monstersnroses

Not bad at all. Not the greatest thing I've ever watched, but very decent. The only thing that bothered me was the female villain character. She's overacting really really badly. The way she acts belongs in an opera, not a j-drama.

This movie seems to me like it was meant to be more artistic than popular, like a scorcese film. It reminded me a little bit of the movie Raging Bull. It's really difficult to describe what you saw after just one watch. It leaves a strong impression, and you're just not sure of what. The emphasis in this movie wasn't on the plot, it was on the characters. The characters are beautiful and charismatic. Everything in the movie is pared down, simplistic, elemental, and yet elegant and breathtaking.

Considered as a piece of entertainment, I'd say this maybe worth one watch, and no more. Considered as a piece of art however, I'd say this is worth several watches with ones full attention. The director has a distinct voice, and it seems like he is trying to use this movie to show his audience what that voice is. It may not be your cup of tea, it may not rank as "great" the way scorcese does, but it is unique. It aint Raging Bull. But it still, IMO deserves a least a modest measure of artistic consideration.

This is a slower paced drama, with sort of a basic straight-ahead plot. There are many times in the drama where they could have taken it somewhere more intriguing or dramatic but didn't. The ending isn't that bad but seems very disjointed, you sort of feel like you must have suddenly skipped 30 minutes of plotline, things aren't really explained.

Pros - Acting is good, dynamics between characters is good, and there is good chemistry between the FL and ML, although it is subtly expressed.
Cons - Handheld camera shots are annoying every now and then, some of the character's reactions and feelings are not that believable, 2FL and 2ML had no chemistry, episode 7&8 are pretty draggy, and it had near-zero spice or skinship. Plot didn't have enough intrigue or hairpin turns.

My above spoiler comment is a rant after watching that ending.

The ending was so superbad, because if they had shown the FL leaving the husband for good, that would have been a good healing journey, even the breakup with Haruto would have been positive and justified, because after an abusive relationship it is possibly the worst idea ever to jump straight into another relationship, so she could have been a positive role model for other women who find themselves in that kind of situation.

And if they had shown her breaking down and getting back together with the husband, it would have been a realistic portrayal of how abusive relationships come to be, and how they are so toxic. When he's crying during mediation, anyone could see his bullshit behavior, but she didn't see it at all, it moved her when it should have disgusted her. You could see her making the same repetitive mistake that led her into the abusive relationship in the first place. The ending could easily have been taken in that direction.

But for her to somehow feel victorious because she still shares business and money with a man she divorced because he was a physical abuser... honey that is not independence! You didn't win, girl! He did. You let him redeem himself at your expense you dumb #%()*&%$#()@(!!! And on top of that you're still not independent. With an abuser, financial dependence is the worst kind of dependence.

So they picked the worst ending possible for this show that could have given it any meaning. Which is nearly criminal considering how well everything else was portrayed. This show could have had a message, and chose not to. The ending makes the painstaking realism of the entire drama worthless, imo.

Was this marketed toward kids?

Excellent acting by ML and FL. There is not a lot of nuance to this movie, it's a very simple and straightforward plot. So these aren't the kinds of roles that challenge an actor, not a lot of subtlety. However, the actors gave their all to their roles and gave great performances. This is a spicy movie, and the ML/FL chemistry is palpable. The comedy is really well done, the parts that are meant to be funny are very funny. Direction / cinematography / soundtrack, while not noteworthy, are definitely not bad. Not a bad movie at all, if you are looking for something spicy with a light plot.

The acting here is excellent. The cinematography is gorgeous. The story is simple and pared down, and builds up to an ending that is both dramatic and sweet. I would have given it a higher score if there was a bit more sophistication and depth to the story, but I think the rewatch value is pretty good. Something nice to watch between dramas.

This was cute and spicy. There could have been more kiss scenes, but it was kilig anyway, at least to me. It also was actually funny in many spots. Short, light, and satisfying watch.

If anyone knows where I can watch this with engsubs, I'd love to watch this. Having a hard time finding it subbed in english.

This movie was breathtakingly good. I can't even describe it. I wasn't a fan of the ending, but that didn't detract from the fact that this is excellent cinema.

LOL same!

The casting, acting, dialogue, soundtrack, and especially the cinematography were excellent. The writing was on point, as all the characters have a believable POV. There was such incredible attention to little details, and well-placed symbolism. Lots of kilig throughout the first half of the drama that just grabs you immediately from episode one. Chemistry that leaps off the screen. Tons of angst. I think the last half is a little bit more subdued and painful than the first half, and I didn't like the "slap an ending on it" ending. But overall, I am stunned at the quality of this drama. I'm not sure it would hold up to rewatches just because of how the back half is a lot of pain with not a lot of reward and that ending didn't truly satisfy. But for a one-time watch, this is a truly amazing drama.

