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FAILing in Love
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Dec 13, 2019
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
" Failing in love " was a good, coming of age drama.

Only ten episodes (or five of one hour) long, which fitted the drama somehow, even though it needed some breathing space to develop the characters to a deeper, larger scale. That is, the characters were interesting and the drama only scratched the surface and didn't present them in a way to enable the viewer to understand them. The main reason for that was that the drama gave too much time on the complex love triangle. However, they did the ending right, because that romance was getting tiring. The side characters were somehow left out of the main plot too.

That said, the drama had an interesting idea and some even more interesting characters. The mood of it was perfect and the story was coming of age driven and, even though it looked light and fluff sometimes, it was dark and did justice to the complexity of being a teenager.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Solomon's Perjury
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Oct 26, 2019
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
" Solomon's Prejury ", korean version, had a nice mystery and it was unpredictable, but it was lacking intensity.

The drama started with a bang, a strong start with a shock about the characters and who was who. The pace, however, slowed down straight after that, until we got to the trial. The performances, on the contrary, supported the drama greatly, as all the actors and actresses of the cast did a great job with their performances. The trial part was pretty intense too. Finally, the big twist in the end was nicely built and unexpected.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Natsuzora
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Oct 24, 2019
156 of 156 episodes seen
Completed 4
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
" Natsuzora " had a heartwarming story.

The development of the main character had a smooth pace and the story involved many genres like slice of life, business, family, agriculture life and love. The part, especially, about the animation production and the way Natsu, the leading lady, became a professional modern woman, working and hadling her family. They also concluded the rest of the stories as well, which was a pro for the drama. Finally, the performances were really good.

However, one of my main concerns was the main characte being, most of the times, too perfect. Also, some episodes lacked intensity and entertainment.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Class of Lies
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Sep 13, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
" Class of lies " had a strong start. The story goes deeper and deeper as it goes, involving more and more characters as it proceeds.

However, there were a few elements that prevended this drama from being great, even though the performances were seriously good. First of all, the story was good, but the drama had some boring scenes. Maybe they didn't handle the pace well enough to keep it interesting through and through. Then, the whole mystery and plotting was not as easily believable as it dealt with kids. But that was easily overlooked. Finally, the ending was questionable.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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One Million Yen Girl
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Aug 17, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 3.5
What I really liked about One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman was the simplicity of the story and the acting.

When I say simplicity, it wasn't that the plot was boring or too thin. But, the way they presented the story, the character's struggles and her way of thinking and making ends meet was really good, simple, clean and realistic. Plus, the love story was realistic as well.

The acting, in addition, was really good. Especially the leading lady was phenomenal.

However, the ending was so so, as it left many questions answered. And that felt like the movie was presenting just a glimpse of the girl's life.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Perfume
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Aug 4, 2019
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
Perfume had an interesting story, not that the main plot was something we haven't watch before.

There was a main hole in the story when it came to the leading lady. Although both actresses were really good and they played the same character perfectly, there were some parts of her story that just didn't feel "real" like she really was going to react like that?

In any case, the love story was good and they had nice chemistry. The love triangle was okay too. However, the ending was just too cliche. At least, character vice, it was interesting.

So, six out of ten.

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Ao to Boku
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Aug 3, 2019
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Ao to boku had an odd story at first.

The cinematography and the way they directed and shot the drama were interesting and made the story more intense. However, I have to admit that looking back now, the actual mystery and story were not as thrilling as they were presented them to be.

But, the dark mood that the drama created was just perfect, as they wanted to presented the characters and their feeling in a deeper more rounder way.

Finally, the ending was really good and it gave a positive note to the whole drama.

So, seven out of ten.

