Didn't meet my expectations
Before starting to watch it, I read some reviews on many sites including this one. And I thought "This drama has to be something". But after starting it I was disappointed. I'm not saying that this drama is bad or something. It's a pretty good action drama with some intense action scenes, some awesome plot twists. I liked all of it. But about the story I mean it was neither good or bad. It was okay I guess. The story being bad this drama didn't felt boring even for a moment which is a good thing. And after finishing one episode you will immediately want to watch the next. The main actors did a wonderful job. But I didn't like the acting of some supporting roles.Now about it's color grading. It was so bad. I mean usually we get colorful or standard color grading. But after seeing vagabond's color grading it feels like it was shoot in 2010. Also all the characters use mobile phones from 2010. So seeing it makes you feel odd. Then about the music it was pretty good with the action scenes but sometimes there was no background music. It was all silence. I hate this kinds of music composing.
So this drama is not an waste of time. It's definitely worth watching. But the story could have been better I think. But the action scenes makes you forget all of that and makes it enjoyable.
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excellent !!!!!un chef d'oeuvre
pour commencer, le casting : PARFAIT!! on ne voyait personne d'autre. en permanence sous le charme des deux acteurs principaux. Lee Seung GI est excellent, il n'hésite pas à s'en prendre plein la figure, il est crédible, j'ai pleuré avec lui !alors ok le scénario est du déjà vu, mais on se laisse quand même prendre au jeu justement parce que les acteurs sont là, bien campés dans leurs rôles. De l"humour, et même des sentiments dans cette série complotiste où la corruption remonte jusqu'au sommet de L’État
le budget est là, les cascades, les tournages au Maroc,
on attend la suite, qui devait arrivée en 2021, mais reportée en 2022 !!
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Did I just watch a true-to-life movie series?
I. StoryOverall, the story was great. The number of twists and turn, unexpected revelations, the high level political game, and the multiple layers, made this series one of the best crime drama of this decade ('10s). However, it failed closing the story properly.
In the last episode (16th), it was obvious it was rushed. There was no direction. Everything the series built up from episodes 1 to 15 disappeared. It started awesome, then became great, good, and ended poorly.
It is common among creative writers to have an open-ended story but in this case the ending was not an open-ending, no, it was a cliffhanger intended to be a premise for a guaranteed Season 2. If the intention was to have an open-ending, it should have ended with them driving to the airport. Everything else after that scene killed what made it great.
I still give it 8 out of 10 stars for the story regardless of the disaster after the "driving to the airport scene". I also applaud the writers and director for not inserting romantic scenes just because their lead female is well-known for it.
II. Acting
Suzy did well in portraying an intelligence officer. This was a big change from her usual romantic roles and I wasn't expecting she can pull it off. Yet, in the first two episodes, she already shone in her role, that's a sure sign of a talented actress.
The acting of the other actors were superb. I usually see them in dramas about family and relationships, seeing them portray political and intelligence roles was refreshing and in they owned the characters they portrayed in series.
Together, the acting were too believable I kept thinking I was watching a fictionalised true story. The characters were too real, all thanks to their acting and synergy.
III. Production
Did I just watch a 16-episode (16-hour) movie? It was clear they spent money on Vagabond to get it all right. But in the last episode the explosions were very bad. This was the other reason why I said earlier that anything after the "driving to the airport" scene should not have been included.
IV. Overall score
All things considered. I give it a rating of 8 out of 10 stars. The superb acting and quality production were what pulled it up, and for avoiding creating romantic scenes just because they have a great romantic-genre actress as a female lead.
A series I'll watch again in the future but not the scenes I mentioned earlier.
