei Shao was a huge letdown. Once again, he plays the same cold, possessive, emotionally stunted character I’ve seen him do too many times before.
His performance felt flat and predictable with little emotional range or growth.
The character was immature, controlling and sometimes his face is unpleasant to watch.
It’s disappointing to see him stuck in this type of role again and again it feels like he’s not even trying to challenge himself at all.
And I’m quite surprised this drama has such a high rating on this site.
The storyline had so much potential at the beginning, but quickly became silly, repetitive, and full of immature conflicts. The plot relied too much on overused tropes like random jealousy, constant bickering, and unrealistic misunderstandings that felt more annoying than entertaining.
The political setup faded into the background and what was left was a shallow romance with forced drama.
A lot of the scenes made no sense and felt more like a fantasy written by teenagers than a well-developed historical drama. I kept watching hoping it would get better but it never did.
As for the cast, the only thing I genuinely liked was the female lead’s beauty, she’s stunning on screen and had a great presence. But even her acting couldn’t save the poor writing.
Liu Yuning as the male lead Wei Shao was a huge letdown. Once again, he plays the same cold, possessive, emotionally stunted character I’ve seen him do too many times before.
His performance felt flat and predictable with little emotional range or growth.
The character was immature, controlling and sometimes his face is unpleasant to watch.
It’s disappointing to see him stuck in this type of role again and again it feels like he’s not even trying to challenge himself at all.
And I’m quite surprised this drama has such a high rating on this site.
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