Taxi Driver.. Peak Drama
I'm probably late to the party but i'm writing this review after finishing season 3 (the past month) and as expected it was an enjoyable experience.My initial rating for the two first seasons was 9, season 1 being the best one in my opinion.
It had everything you can ask for, good side stories, great main story, packed with emotions and the group actually had a good chemistry with that female cop (although some people find her annoying but i guess that was the point of her character at first), I think this gave us a sense of urgency and a good mouse and cat game which ended with her joining in. I give it a solid 9.5/10.
Season 2 was fire too, unfortunately that female cop wasn't part of the actors but still I thought it was great. Same positives as S1 and the final villain's story was interesting. I give it a 9/10.
Now for season 3, this is where i draw some lines, like don't get me wrong, I love this franchise, even if they make other 5 seasons I'll still watch (like who wouldn't wanna watch our heroes kick some butts) but still I kinda felt little bit disappointed.
It had some good side stories but what lacking in this season was a main big story like previous seasons.
Previous seasons had main big villains or a final boss-like where the group had to struggle to win but this season had none of that. You're just watching and thinking this might be a real threat and then not really. That's why i give it a 8/10.
Now, i don't know if they're going to make another season (they really should) but from what i see in the ending they probably won't but let's hope they do. If you're a fan of action packed dramas, you shouldn't miss this series.
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Good action series, NO complications!
A shop for killers is a really good action series.The story is not so original but the execution is what kept me hooked. I liked the pacing of the story, no filler, no unnecessary scenes, just pure drama and non-stop action. 8 episodes with a season 2 coming out this year is a good choice.
Apart from that, acting, fighting scenes were all good too. Nothing to say.
There's another thing that might be unpopular or a hot take, a lot will probably disagree but i think the lead actor Lee Dong-Wook acting in this series wasn't really good and convincing to me.
Like don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he can't act, he's a good actor but i believe he fits more in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres, the action genre and this series in particular requires someone with more menacing look, someone who could look more believable as a lead actor and he wasn't. I could think of many others who could've been a good fit but whatever, this is just my point of view.
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One of the best series I've watched.
Beyond Evil is easily one of the best series I've watched till date and one of the few series on this platform or others, i gave 10/10 rating.The story, acting, music and the production overall was top tier.
The tension between the two leads, the twists, it was a unique experience. If you're thinking whether to watch it or not, just do it, don't think too much, you won't regret it.
I don't know if it's worth a rewatch because some twists are one watch worthy but I think I'll give it a rewatch soon.
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A true masterpiece!
I know I'm late, but not because this is my first watch but this is actually the 3rd rewatch of this masterpiece named Moving. i wrote a similar review on other websites and this my first review on this platform.Well, if you're planning to watch Moving and you're kinda stuck on whether you do it or not, you're missing a lot.
I started Moving back when it was airing and when i finished it and watched other series, i felt like only few that came up close or at the same level as this series, and not only that, but this is one of the few series that i gave a 10/10 rating. (you can see on my page).
So, for the story, it was great.
It started slow though, back when i was watching i had a weird feeling that I'm watching a melodrama series, no action, no anything but when i gave it sometime, it got better and better.
This is a story about superheroes, it shouldn't be this deep, right? but Moving is full of drama and emotional stories. The backstories of characters are just exceptional, you'll find yourself empathising even with villains, something as i said, you don't usually see in superheroes movies or dramas.
For acting, it was just as great. I mean, just look at the cast, no need to say more.
The music, the fights, the production were all top-tier stuff as well.
So, when it's all set and done, a 10/10 is really well deserving.
i just hope that Season 2, which i don't when will it come, be this good and come quick as well lol.
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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.
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Good series but WHY would you rush the ending?
I watched Trigger last year, and i really liked it at least till the episode 6 and there's a lot to talk about here.Trigger started great, the first 6 episodes were intriguing, it's a story about what if the weak, the bullied, the one with life struggles decided to pull the trigger, and there's someone who's ready to give them that option, to get revenge basically. The concept itself isn't new but it was well executed here because it's realistic and you find yourself relating to the victims and their struggles.
The acting is awesome as well as the action, hand to hand and shooting is well done, i enjoyed it. I would've give it 8 or even 9 if the serie kept the same momentum but it didn't because.. Everything stared to feel off after episode 6, it started to feel rushed, no tension, and the absent of police (counter power) just made it worse.
Hear me out, you've got a very dangerous arm dealer walking around Korea, killing people and giving them a reason to avenge by sending them free guns, instead of using all the govs power to stop it (like calling for literally the army to help), they just relied on the regular cops and special forces that done absolutely nothing. This took away any sense of tension and emergency.
Moon baik ending was just badly executed too, i probably understand why they did that but i hated it.
Now apparently there will be a Season 2 but I don't personally feel like i need to watch it and I probably won't.