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Like a Hollywood production in Soutk Korea
This drama is like a Hollywood production that, due to political correctness and several anti-government theories, was transferred to Korea without any concern for cultural or political realities. The drama is shot with a lot of panache and splendor - too much for my taste. It's nice that the action takes place in different places in the world, but it's a pity that the creators treated really different cultures very neglectfully. The idea for the story and ML - funny. Really, South Korea is not the US and moving Hollywood production to the other hemisphere without any adjustment is not for me. I watched this drama as an experiment, besides, I have a weakness for actors playing the main roles, and this drama made me feel bad. The scene when the Korean SWAT in downtown Seoul on a magically empty street starts shooting Korean citizens in broad daylight was the decisive moment for me, when I couldn't stand the drama's quirks anymore.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
I didn't like the series a lot
The story didn't attract my attention. I wanted the drama to end faster so that I could start the next drama (happy I started Kill me Heal me and I loved it with all my heart!!).The acting was awesome, but the plot was confusing. There were a lot of plot twists and tens of characters (I don't liked dramas that have multiple characters. I just seem to confuse all of them together , oohhh and the names are so hard to memorize).
The drama just didn't feel right, maybe because there were a lot of political aspects to this drama and not a lot of things that are interesting at my age (17).
(the ending was so confusing as well, it even made me think I closed the tab in the middle of the drama).
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Estilo hollywood mas ... / Hollywood style but...
Estou impressionada com as atuações deste drama, principalmente as dos vilões, eles te fazem ranger os dentes de raiva, e eu adoro isso, se é para ser mau que seja bem feito. As cenas de ação são incriveis na realidade a produção deste drama foi muito bem feita e tenho também que exaltar o enrdo que te mantém interessado o tempo todo.A protagonista feminina é daqueles personagens que eu gosto de assistir, forte, inteligente, corajosa e divertida , bem humana quanto ao protagonista masculino também gostei do seu desempenho ,pricipalmente na cenas de ação.
Nem tudo são flores e elogios por aqui há pontos que deixam a desejar, como por mais que o drama seja recheado de ação e vários plot twist , ainda sim teve momentos arrastados, começou a ter muito do mesmo, os vilões ganhavam uma rodada e os mocinhos ganhavam na outra virando um loop infinito, e isso me cansou as vezes, temos ainda as pontas soltas e situações bem irreais e questionaveis no roteiro ;creio que deveria ter menos episódios , se o drama acabesse no 13 ou 14 episódio para mim estava ótimo.
Em fim, mesmo o final sendo o que é eu ainda recomendo que você assista esse drama.
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I'm impressed with the performances in this drama, especially the villains, they make you grit your teeth in anger, and I love it, if it's meant to be bad it's done right. The action scenes are amazing in fact the production of this drama was very well done and I also have to praise the plot that keeps you interested all the time.
The female protagonist is one of those characters I like to watch, strong, smart, brave and fun, very human as the male protagonist I also liked her performance, especially in the action scenes.
Not everything is flowers and praise here, there are points that leave something to be desired, as even though the drama is filled with action and several plot twists, it still had dragging moments, it started to have a lot of the same, the villains won a round and the good guys won in the other turning into an infinite loop, and this tired me sometimes, we still have loose ends and very unreal and questionable situations in the script; I believe there should be fewer episodes, if the drama ended in the 13th or 14th episode it was great for me .
In the end, even though the ending is what it is, I still recommend you to watch this drama.
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Great plot but the ending?
It's been such a long time since I've discovered such an amazing, interesting action Kdrama. Typically, action dramas all have around the same plot, but this one in particular, is SO good. It has romance, but not enough to make it annoying. I love how he remains a stable, revengeful mind throughout the whole drama and doesn't give up regardless of the fact they're literally fighting against the government. This drama gives off the vibes of "don't trust anyone" because that plot twist was something I never expected. Despite the amazing plot and storyline, the ending was fucking disappointing. I was 3/4 into the last episode and started to wonder, how on earth will these 20 minutes give us a proper and satisfying ending? The answer? It won't. For an ending like that, I'd expect a season two or something but no, it's been like five years. Truly an amazing plot put to waste just because of that ending.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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"Já terminou?"Me fiz essa pergunta ao terminar o último episódio, e explico o porque.
