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I am surprised to find that so many people feel the way that I do about PSH. I don't hate her. Heck, I hope that she wins the lottery. But there a lot of actresses in Korea who are more gifted. People in the industry must like her personally because she keeps getting work.

This started out as a serious thriller, tried to morph into a comedy, and ended up being just plain stupid. A total waste of time. You will either drop it, or be begging for it to end. Don't make the same mistake that I did by trying to watch it.

Thank you. I sometimes go through periods in which I wonder why nobody agrees with me on anything. :-)) I guess that we all go through that. My problem with Ji Sung is just that I always feel that he is "acting." As if he is just reciting the lines he has memorized, but never becomes the character. Contrast that with Hwang Jung Min or Lee Yoo Ri or many others.

I have not watched this yet, but I am wondering why the average rating is so relatively low when there is so much praise in the reviews and comments. Any ideas? Lee Dong Wook is not my favorite actor. I am wondering if he is the cause.

My only complaint has to do with how hard I had to work to keep all the character names straight. ; - ). I got better at it with each episode. That is the price one has to pay for viewing top-notch, complex dramas like this. If there is a third season, I hope it does not take another three years to bring get it to the screen.

I wanted to watch this because of Kim Hee Ae, but the cliche script was more than I could stand. This is much higher-rated than it deserves.

Rather a thin plot. Not quite The Man From Nowhere, by a long shot. But you get to see Hwang Jung Min and Lee Jung Jae play a couple of extreme badasses. Quite a bit of tension, so that was a plus. Still, I have the feeling that these two great actors agreed to the script just to work together and spend some time in Thailand.

I watched on kissasian.sh

This was boring. Being a fan of Kang So Ra, I stuck with it, but it was not easy. I'm glad that I didn't have to pay for admission.

The Koreans and Japanese have several such films that are highly-rated on MDL. I prefer a discernible theme hidden away somewhere. The last that I watched prior to Il Mare was Little Forest. For 90% of the film we are watching people cook. MDL's average rating is 8.4. I gave it a 1.0. You probably think that I'm a Neanderthal.

That is true with many movies, but with this one I fear that I would fall asleep in a big, dark theater.
I am a big fan of cinematography. You may enjoy this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaQC-S8de8&t=107s

Uhm Jung Hwa used to be a favorite of mine, until she made You're Too Much. That was so horrible, but I stuck with it because I knew there would be a big payoff somewhere along the line. Jung Hwa wouldn't disappoint me, right? Huge mistake. I decided that I would never trust her again. However, there are so many positive comments here about this movie that I am getting weak-kneed about my resolve.

Edit: So, I watched it. Sorry I did. It was a waste of time.

OMG! I am only in the third episode, but I am knocked out over how much I am enjoying this. My usual complaint with my fellow MDL followers is that they rate dramas and movies higher than they deserve. This is one of those cases in which just the opposite has happened. The acting of Yoo Ah In and Kim Hee Ae, alone, is enough to demand a 9.0.

Kim Hee Ae is a bit of a mystery to me. Look at a picture of her, and I think that she is a bit plain, but view her moving and speaking, suddenly a sensuality and intelligence leaps out that makes her irresistible. What a great actress.

I nearly dropped this during episodes 6, 7, and 8. Suddenly, episode 9 got me re-riveted. The final episode made me very sad, especially the final few minutes. I guess that I need a rom-com next to try to shake the blues.

The gun battle in Ep. 8 was stupid beyond words. I'm going to drop this.

I would love to see this, but cannot find it. It is for sale on Ebay, but with Chinese subtitles.

I am in the middle of episode 4 and seriously thinking of dropping the drama. I can't believe how slowly everyone walks . How do they get where they are going? Im So Hyang must have had botox in every nook and cranny of her face because she seems unable to move it. She portrays Kang Mi Rae as if she has an IQ of 70, and with no personality.

I suspect that Cha Eun Woo went to the Jang Ki Yong school of acting. Both find it difficult to show any personality.

I am watching episode 10, in which Hye Jin is holding the puzzle piece. How can that be when, as you said, Ha Ri gave it to Sung Jun? Did the writer forget?

The MDL comments here are about as divided as I have ever seen, but I am enjoying this very much. Half-way through the episodes, and I like Hwang Jung Eum's performance . This is my first exposure to Go Joon Hee, and I am falling in love with her. Park Seo Joon is his usual adequate self (faint praise). However, I find Choi Shi Won to be super-annoying. He seems desperate to steal every scene. Shin Hye Sun is my least-favorite Korean actress. I can't understand why her star has risen as high as it has. Choi and Shin aside, I'm looking forward to each new episode.