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Doctor Lawyer
11 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Apr 15, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Not Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Doctor Lawyer '' is a medical and law drama.

The story has some interesting parts, but it focuses solely on the main criminal case and gets boring after a while. Sure, the characters were interesting, at first at least, but the drama didn't have enough cases to at least lift the load off and add some interesting notes to the main plot. Also, the medical drama didn't blend that well with the law drama, and it often felt like the story didn't know which direction to follow and where to focus.

At least, the romance was left on paper and there were some emotional scenes added to the mix. Also, there were some twists that were unexpected.

Finally, the performances were enjoyable by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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365: Repeat the Year
11 people found this review helpful
by PHope
May 11, 2020
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
" 365 : Repeat the Year " was a good thriller.

The drama was action packed, focusing on two main characters who were trying to solve the mystery of the serial killer who was trying to kill them all. There were enough twists to keep things interesting, and tiring at times, as, at some point, the twist over twist was a bit too much. The mystery, however, was not easy to predict, or to guess who was the culprit, as, in each episode, another character seemed suspicious. The drama didn't add romance to the mix, at least not too obvious, which was really a relief. However, the main plot with the going back in time and the whole organization was not properly explained. The ending, in addition, was simply perfect. Finally, the performances were great from all the actors and actresses of the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Jade Dynasty
11 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Dec 13, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
What I liked about the " Jade Dynasty " (first movie hopefully), was the
first part of the movie. It was somehow the background of the main
character and how he became his final self in the ending. However,
the second part of the movie was rushed, almost confusing, and it had
an open ending (that is a bad thing if they don't have a second movie
coming up...).

That said, the performances were good and the costumes were nice.
They did a good job with the atmosphere of the story, as it looked
epic and fairy tale like. However, the CGIs were not good and kind of
ruined the action scenes.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Marmalade Boy
11 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Sep 29, 2018
Completed 2
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
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Wow, this movie was a roller coaster! The first part was really cute and funny. The second part nervewracking for sure. May I add here a huge SPOIL ALERT and say to anyone who might be wondering, that this movie does not have insest in it. It just a major twist in the movie, but they just played with it for a while, having you wonder why the hell this one wasn't under the drama-tragic ending category.
On the other hand, the first part was really adorable, manga like movie. The love story was cute and the family matter, confusing, but funny. The movie is well made as well and the performances very good.

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Todome no Parallel
13 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Jul 29, 2018
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 4.5
If you liked Todome no Kiss, you are going to enjoy this one as well. As the title suggests, the drama follows the events of the first one, and it just gives as some information on what happened when the girl kissed the lead and they died in that version of the universe. You do have to watch Todome no kiss to get what it's happening. You do not need to watch Todome no parallel, except from the final episode, that concludes the series. The episodes were shorted, which was nice as it didn't need more, and the performances were good. So, 8 out of 10.
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The Undateables
22 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Jul 30, 2018
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 3
Overall 4.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 2.0
The undatables is an ordinary drama. It follows the cliche story of enemies falling in love, best friend falling for the girl, family objections, mommy issues and a mystery about the character's childhood. I do wish I liked this drama, but it just tried to hard to make everything cute and romantic. Half way through it didn't have anything else to say or to add and it was just a boring story that I forced myself to finish, hoping that maybe the ending will surprise me, but it didn't. It is a shame, because there were many famous and popular actors in this one and the chemistry between the two leads was strong.

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Color of Romance
15 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Dec 20, 2021
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.5
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Not Good Enough

Japanese Drama "Momoiro Anzuiro Sakuro" is a ridiculous drama that has the potential to be romantic and, indeed, it does have some romantic moments, but the rest of it felt forced and forceful.

The drama had two things that brings it down, the aggressive male lead and the childish female lead who let everyone use her as a pushover. It almost felt like the romance wasn't even her choice, rather, she just couldn't say no to the guy. Actually, she ask him to stop in many office scenes, but he just ignored her and tried to make it look like a game towards her. As for the romance with the second lead, it lucked chemistry right from the start. At least the performances were good. But the rest was just ridiculous.

So, overall, 1.5 out of 10.

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Not Me
17 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Apr 27, 2022
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Good Enough

Thai Drama "Not Me" has an enjoyable soundtrack and a brilliant main lead.

On that note, the music was excellent and just right for the story, without having one song being repeated throughout the whole series. Rather, there was a variety of songs and all of them feated the mood of the drama. As for the leading actor, he did an excellent job transitioning from Black to White, in which he proves his dynamics as an actor. The rest of the cast did a good job as well.