No primeiro episódio, na cena inicial em que mostra Cha Dal Gun assustado ao perceber que a pessoa da qual ele deveria matar era Go Hae Ri, me fez de imediato imaginar que tal cena também seria incluída no final do último episódio (pois já vi outras mídias fazendo algo semelhante), dito isso, no desenrolar da trama, seguimos com o desenvolvimento de ambos os personagens, e como eles vão pouco a pouco se aproximando e criando afeto um pelo o outro. Além disso, durante esse desenvolvimento, imaginei que Ki Tae Woong faria parte de um "triângulo amoroso", em que ele passaria à admirar e gostar da Go Hae Ri, ao mesmo tempo em que "disputaria" a mesma com o Cha Dal Gun (elementos de roteiro também explorado por outros dramas), algo que não aconteceu (eu não senti falta de algo assim na trama, mas não iria reclamar se isso acontecesse).
Nos episódios finais, comecei a imaginar e especular sobre os possíveis desfechos de Cha Dal Gun e Go Hae Ri, e como eles ficariam juntos. Só que, ao notar que já estava no último episódio, e vi que ambos os personagens estavam indo pra caminhos "opostos", fiquei ainda mais inquieto sobre o tal desfecho. Isso "piorou" quando eu terminei o episódio 16, e percebi que eles não ficaram juntos (pra quem não notou até aqui, eu realmente queria os dois juntos hahahah).
Daí veio a minha pergunta: "Ué, já terminou?"
No episódio 16, Cha Dal Gun se juntou a Black Sun, enquanto a Go Hae Ri se tornou lobista com Jessica Lee, ambos procurando seus meios de vingança. Acredito que essa parte deveria ter sido mais bem explorada, pois senti que "terminou rápido demais" (justamente por se tratar do fechamento da série). No momento em que estava assistindo o episódio, eu voltei alguns segundos procurando uma legenda com algo como: "X anos depois", pois seria interessante perceber que o tempo passou e ambos estavam se dedicando às decisões que haviam tomado (seria um elemento que traria ainda mais tensão pra mim pois realmente fiquei triste com a Go Hae Ri chorando e o Cha Dal Gun atrás, escondido).
ENTRETANTO, no término do episódio 16, fiquei com esse sentimento de: "Acabou?!" pois realmente me pareceu que não tinha terminado, que deveria ter um desfecho "melhor" para os dois, porque, pra mim, ficou muito em aberto a situação em que eles se encontravam. Isso definitivamente piorou ao saber que não era planejado uma 2ª temporada (pelo menos nas pesquisas que fiz (e também não até o momento em que faço essa resenha)), então esse era mesmo o final da série?
Termino a resenha dizendo que sinto muito a necessidade de uma 2ª temporada, eu preciso ver o desfecho dos dois, e ver a vingança que foi TÃO BUSCADA por eles, sendo concretizada.
OFF TOPIC: Sendo a primeira resenha que faço no MyDramaList, não acho uma boa definir por nota se eu voltaria a ver ou não determinada série, filme ou etc. Poderia ter algo mais direto como: "Sim", "Não" ou "Talvez" pra definir tal interesse. Mas como não é dessa maneira, explico a minha nota 5 nesse quesito: A nota 5 determina que eu voltaria a ver com o interesse principal de relembrar da história pra me preparar pra uma segunda temporada, e não que eu voltaria a ver simplesmente por ter gostado do drama. Minha nota teria sido melhor se de fato tivesse mais 2 ou 3 episódios que mostrassem em ordem:
1 - Os caminhos que ambos os personagens escolheram sendo melhor desenvolvidos e mais bem explorados;
2 - A vingança sendo concretizada e o reencontro de ambos, e como cada um lidaria tanto com a vingança, quanto com o reencontro;
3 - Os dois terminando juntos (porque não pode faltar hahahah).