Okay I came back to it, and just finished. This is a steaming pile of you know what. The ONLY good thing about this show is that the ML and FL are drop dead gorgeous. FL has a completely beautiful smile.

Every single person in this absolutely tedious drama makes one bad decision after another. They're all in a contest to see who can be the biggest martyr. There's nothing but pain, pained dialogue, tears, awkwardness, injustice, cruelty and toxic games. The only other drama I've ever seen that even comes close to being this bad is 'Blood'. There is no humor in it to speak of. Like NONE. No action. Bad bad musical score. I would have been better off watching kakafukaka on repeat for 2 weeks straight while drinking ipecac and scotch with my eyelids taped open. Kind of not joking. I want a refund. I hope whoever is responsible for this terrible drama marries a wife who eats eggs and farts on him in bed every night for the rest of his life.


And that's my review.

This drama is 25% jaw dropping eye candy (ML), 25% just why, 25% plot-drag, and 25% drivel.

This drama was fairly good. Everyone's acting is incredibly good here. There is some good kilig moments and one or two spicy kiss scenes. The pacing was a bit slow, but tolerable. The only issue I had was with the ending. The ending itself was really really good, but my issue was that ML and FL have like no kiss scenes for like the last 5 episodes or so. It left me at the end a little bit disappointed. But other than that, everything was awesome. There's some humor in it but not too much, and the little jokes they crack are lol-funny. I really liked that aspect of it too. The characters are believable if you give them a few episodes to grow on you. The things the FL says and does I can relate to in a way that makes her character realistic.

This drama isn't over the top entertainment and passion, it has more of a chill vibe to it. But if you want to just chill out and watch a decently good kdrama, I'd recc this one.

I dropped this because the FL just martyred herself for NO REASON by staying with her birth mother. Then the mother who raised her left the country? It was so unrealistic, way too implausible. I can't identify with the characters at all.

There's no bias, I don't like the drama, I don't think FL is that good of an actress. I can try to explain what might have contributed to the fact that I think she's not that good, but I don't have anything against thin people who act well.

The idea that I must be biased because I don't agree with your opinion is ludicrous and juvenile.

Hmmm I'd say with at least weight lifting fairy she was a BIT better. This might seem like a really brutal take, but I think she's not eating well in RL. She has this kind of glassed over look in her eyes and I know some people are naturally thin like that, but she has a 'vacant' kind of air about her to me. I had no idea she was a model. It might not be anorexia per se, but just chronic undernourishment from the pressures she may face in her line of work.

I suspect (just my personal suspicion) that she doesn't have enough healthy energy to experience a large deep range of emotion in RL to draw from when she acts. It's widely known in nutrition-related professional fields that people who are undereating can have markedly lower - uhh "passions" let me just say, trying to put it delicately. It's my professional background that makes me suspect this - it falls into a certain pattern that's hard to ignore and just set aside my suspicions. To me she gives off this Eugenia Cooney vibe. I know that's a little bit harsh, but I'm just being honest about what I see. I hope I'm wrong.

Anyway, that's why I think her acting performances are kind of a little bit colorless. But maybe it's just that the director had them all under a lot of pressure. Or heck, I guess it could be a bit of both. I really don't know. To me she just doesn't seem totally alert and quick-minded like someone would if they were getting proper nutrition.

I still don't see her as stellar, even with other directors. But sure, I'd say that maybe the director stressed her into giving a particularly bad performance. None of the acting is 'the best you can be', so suspecting the director to me also seems totally valid.

I was gonna leave a little review in comments, but you already said what I was going to say. My only difference of opinion is that it IS slow... but I did not find it excruciatingly slow, and I thought the soundtrack sort of elevated the show (it would have been more boring without it). This is the kind of drama where everything builds slowly and unswervingly up to a final conclusion . You are basically investing every hour of your time toward the ending, and so it better be good, because why else would you watch?

And that ending was kind of half-assed. On top of that, I watched this under the assumption that it was at least somewhat of a romance. In the first 6 or so episodes, there is a TON of chemistry. But turns out that was just the carrot on the stick to get you to keep watching, because there isn't any romance after that point. It's basically awful.

I think all the actors were well cast and did a good job. Jang Hyuk was incredible, but they didn't give him a whole lot of depth or range to his character.

Way to keep it classy, friend.