Ridorik

K thrillers. You either love em or hate em. There is usually a blanket list of plot points that a lot of them are seemingly legally mandated to follow. Corrupt police chiefs, predictable as heck plot, melodrama, "everything is secretly connected", betrayals, if you've seen one, especially older ones, chances are you've seen all of them.

The few variables there are, cast, presentation, characters, are usually what make or break them. And this one leans on the broken side . But...honestly? I had a blast. This was genuinely hilarious. It really feels like a parody at times, and because it is trying to take itself so seriously I know that it is not intended to be one, but it just comes across as such to me. It's so over the top, bombastic, frantic and while it does slow down in certain instances, it tries so hard to be SOOOPER SRSSSSS!!! That It is just campy and fun.

The cast absolutely kills it tho, they do their best with the material and there are things to like in a genuine way (and not in a this is so absurd and stupid it's fun way). It follows the K-thriller blueprint to a T. If you're a fan of such shows, and yearn for more, this one will hopefully be as fun for you as it was for me.