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Really wholesome drama
After a generally enjoyable drama which was Heavenly Hand, I didn't know what to expect from this since I was hesitant to watch it at first. A TCM mixed with a bit of kung fu was a bit.. odd, but it worked for the most part here. (even if they didn't include a lot of martial arts) This drama stars Moses Chan, Kelly Cheung, Mark Ma, Moon Lau and Karl Ting as the big bad
Personally I'm not a fan of Karl Ting as his acting can be pretty stiff and awkward, but I found him to be really hateful in this drama and he really pulled it off as the villain. Definitely a much more memorable role than his previous dramas. The chemistry between Moses and Kelly was also fun to watch and Mark Ma was great too. But the character I hated the most was Moon Lau as this greedy hateful bitch who was willing to work with Karl to scam Moses' entire family. It was especially hard to watch when she was pretending to be friends with the gang, along with being a love rival to Kelly. And I'm sorry but I think she's too old for that kind of haircut. Thankfully they changed it in the end but even her entire personality change felt odd as she became not just a teacher, but a kindergarten teacher. It was weird considering that she used to sell her body just to seal in deals, but I guess that's a way to change your conscience??
And although I said Karl Ting was really good as the villain, he felt really one dimensional to me. Like he only had one goal and that was to shut down and sell Moses' dad's factory, most of his actions were made just to do that and nothing else. It was also never explained why he hated Moses so much. Well, only good thing that came out from this drama was that Mark Ma finally doesn't die and the supporting casts did great as well, although Zoie Tam's acting as Kelly's autistic sister can come a little bit forced. Special mention to Eddie Pang for finally not playing a villain and a nice change of pace. Overall, quite enjoyable
Personally I'm not a fan of Karl Ting as his acting can be pretty stiff and awkward, but I found him to be really hateful in this drama and he really pulled it off as the villain. Definitely a much more memorable role than his previous dramas. The chemistry between Moses and Kelly was also fun to watch and Mark Ma was great too. But the character I hated the most was Moon Lau as this greedy hateful bitch who was willing to work with Karl to scam Moses' entire family. It was especially hard to watch when she was pretending to be friends with the gang, along with being a love rival to Kelly. And I'm sorry but I think she's too old for that kind of haircut. Thankfully they changed it in the end but even her entire personality change felt odd as she became not just a teacher, but a kindergarten teacher. It was weird considering that she used to sell her body just to seal in deals, but I guess that's a way to change your conscience??
And although I said Karl Ting was really good as the villain, he felt really one dimensional to me. Like he only had one goal and that was to shut down and sell Moses' dad's factory, most of his actions were made just to do that and nothing else. It was also never explained why he hated Moses so much. Well, only good thing that came out from this drama was that Mark Ma finally doesn't die and the supporting casts did great as well, although Zoie Tam's acting as Kelly's autistic sister can come a little bit forced. Special mention to Eddie Pang for finally not playing a villain and a nice change of pace. Overall, quite enjoyable
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