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Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Apr 3, 2019
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
I can't help but compare Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira to the american version, as a big fan of the later. Honestly, it was better than I was expecting. The cases were good and interesting, and, especially, well acted. The leading lady was phenomenal as well. However, each episode, even though it started strongly, the intensity lessen towards the end and it, somehow, felt less. The final case was really good as well, but I do wish they explored the leading lady's character a bit more, as they had added her story in that case. So, overall, seven out of ten.
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Playful Kiss
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Mar 29, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.5
For me, if you've watched one, you've watched them all. Playfull kiss doesn't stray too much of the original story, though they did add some of the korean playfulness in it. There were some notes from the Princess's hour as well (see the stuffed bears in the end of the episodes). And it did start nicely, although, I must confess, I didn't expect much from the male lead. However, it was cute, even though the story was full of cliche and the leading lady was a silly, airheaded girl. But, the drama got boring halfway. It lost all the interesting chemistry that the couple had and the cat and dog game got tiring. So, overall, 5 out of 10 for playful kiss.

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Love Playlist Season 2
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Feb 7, 2019
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
The second season of the love playlist series is as good as the first, and maybe a bit better. More characters are added to the cast, which helped to spice up the story, as the main plot followed the same characters. Also, the episodes were extended to twelve, even though the story followed the same pattern as before. The prefrormances from all the cast were really good, as well as the execution of the drama was very professional. Finally, the plot was heartwarming and cute, as well as a bit sad at times.
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Missions of Love
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Jan 29, 2019
Completed 2
Overall 4.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
My only big problem with this movie was that everything happened in a heartbeat. Overall, it wasn't bad. The story wasn't something a fan of shoujo manga-movies hasn't seen before, but there were some solid potential for the love story, that otherwise was cute and funny. The acting was okay as well. The cinematography, in addition, was just good, as there were some "manga" moments here and there that were nicely combined with the rest of the plot. Finally, I have to point out that the poster of the movie had nothing to do really with the movie, as that scene never happened (maybe it happened in the mini drama ?? ) So, four out of ten.

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Brother's Friend
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Jan 20, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 3.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
You usually don't expect too much out of a movie adapted from a shoujo manga. Sure, it will have cheesy romance and innocent and cute moments, overacting with crazy goofs, but still, you have some standards. Standards that this movie doesn't live up to them. Not that the acting was bad. At least, the performances were nice. BUT, the story was so weak and so idiotic, as the big misunderstanding made no sense. Also, the manga references were too fake. Finally, though the romance was cute, it was too weak and had no chemistry involved. So, three out of ten, because of the poor execution.

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The Chinese Widow
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Oct 19, 2018
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
The chinese widow seems like a promising movie. At first, the acting isn't that good and the CGI are awful but bareable. The scenes at the Chinese country side and the leading lady's life was interesting and eye catching. However, the story isn't as good as it should have been. Or, at least, the movie didn't excecute it well enough. The romance was quick and the ending even quicker. Actually, the ending was really bad. At least, some of the performances were good, but not all of them. So, 5 out of 10, because it was watchable but not as good as it should have been.
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Honey
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
Oct 6, 2018
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Honey is a classic school life manga based film. You get the innicent girl, the missunderstood boy, and their love story as they are struggling to be together. This one adds more to it, with the girl being in love with the man who raised her after her parents died. Plus, we get the local gang who are trying to hurt the lead and in order to get to him, they use his friends and our girl.
So, overall, if you like shoujo adaptions than you are going to like this one, as it was well made and the performances were really good. Also, the couple had chemistry.
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Switch
2 people found this review helpful
by PHope
May 22, 2018
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 2.5
Jang Geun Suk's official come back and he chose a drama where he is portaying a con artist who changes places with a procecutor. Unlike other crime solving dramas with many cases, this one focuses only on one vilain that is connected to the main character's past. So, not much are happening on the story front. There was a big twist towards the end, but not that it isn't easy to predict it. Overall, the story was just okay. When it comes to performances, the switching characters was interesting, though it got a bit tiring after a while, and Geun Suk was good in changing personalities as well. However, at some point, the two weren't that different. Again, the game between who's who, even though it was entertaining at the begining, it got a bit dull. The rest of the performances were really good as well.
Summing up, I think that Switch was just an okay drama and it was entertaining sometimes. Just, don't expect too much from it.

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