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Complete waste of time
Vagabond is okay. It's a typical action/thriller series: explosions, gunfights, scheming and corruption at the highest level of government. I actually liked vagabond for the most part, until i reached the end. The ending left a bad taste in my mouth for many reasons but the most obvious is that it was a disgusting cliffhanger. I like my k dramas tied up neatly with a bow on top by the end. This show left so many loose ends and plot holes. It is a show withoit a conclusion. In the description of this show on netflix, it says basically that a stuntman and govt agent team up to uncover corruption when his nephew "disappears". They should make a correction, he doesn't disappear - he dies. I don't believe i would have watched this if i had known that going in. But i still decided to give it a chance, and for the majority of the show i enjoyed it. They introduce heavy themes of grief and revenge. Words cannot express how completely unsatisfying it is that none of this was resolved. They could have wrapped this up in 4 additional episodes, and it would have a completely different reception. Instead, no revenge is served, the baddie is still on top, the MCs are not reunited, etc. This show was produced in 2019 and it is now 2024 with no second season on the horizon. Not even a whisper of a 2nd season. So no, i can't recommend this drama unless you like colossal wastes of time. I feel cheated and it is irresponsible to make a show with a 2nd season in mind unless that has been confirmed. Dont waste your time -trust me when i say game of thrones ended better than this.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
However, there are so many different people involved in the conspiracy that it can be overwhelming. It was sometimes difficult to track how much time had passed. Sometimes events were occurring concurrently, but sometimes we'd be going back in time, flashbacks came into play every once in a while, and then other times days had passed? Towards the end, I especially felt more aware of plot holes, recklessness, and ridiculousness. I would have also liked to see more depth and layers for many characters. Overall though, very entertaining. I hope there's a second season to complete the story. The last episode didn't feel like a final episode at all but more like an American mid-season/winter finale.
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My name is Bond, Vaga-Bond
Les gens habitués à lire mes critiques savent que j'aime parfois faire une analogie entre le titre de la critique et le titre/l'histoire du drama et ici c'était soit ça, soit : « le vagabond dans la peau » tellement ce drama ressemble à l'enfant illégitime d'un 007 et d'un Jason Bourne. Je vais essayer de ne pas trop répéter ce qui a déjà été dit mais plutôt vous apporter mon propre ressenti à l'issue du visionnage de ce drama.Les personnages :
Nous retrouvons dans Vagabond le même couple lead que dans Gu Family Book réalisé 6 ans auparavant et bien que les années aient passé la synergie qu'ils avaient à l'écran à l'époque est toujours la même. Les deux acteurs fonctionnent très bien ensemble et agissent comme un même individu donnant à l'ensemble des scènes d'actions avec eux une fluidité que l'on ne retrouve que peu ailleurs.
Dans ce couple lead donc, on retrouve Lee Seung Gi, dans le rôle de Cha Geon que je connaissais surtout dans des rôles de dramas fantastiques (je le croyais vraiment abonné aux démons renard et autres dieux singes), je vois qu'avec Vagabond il a su se sortir de cette image pour montrer ce qu'il vaut en tant qu'acteur de film de pure action et il s'en sort magistralement, il peut enfin ici mettre à profit ses connaissances en arts martiaux et, d'après ce que j'ai vu, à perdu pas mal de poids pour ce rôle, ce qui lui donne un physique plus acéré et l'image qu'il renvoie est très différente.
Son personnage est très appréciable car malgré le fait qu'il soit doté d'une chance insolente, il nous apparaît comme un personnage néanmoins humain avec ses faiblesses et ses défauts et c'est pour cela que l'on peut s'identifier complètement à lui.
De l'autre côté nous avons l'actrice Suzy qui incarne l'agente Go Hae Ri. Je connais cette dernière, bien sûr, via Gu Family Book mais également dans While You Were Sleeping où elles joue, à chaque fois, des rôles leads très différents, ce qui nous montre par là l'étendue de ses capacités d'acting. En effet, Suzy sait rentrer dans la peau de son personnage et joue si bien qu'on ne voit plus l'actrice derrière le rôle, on s'immerge ici totalement dans la performance qu'elle nous offre.
Bien sûr, une romance s'installe entre nos deux héros mais celle-ci reste discrète car, non seulement ce n'est pas le propos de l'histoire mais en plus les deux leads n'ont besoin que d'échanger un regard pour que l'on comprenne instantanément tout ce qu'il y a entre eux. Cette romance insère même quelque scènes drôles qui nous permettent de faire une pause dans le rythme haletant que nous impose l'action.
Ensuite, il y a Sin Seong Rok qui joue le rôle du collège et supérieur de Go Hae Ri, Gi Tae Wong que j'ai rapidement croisé dans You Who Came From the Stars (comme Suzy d'ailleurs, qui y fait une apparition vers la fin du drama il me semble). Il nous montre ici un personnage froid et austère mais également hyper loyal dans ses convictions. J'aurai aimé que son personnage soit davantage développé car je trouve que le drama reste trop en surface le concernant.