So: 1-6 Ep = 8.5/10 1-10 Ep = 7/10.
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Tempest .. Good start, weak ending.
The series "Tempest" is your usual political Kdrama about a former ambassador and her bodyguard fighting the wind of corrupted South Koreans and attempting to stop a nuclear war between North Korea, US and Idisha or aka Iraq.Now, even though the portrayal of the countries within the series especially the US and Iraq was just plain wrong, my grip was with the the last 4 or 5 episodes.
The show started strong, with that bodyguard joining the FL but as soon as they shipped them together and they fell in love the quality of the show and I'm telling you started to drop significantly. Then the show turned into your typical romance and save the world cliché, i personally didn't like that at all. (not that the romance wasn't needed but the execution was weak in my view)
The acting was good, the cinematography was peak, the music and the story had the potential but it felt short and this is something you expect from lot of Kdramas "eg; bloodhounds 1st season".
Now, lemme just get something out of my chest, the US are not saints by any stretch of imagination, they're not the saviours of the free world, they don't own everything and certainly don't owe anybody anything, their empire is built upon terror, colonization and destruction so this kind of Hollywoodish makeup ain't working in 2025, not anymore. Any attempts to do it, is just ain't gonna work. Now, on the other hand, they portray peaceful countries in ME like Iraq or aka Idisha into these kind of savages and that's completely unrealistic and shows how much wrong influence the Korean dramas took from Hollywood.
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One of the best Kdramas of 2025
I'm writing this review after i watched Murky stream last year, so this is my impression and review.. you should trust my taste on this one.I actually came in with low expectations, the story looked recycled but the poster hooked me, so, i decided to give it a chance and it was worth it.
I really liked how the story was executed and the pacing for this type of story (usually long) was just perfect. The acting was good too and the stakes kept raising which at the end gave us a satisfying ending. They didn't necessarily rely on the hero to save the day, he was like part of the plan and not THE PLAN and this is something i prefer in stories.
Now, i can see the low reviews. I'm not really into Korean history in general and how some areas were presented so i didn't really put lot of focus on that. Some people may found it unrealistic or something like that and i respect that view.
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A good Taiwanese Revenge flick
This is my first time watching a Chinese (Taiwanese) drama and I can say I'm impressed... but not too much by this series.The story is not usual, it leans more towards fantasy and supernatural stuff but it still follows the same pattern revenge stories usually follow and even though it started slow, it got better in the middle however, ridiculous by the end.
Yeah, I didn't like the two last episodes, It was too rushed with too many plot holes, they tried to like make plot twists but It didn't work out for them so they're apparently doing a season 2 out of this which I'm not really interested to watch it if it came out.
Aside from that, i liked the acting, the visuals, the music and taking into consideration it was my first experience with Chinese (Taiwanese) drama so a 7/10 is a reasonable rating.
It could've been a 8 or even 9 if they didn't rush and ruined the ending but what can i say.
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Decent Samurai story .. could've been better.
I enjoyed watching Last Samurai, It had everything you could ask for if you're into Samurai stories. It wasn't impressive but good overall.I like Samurai stories and historic-action series/movies like "Kingdom" or "Murky stream" being on top of that list and this show didn't disappoint.
I give it a 7 you maybe reading this and wondering because it was too short, 6 episodes -sorry to say-, just doesn't seem right, it left the story incomplete despite another season coming. Lot of important character left undiscovered and why they're doing what they're doing, why are they turning on Samurai? Six episodes barely gave us enough time to discover the story and thus, the pacing felt out of the place. A 10 or 12 episodes would've been better.
Another reason is that guy who calls himself "Strategist" or something, he's just a bad actor or to be more specific, he doesn't fit that role. His accent sounds weird and even for us viewers, you can feel like he's not living the character but rather just acting; I don't about you but that's how i felt. Even that young actress Fubaka, it seems like this is her first acting role but whatever.
Overall, looking forward to season 2.
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Amazing LA noir style drama
I've just finished watching Made in Korea serie; 6 episodes and i really enjoyed it. I like this old detective LA Noire style of movies and series in general and this serie didn't disappoint.The acting wasn't that spectacular but the use of music, cinematography was on top, and I also, liked the idea or the message behind this story where unlike the usual narratives we're all familiar with of the weak winning by the end, this was different and I think it was satisfying because it was realistic and i also think this is the reason this serie got an average score of 7 and will probably go low.
People are used to heroes beating up the bad guys regardless of their status and this serie didn't gave us that happy ending, so yeah this is probably the reason.
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Solid series if not for the many plotholes
The art of Saraha is a pretty good series, the idea or the story is interesting and makes you wanna watch the next episode as quick as possible because you just don't know what's going to happen next.However, for me, everything falls apart in the two final episodes.
