I read in several different places that people only enjoyed this film because MinHo was in it and that in fact the film was mediocre. Well, it is not a work of art, that's for sure. Especially since the editing of the film is a bit odd - this was made in 2010 but I felt like I was watching something from 2003 or something. And that, for me, is pretty much the worst thing in this drama.
The story isn't, again, an art work. We have two characters who are somewhat lost in their own routines. When they meet eachother is actually like a breath of fresh air. Overall, it's a pretty story, romantic and somewhat inspiring. It's about overcoming your own fears but also working hard for your dreams and even having those dreams - because everyone should be allowed to do so.
The cast consists mainly of five or six people, being the main ones MinHo and Ji Hye. Ji Hye's acting is good enough and convicing, without being exagerated or the opposite. The same goes for MinHo. As someone who watched "To The Beautiful You" and is currently watching "Medical Top Team", it's obvious this was MinHo's first work in acting, but I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I actually felt this character fitted him better than Tae Joon. So, overall you won't find any award winning performances but none of the main actors have bad acting either.
As for the music, that was my favourite part. Since this is all about pianos, the music was mainly classical ou neoclassical, which, curiosly enough (since I basically spend most of my time listening to pop nowadays), is right up my alley - and what could fit better in a film called "Pianist" than some piano pieces?
To complete, "Pianist" is a medium film that you'll enjoy accordingly to what you expect. If you decide to hate in this simply because MinHo is in there (because, yes, there are people in this world that hate famous people just... because!), you'll probably think the film is crap. If you decide to watch the film as the best thing ever, you'll also be overreacting. However, if you go as neutral as possible trying to see what will come out of this, you'll be able to enjoy it - and you'll see it's a pretty okay film.
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The story is nothing new. A woman who gave up on being a pianist meets a young genius and tries to push him to cherish his dreams. The man hesitates. They break up. The reconcile.
Neither the love or breakup scenes are satisfying. The acting is average.
The only good thing about it is the piano performances, though I'm not sure if MinHo is actually playing the piano because they never show a full shot of him playing. Anyhow, whoever plays is a great talent.
Well, won't rewatch or recommend it.
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Han Ji Hye played a piano teacher who falls in love with a piano genius who happens to fix & tune pianos - Choi Minho (he needs to improve his acting - it wasn't very good on this drama, I remember watching him on Medical Top Team and he did well there (so maybe his acting has improved now) but when this was made he wasn't very good yet lol - handsome but that was it..). By time I got to the end - I was like: "That's how it's going to end?!" O.o - it was a whatever ending. I was confused by how HJH's character was acting during the last part of the drama (I didn't understand her).
I won't re-watch this b/c it was too mellow and not interesting enough.
Music - I only remember them playing the piano, that's it.
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It's not exceptional, of course. If you're going to watch it thinking that oh my god it will be a piece of art, you are definitely not going to like it. You'll spend a nice hour and you can either hate it because is too shallow or love it because it's simple and cute. Also, I think the idea of these drama specials is incredible, cause they tell stories that are simple but still meaningful.
There's a thing about Minho's acting, though, that I don't think I really get it. I don't know if his acting style in this is because he was too inexperienced or it was just the way he built his character. Oh Je Ro is a cute person, a little silly and really, really naive. Somewhat the genius style, indeed. So if this was Minho's intention, he did it wonderfully. If not, at least I prefer to keep on thinking it was. Also, another point, it was nice to see his mannerisms while playing the piano changing between the beginning and the end of the show. I don't know if it was supposed to be a thing, but I liked it.
Ji Hye's acting was overall just average. Not overwhelming neither awful. Just plain simple. The other guy acting, though, really annoyed me. It was... I don't know, weird.
The music, obviously, is great. Classical music has always a great way of telling a story, or going along with it.
Everybody talks about the ending, and I got annoyed by it too, but not for the same reasons everyone else did. So just go for it and don't mind the finale. The show still is really cute. It gives you a nice and inspiring feeling - or at least it gave me.
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