Je ne peux évidemment pas écrire une fiche pour chaque personnage qui m'a marquée durant ce drama car il y en a beaucoup trop et tous jouent admirablement bien mais je fais tout de même une mention spéciale à Park Ah In dans le rôle de la mercenaire Lily, que je connais pour l'avoir vue dans Descendants of the Sun, Clean With Passion For Now ou dans le plus récent Sweet Home. Elle possède un jeu dans ce drama de très décomplexé, voire même insolent à dessein parfois, qui apporte de la fraîcheur à l'ensemble du scénario et m'a bien souvent fait rire, ses répliques sont parfois sardoniques, parfois pleine d'humour noir ce qui m'a fait savourer à l'avance chacune de ses scènes.
La réalisation :
Dans cette partie, je vais aborder parfois certains points qui m'ont gênés ou moins plu avec de légers spoil mais vous pourrez bien sûr choisir de ne pas les lire.
La série est complètement un drama d'action orienté espionnage et complots politiques et j'ai même aimé le clin d'œil (si c'en était bien un) aux films de James Bond quand le supérieur de Go Hae Ri l'appelle et que le téléphone affiche « M ».
D'ailleurs, si on parle de « M » donc Min Jae Sik, je dois avouer qu'ici j'ai eu du mal avec certains ressorts du scénario.
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En effet, il est tout d'abord évincé du NIS, pour ensuite y être réintégré comme ça. Et tout le monde trouve ça normal. Peu convaincant.
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Ensuite, si on parle de personnages, l'un d'entre eux m'a particulièrement déçue et il s'agit du personnage de Shadow.
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Il est présenté comme étant le meilleur des espions / assassins mais, finalement, je lui ai trouvé une personnalité bien fade et faible qui se fait rapidement évincER par lui-même en plus. Du coup, bof-bof
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De plus, si on revient sur le personnage joué par Lee Seung Gi, Chae Gon est un cascadeur, au chômage, presque sans le sou. Pourtant il peut se permettre de nombreuses choses qui nécessitent de l'argent.
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Il retourne au Maroc pour retrouver le copilote avec le NIS mais ceux-ci ne sont pas au courant. Le billet le moins cher pour un aller simple Séoul / Tanger avoisine tout de même les 900 000 wons ( environ 650 € ). Pas mal pour un chômeur.
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Sans parler du fait qu'il lui arrive plein de déconvenues
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on essaye de le tuer à de nombreuses reprises
et que, malgré cela, personne ne le croit. Et même par la suite, quand tout le monde est au courant, ils sont tout de même surpris par les possibilités de leurs opposants.
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Enfin j'ai noté quelques faux raccords mais rien de bien grave.
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Dans l'épisode 12, les impacts de balles sur la voiture des héros du côté passager disparaissent et réapparaissent par la suite.
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Sinon, j'aimerais souligner l'impact de l'OST du générique de fin Open Fire de The Vane qui m'a pris aux tripes et, comme je ne lis pas , ou à peine, les critiques et/ou les commentaires avant de voir un drama, je ne savais pas que l'histoire ne se finissait pas là et j'ai été dévasté.e de voir que le drama finissait ainsi et qui y avait une saison 2 de prévue mais non encore sortie, j'avoue préférer voir les séries finies, je déteste profondément attendre la suite et c'est pourquoi d'ailleurs les séries occidentales m'intéressent de moins en moins.
Pour finir, ce drama surpasse, à mon sens, tous les films et séries d'action car autant les scènes d'actions, d'explosions, de combats sont rondement menées (qui plus est par un couple d'acteurs et pas seulement un homme ou une femme) mais le scénario ne n'en fait pas non plus trop pour la galerie. Disons pour rester léger qu'on est époustouflé « juste ce qu'il faut ». Du coup, je prends mon mal en patience (bien obligé.e) et j'attends la saison 2 pour livrer un avis définitif
ADDENDUM : vu le temps passé, je ne pense pas qu'il y aura une saison 2, c'est bien dommage...
Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.
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