justjacky

This drama is about the main leads who (by chance) die together and then are 'rebirthed' back to their childhood. The female lead is the only one who retains all her past self memories and she uses her hidden knowledge to try to change her future. Years later, destiny meets the leads again, and together they work on clearing political turmoils and support each other through life’s challenges.

POSITIVE:
- Stunning cinematography. Every shot, every angle, the set designs, umbrella scenes and snow aesthetics was all beautiful to look at. The director did a fantastic job in bringing a great contrast of warm and dark tones, depending on the plot scene.
- Badass general male lead.
- Smart and level-headed female lead.
- Rebirth plot with a nice little twist.
- Mature with angst vibes.
- Politics focused.
- Great fight scenes.
- Ending was nicely wrapped up.

NEGATIVE:
- Something was missing. I’m not sure what it is but many times I found the plot and dialogue boring to watch. I just couldn’t fully emotionally connect with the story and characters.
- Second half lost my interest as the plot shifted and the drama became a chore to finish.
- Romance (after marriage) didn’t deliver and I became bored.
- Not enough gray hair scenes to satisfy my fangirling.

OVERALL:
I feel the drama has a good plot, characters and romance but at the same time I was bored a lot. The drama was missing that wow factor to really win me over.