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Disappointing to say the least
I'm writing this exact review after a 2nd rewatch of Vincenzo and I couldn't really finish it again and the reason for that is the same problems i had with the series and this might be unpopular (based on high ratings) but it is not for everyone.
I understand that people love to overreact and overhype certain series and movies and thinking back about my first watch, i came up with high expectations, people were calling it "the best kdrama of the year" or whatever but when i did, i could see the holes in that logic.
Vincenzo is a series that started good, it had a solid plot but started to go downhill over time and by the end, you'll not feel like you're watching the same series because of how much the quality dropped in my opinion of course.
The first thing this series failed to capture is the mafia vibe. I was quite interested when the show started, it gave the feeling that we're about to watch a Korean Mafia series, not popular but this wasn't the case. I don't even know what genre this series was? Comedy? Thriller? I don't know where to put it to be honest.
Now you're watching the series and the first thing you notice is the comedy.
And oh god, how awful, cringy and corny the comedy is in this series. Some people loved it but for ME? It ruined the whole experience . And the problem is sometimes they start acting funny and silly in the middle of a fight or a serious situation which is hard to watch which connects directly to how unrealistic that was.
I mean although Vincenzo was unrealistically perfect (something that you could expect), we can certainly pass that because you know, he's James Bond or Batman, he's always 3 steps ahead and no one can touch him but when it gets to the entire plot, it ruins it and that's what happened. You've got a pigeon saving the ML, a bee in a court, the police and the entire operation are dumb ..etc. That was dumb and so unrealistic to the extreme. You can't really blend seriousness with unrealism, that's not going to work. You can't expect me to believe that a pigeon came in to save the ML and say "yeah, that's funny haha".
Another thing, The FL is so annoying and eccentric, i know, it's supposed to be this way but she's so one dimensional and rely 100% on the ML, she has no brain even though she's a lawyer too and this is annoying. The antagonists except for the 2 brothers, the rest are all weak and badly written.
The ending was just as worse. You know "the perfect Vincenzo" let that brother (forgot his name) die for nothing, he could've saved him but no, he went to help the FL instead who was completely fine. And what happened to the invincible Mafia figure? How was he outsmarted? Why now? This way? Doesn't make any sense.
The biggest problem with this series nonetheless is its length. In no way this is a 21 episode plot.
The whole story could've been wrapped up in less than 10 episodes and we wouldn't have seen all the negatives and the cringe worthy comedy.
For the positives though, the music, the cinematography, and also acting. Most actors did their job and it was good to watch. The ML was the best and that cringy Chef was the worst.
Overall, this series is overrated. 7/10 is me being nice and also because i was boring when i watched it and i had a good time.
I understand that people love to overreact and overhype certain series and movies and thinking back about my first watch, i came up with high expectations, people were calling it "the best kdrama of the year" or whatever but when i did, i could see the holes in that logic.
Vincenzo is a series that started good, it had a solid plot but started to go downhill over time and by the end, you'll not feel like you're watching the same series because of how much the quality dropped in my opinion of course.
The first thing this series failed to capture is the mafia vibe. I was quite interested when the show started, it gave the feeling that we're about to watch a Korean Mafia series, not popular but this wasn't the case. I don't even know what genre this series was? Comedy? Thriller? I don't know where to put it to be honest.
Now you're watching the series and the first thing you notice is the comedy.
And oh god, how awful, cringy and corny the comedy is in this series. Some people loved it but for ME? It ruined the whole experience . And the problem is sometimes they start acting funny and silly in the middle of a fight or a serious situation which is hard to watch which connects directly to how unrealistic that was.
I mean although Vincenzo was unrealistically perfect (something that you could expect), we can certainly pass that because you know, he's James Bond or Batman, he's always 3 steps ahead and no one can touch him but when it gets to the entire plot, it ruins it and that's what happened. You've got a pigeon saving the ML, a bee in a court, the police and the entire operation are dumb ..etc. That was dumb and so unrealistic to the extreme. You can't really blend seriousness with unrealism, that's not going to work. You can't expect me to believe that a pigeon came in to save the ML and say "yeah, that's funny haha".
Another thing, The FL is so annoying and eccentric, i know, it's supposed to be this way but she's so one dimensional and rely 100% on the ML, she has no brain even though she's a lawyer too and this is annoying. The antagonists except for the 2 brothers, the rest are all weak and badly written.
The ending was just as worse. You know "the perfect Vincenzo" let that brother (forgot his name) die for nothing, he could've saved him but no, he went to help the FL instead who was completely fine. And what happened to the invincible Mafia figure? How was he outsmarted? Why now? This way? Doesn't make any sense.
The biggest problem with this series nonetheless is its length. In no way this is a 21 episode plot.
The whole story could've been wrapped up in less than 10 episodes and we wouldn't have seen all the negatives and the cringe worthy comedy.
For the positives though, the music, the cinematography, and also acting. Most actors did their job and it was good to watch. The ML was the best and that cringy Chef was the worst.
Overall, this series is overrated. 7/10 is me being nice and also because i was boring when i watched it and i had a good time.
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