I mean look, someone with no identity can be hard to trace, that's okay and it happens but no one can be this anonymous no matter what and actually my real frustration isn't with the Sarah Kim character (even though she's presented in unrealistic way) but with the other woman she was imitating.
We had this moment where we don't know who's the real Sarah Kim, but the biggest plothole is that, it could be identified right? Why are the police sitting in a dark investigation room for hours and doing nothing? She gave them a name (the name she claimed) that woman had a family and friends then she could easily be identified, right? Why are the police presented to be dumb and can't think in this series? or maybe i'm missing something?
I mean i watched a lot of police, detective series and this one just didn't make any sense to me even if you wanna make Sarah Kim this big mysterious figure and get big twists out of it, things don't really work that way.
So yeah, the ending wasn't really that good in my view, it just lacked any logic which is why I'm only giving it a 7/10.
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Good series, weak ending
This "bloody flower" is a good Korean thriller with a good story, it had the potential in my view, to be one of the best KDramas of the year but the poor direction and lack of any consistent storytelling ruined it for me.Like, this guy who have the ability to cure incurable diseases is a really promising and fun idea, not the most original story, sure but, i liked the dynamics between Lee, that lawyer and that female cop, but, there are still many problems i can point at even before reaching the ending.
First, that female cop is not presented well in the story, i mean as someone with a background in writing and also watched like so many series i can see the holes in the writing of the character, she's basically that standard smart cop we see everywhere, who figure things out fast without any explanation, she's badly written and we have seen no struggles or any kind of things that make viewers care about her, yet, that lawyer Park had the best writing because he felt really believable and you can really feel him as a viewer and the choices he made, he's not looking for any promotions or money, he just wants to save his daughter.
The other thing that i didn't like was the pacing, it felt really confusing at times, jumping from present to past, it was a really annoying experience, like I understand how this works, you reveal something big if you will, and then you go back to show us how that happened but didn't work out well.
For the ending now, I think this is where we can all agree that it had a lot of issues. Starting with how fast and rushed it felt, like it really felt like they were just trying to put everything they had to put in one episode and then end it but that left us with so many unanswered questions and unexplored plot points.
Like why the relationship between that female cop and her father bad? And what exactly is his role in the story? What about the other higher-ups in that lab? What's their role? Why didn't anyone talked or questioned how the lawyer helped Lee escape? It doesn't matter now? .. and many more (like if i write them, i can take like another hour).
But the worst thing of them all was the last scene.
Look, i understand that the director probably thought about a second season but there's absolutely no need, for Lee to survive and like HOW did he even survived? He was shot in the heart and jumped off, there's absolutely no chance he survived that but well, he did anyway, why? No idea.
Even more, he really had a good ending, like he's a criminal but also a victim, and he died (or as he should) after saving countless lives and especially the lawyer's daughter and also gave the police information that they could've never go anywhere to help them in their investigation, so then, bringing him back will just undo everything, that last scene just meant absolutely nothing and were pointless. Plus, let's just say it, there's no need for a second season.
So, yeah, that's my thoughts.
I give it a 7 at max. It could've been very low, if it wasn't for that lawyer and his story with his daughter.
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Excellent Movie
I really enjoyed the movie.The story was good (not the most original but the execution was good), the acting was superb (the right casting), same for fights and choreography which is something you would expect from Kdramas.
There are some negatives here and there but it doesn't really show unless you're nitpicking.
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Climax or Anticlimax?
Climax is a political thriller series that started really strong and fell short by the end.I was really intrigued with the first episodes, a couple married out of interest, he was using her to get powerful and she was doing the same and never truly cared about him, a relationship that is build entirely on interest and you are there seeing that struggle and how they go from the bottom to the top fighting the upper class.
Right in the middle of the series, the issues started to emerge, but slowly. The serie started turning into a lesbian love story, and you're there like wtf I'm watching? I don't understand the reason why the director decided to go that route when he could've just made them friends and instead gave us more struggle between the couple because we really needed that. You be in a point where that's not even the central point anymore, it started to get confusing and you don't what are you even watching.
Things got even worse by the 8th and 9th episodes and the final ep had some positives but that didn't really save the series. The meaningless side stories (like the FL love story) did lot of harm to the quality of the story, it took me out personally out of the series, i was like, let's just move and finish it already.
The reason I'm giving it a 7 and not a 5 or 4, is simple though. The series started strong as i said (at one point i was thinking it's a solid 8 or 9 series), it had all the tools to be a great series but with everything I've said and more is what really put it down. And why do we even need a season 2? (I don't know if there's a S2 but apparently we will). Why not just a normal ending?
This is very common in Korean series where we're left with so much to discover, lot of confusion just for a season 2.
So, yeah this is my personal opinion. I give it a a 8/10 (till the 6th episode) and a 6.5/10 overall.
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