Unfortunately, the drama had not a smooth pace and the last episode just conveniently and rushly concluded everything. There were a few questionable decisions of the characters as well, some of them even got annoying after a while.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Dear.M
10 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Nov 3, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

Not Good Enough

Korean Drama " Dear. M " is a Global Playlist drama, in the series of the Love Playlist.

However, it is nothing like the previous ones. The main problem with it is that it's boring and predictable. Pretty much nothing happens, with the characters simply going through their college life, with some ups and downs in their romantic lives. The big mystery with the mapple posts, often being forgotten when it didn't serve anything to the plot, was not interesting to keep things entertaining and its final conclusion was nothing to get excited about.

Probably the only thing that was interesting was the rivalry between the two ex classmates, but that's about it. No surprises when it came to the romance, some half baked plots, and a few unlikable characters. Especially the main lead was too much of a plain jane acting like a child all the time.

The performances, moreover, were decent.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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When My Love Blooms
10 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Jun 15, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
" When my love blooms " had a really sweet past story but the present one was not that great.

First of all, the retro one, when the characters were young, was almost made to perfection. From the poetic cinematography, to the nostalgic feeling, to the presentation of that era, everything was perfect. The timeline did get a bit confusing at times, but that was mainly due to the focus on the present story. Still, the chemistry was over the moon, the love story was sweet, dramatic and moving, and the whole college life along with the family drama were all interesting and nicely managed.

However, the present story was a bit boring. There was a spark between the couple at the beginning, but that kind of died out, as they kept repeating scenes and events, the drama of the business and family matters took over, and the characters were thrown into stereotypical types that had nothing to do with their old selves. I mean, sure they were bound to change, but they still would have kept some traits of themselves, wouldn't they?

Finally, the performances were really good from everyone, but there has to be given a special shout out to the younger actors and the kids of the cast.

So, overall, 6.5 out of 10, because the past story was really enjoyable but the present was boring and predictable.

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No Time for Love
10 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Feb 8, 2019
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
First of all, for a web drama with only eight episodes, this one was executed pretty good. Even though it felt a bit rushed, the story started and concluded decently. Also, the twist of the love story was very entertaining and unexpected, as, usually, they would have followed another plot line (I can't say more, for I would have spoiled the twist, which is the highlight of this drama). The love story was cute as well. Now, the story isn't anything special, but it is entertaining. The performances were good as well.
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How to Hate You
12 people found this review helpful
by PHope
May 8, 2019
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
The thing that bothered me about Method to hate you wasn't that it was cheesy or cliche. Choosing to watch it you kind of know what you're getting into, as the short length and the fact that it is adapted from a webtoon with a college love story theme kind of give out hints of what is yet to come. My concern however was that they didn't manage the pace very well as well as the ending that was left open.

Other than that, the story was cute and I enjoyed the love story, although it was predictable. As for Jaemin, I wasn't really expecting him to be good, but his performance was decent, although he didn't give me the cold male lead vibes. Rather, he was cute and the kind you wanted to protect.

So, 6 out of 10 for this short drama.

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The 8-Year Engagement
12 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Oct 6, 2018
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Actually, I wasn't expecting to like this movie. Usually real stories are poorly presented and they lack the intensity of emotions that other films provide. However, this one is one of the good ones. The story starts softly, with how the couple met and got engaged. Soon, the girl goes into coma and the family and her fiance struggle to cope with it. Kudos to the film makers for not focusing on the coma period too much and making the plot boring. So, soon the girl wakes up, but she can't remember anyone, especially her fiance. It was nice to watch how she was trying to regain her life gradually, while the people around her helped her. The love story was stronger and more tragic at that part of the movie.
In addition to the story and the well execution of it, the performances were really good. Especially from the girl, who was amazing. She played the coma state perfectly without overdoing it and she also potrayed her rehabilitation process really well.

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The Beauty Inside
78 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Nov 21, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 3.0
Beauty inside borrows only the protagonist's condition from the movie. It also uses the 2018 favourite theme of inability to recognize faces theme. And therefor we get a mash up to produce a love story that was cute and funny at first, intense in the middle, boring in the end. Actually, the last episodes were unnecessary, as nothingh really happened. The performances were all good, and the couple had chemistry, which helped with the love story to develop. Again, however, the script didn't help. So, six out of ten.
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Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
9 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Mar 28, 2025
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born '' is a historical drama full of music and stage performances.

The drama has strong performances, which are the key feature of the drama and its strong suit.

Also, the music and the songs were all great, along with the costumes and the settings, which were perfect for the period and to create the perfect atmosphere for the story.

In addition, the characters were interesting, though the main one was tiring to keep up with and got annoying at times, but the rest of them were endearing, and everyone had strong chemistry between them.

However, the story was rushed and it didn't have an organic progress. The ending was open as well.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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