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Just Be Honest
For a short episode drama, this wasn’t too bad.
The story had a lot of potential and could have been developed better had the episodes been at least 30 minutes, but being around 15 minutes an episode the script relied heavily on flashbacks.
Reality demonstrates that people don’t have a flashback to childhood memories every time someone says something to them, but this drama actually held the majority of the story fleshed out through that method of story telling.
The ML had an issue with the FL after he found out she lied about a lot of things since childhood, and even after she confessed the reasons behind her acts he refused to show compassion or empathy. The problem with his stance was that he lied too, but most of his lies were executed by keeping his mouth and feelings bottled up rather than being honest when he was asked about things.
Acting wasn’t too bad.Everyone played their parts well.
Semi-messy family dynamics story arc was used, and parents being absorbed in their own mess to properly teach their children was in that arc.
Music was alright, and there were humorous moments here and there.
Cinemetography was not the greatest as it seemed the close-ups were too close (like seeing the mustache hair trying to peek through the makeup on the ML), and a lot of the shots of the ocean were focused just a tad too far out.
Costuming had some issues. There were a couple of loose threads on the FL’s clothing - the worst being on the wedding dress that was back lit and it stood out in all its illuminated glory like a lighthouse on a foggy night. “Here I am!”
It’s a quick watch, and entertaining for the most part, but I didn’t find it so good that ai’d rewatch.
Gave it a 7 for effort and a semi-unique story line.
If you need a filler until your current watch drops more episodes, and don’t want anything heavy or involved to watch, this won’t hurt and will help burn through the lag.
The story had a lot of potential and could have been developed better had the episodes been at least 30 minutes, but being around 15 minutes an episode the script relied heavily on flashbacks.
Reality demonstrates that people don’t have a flashback to childhood memories every time someone says something to them, but this drama actually held the majority of the story fleshed out through that method of story telling.
The ML had an issue with the FL after he found out she lied about a lot of things since childhood, and even after she confessed the reasons behind her acts he refused to show compassion or empathy. The problem with his stance was that he lied too, but most of his lies were executed by keeping his mouth and feelings bottled up rather than being honest when he was asked about things.
Acting wasn’t too bad.Everyone played their parts well.
Semi-messy family dynamics story arc was used, and parents being absorbed in their own mess to properly teach their children was in that arc.
Music was alright, and there were humorous moments here and there.
Cinemetography was not the greatest as it seemed the close-ups were too close (like seeing the mustache hair trying to peek through the makeup on the ML), and a lot of the shots of the ocean were focused just a tad too far out.
Costuming had some issues. There were a couple of loose threads on the FL’s clothing - the worst being on the wedding dress that was back lit and it stood out in all its illuminated glory like a lighthouse on a foggy night. “Here I am!”
It’s a quick watch, and entertaining for the most part, but I didn’t find it so good that ai’d rewatch.
Gave it a 7 for effort and a semi-unique story line.
If you need a filler until your current watch drops more episodes, and don’t want anything heavy or involved to watch, this won’t hurt and will help burn through the lag.
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