Buried Hearts Had Me Hooked—Then Played in My Face
I started Buried Hearts mostly for Park Hyung Sik (yes, I’m that person), but, but, but—I stayed because the tension, mood, looks, and messiness had me locked in. It was giving slow-burn energy in all the right ways. Episodes 1 through 7 felt like something unsettling was just around the corner, I was convinced it was building up to something criminal, complicated, and devastating. But then it became a different show. The plot started to fizzle, the pacing got weird, and all that emotional buildup kind of quietly slipped away. It got under my skin, and not in a good way. It felt like a rollercoaster that turned into a bungee jump with a too-long cord. It’s not a bad series, just a frustrating one. Because it really had something in the beginning. Then I was like, “Wait…that’s how you’re ending this?! For real!” The saving grace? The cast. They showed up and showed out—especially Lee Seon-hee, Song Jin-woo, Ju Yeon-u, Lee Yoo-joon, and Kim Ki-moo. A few scenes even made me hit rewind. Would I recommend it? Maybe—but only to people who don’t mind a setup without a satisfying payoff.Was this review helpful to you?
Great Cast Boring Story
I tuned in because I recognized so many of the faces. I've seen them in other work and I know their individual caliber as actors. I think this film was based on a true story, however, the story is boring. I'm not making light of the real struggles of South Korean firefighters once upon a time. The screenwriter could have done more, whether it was to spark an adrenaline response or pluck out a sympathetic one. I was bored. There was no focus in the cast. Even though it was an ensemble, there was no focus to center the story around, so there were all of these dangling strings. I won't rewatch this film, but I'll stop short of recommending or not recommending others to watch the film. I was bored and found the film forgettable.Was this review helpful to you?
