Barely finished. These things desperately need script editing. Why make your characters stupid? There's doing…
I discovered that the writers for this show are the same writers for Sisyphus: The Myth. That show also annoyed the heck out of me for the stupid characters. My theory is that when these writers write a show, they outline the action scenes and ācoolā-looking scenes, then just move their characters through them like pawns.
This movie made me think of Kimi Wa Petto. About how surviving in this modern world and the stresses and pressures of everyday life can make one lonely, weary, and take refuge in unexpected places.
If you are on the judgemental side, you will most likely not enjoy this film.
SW selling his superpower and not taking advance payment. These are the people who already attacked him a few times. Does he really trust them to let him walk out of there with the cash when heās powerless? Again, I can tell what theyāre setting up for, the rogue scientist will help him somehow, and heāll use the bag of cash to wreak havoc on the lab. But I havenāt been able to bring myself to watch another episode, even though theyāve just introduced Lee Chae-minās character.
P.S. He rushed to sell his superpower so that thereāll be no proof when the police finally catch up to him. What does he think heās being accused of? Didnāt quite catch it, I was probably too busy being annoyed at the show.
Edit: I needed a background show for while Iām doing chores, so I thought I might as well continue where I left off as I donāt intend to pay full attention anyway. Apparently the whole selling-the-superpower bit was a con to get into the lab, where a safe containing (non-digital) documents they happened to need was right there in the same room used for extracting superpowers. How convenient for them, eh? Then to continue the trend of our characters acting in frustrating ways, our hero has 4 billion won, none of it in his pocket even though heās running away from armed mercenaries, which he then loses because he decides to answer a call šš. I mean cāmon, I know we canāt make it too easy for him, but did he have to lose that money that way??
The FL, Min-sook, is pretty unlikeable as well. While I liked how she created that chart of money spent vs power gained, I couldnāt believe she scolded Sang-woong when he saved a bus full of people. I know sheās supposed to be a foil character or something for Sang-woong, but sheās just over the top. If sheās so obsessed with saving money, why didnāt she use her legs to get out from under that fallen bit of ceiling when Sang-woong was holding it up? She did the experiments with him, she knows how the power works, and surely she could hear all the coins falling. I donāt believe itās āshockā, she had the presence of mind to ask Sang-Woong where he got the money to save her. Later on, when a propane tank exploded in SWās face and he didnāt have money on him, I didnāt think that was supposed to be survivable. But hey, plot armour. When MS found out that SW saved himself and her with wedding gift money, she made a displeased worried face, like, āOttoke?ā. I was like, really?? That money wouldāve burned in this fire anyway, why does she care?? SW saved MSās life for the second time already, which he wouldnāt have had to do if she (1) evacuated the burning building like a normal person and (2) didnāt stupidly provoke the obviously superhuman creature with fire hands.
I had the same response to Cashero as when I watched Sisyphus. More often than Iād like, I kept yelling at my screen because the characters acted in ways that didnāt make sense to me, the prime example of which was when they *hung out* and had a nice chat inside a burning building that was collapsing just moments ago, but conveniently stopped collapsing when they were having their heart-to-heart šš. I know the scene is set up like that so Fire Dude can interrupt and fighting can ensue, but Iād rather not be able to see things. Just like I knew an accident was going to happen right when Sang-woong got that windfall which happened to be the exact amount they needed for the house depositāit was too obvious.
Is anyone else bothered or amused by how the big accident happened in āEuropeā, but the flashbacks have cars with what looked like Florida license plates and the background actors saying ācall 911ā?
Totally agree, the show fell apart in the latter half.
Jin So-beak supposedly felt partly responsible for giving Eun-su the idea to get rid of Hui-suās husband, and I can be persuaded to believe that he stepped in because he had the resources and connections so it was easier for him than the two novice criminals. I actually liked the idea that he decided to help out these two women out of the goodness of his heart and not because he was trying to get into their pants. I was confused about how that flashback with his kid was related to anything, but he said that was twenty years ago, and I read somewhere that his kid would have been the girlsā age at that point.
I agree with everything you said. I watched "Still Seventeen" and "Angel's Last Mission" with Shin Hye Sun which…
I am just seeing this comment now. Coincidentally I am currently halfway through Still 17 and loving it so far. Shin Hye Sun is just brilliant. I will add Angelās Last Mission to my list :)
Well said. I also started watching this show because of Shin Hye Sun, and I also ended up slogging through the latter half of the series, maybe even earlier.
I felt bad for Sang Doās character, as his unrequited love felt like filler. Also, the amount of drinking in the show is just ridiculous.
Some bits I liked: I adored Ha Yul - from the first episode she seemed to be the most mature of all the ladies living in that Seoul flat despite her age. I loved how she played wingwoman to her mother. That surprise ending for Man Soo, hilarious!
Perhaps this show couldāve been much better if they kept it to 10 episodes.
If you are on the judgemental side, you will most likely not enjoy this film.
P.S. He rushed to sell his superpower so that thereāll be no proof when the police finally catch up to him. What does he think heās being accused of? Didnāt quite catch it, I was probably too busy being annoyed at the show.
Edit: I needed a background show for while Iām doing chores, so I thought I might as well continue where I left off as I donāt intend to pay full attention anyway. Apparently the whole selling-the-superpower bit was a con to get into the lab, where a safe containing (non-digital) documents they happened to need was right there in the same room used for extracting superpowers. How convenient for them, eh? Then to continue the trend of our characters acting in frustrating ways, our hero has 4 billion won, none of it in his pocket even though heās running away from armed mercenaries, which he then loses because he decides to answer a call šš. I mean cāmon, I know we canāt make it too easy for him, but did he have to lose that money that way??
Jin So-beak supposedly felt partly responsible for giving Eun-su the idea to get rid of Hui-suās husband, and I can be persuaded to believe that he stepped in because he had the resources and connections so it was easier for him than the two novice criminals. I actually liked the idea that he decided to help out these two women out of the goodness of his heart and not because he was trying to get into their pants. I was confused about how that flashback with his kid was related to anything, but he said that was twenty years ago, and I read somewhere that his kid would have been the girlsā age at that point.
I felt bad for Sang Doās character, as his unrequited love felt like filler. Also, the amount of drinking in the show is just ridiculous.
Some bits I liked: I adored Ha Yul - from the first episode she seemed to be the most mature of all the ladies living in that Seoul flat despite her age. I loved how she played wingwoman to her mother. That surprise ending for Man Soo, hilarious!
Perhaps this show couldāve been much better if they kept it to 10 episodes.