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Great cast and production, but story went stale
Production is incredible, but the story went boring very quickly. I started skipping scenes and eventually dropped it. I don't even remember what episode I started finding it boring. Like the entire leaving North Korea got old early on, and when she's actually gone back to Seoul, it's ridiculous how the story dragged further. I don't find the villains and their scheming nor the romance compelling. This drama should have been a movie now that I think about it. It should have just been 2 hours. Honestly can't see any chemistry with the leads too. They were showing a lot of backstory clips that are clearly impossible, but like props to the production, they were beautifully shot. But not remarkable.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Best drama of 2021
This is the best drama I've seen this year. This is a drama about attraction and how it grows in a way very similar to what we see in real life, how different people get to know each other and find common ground and connect, and everyday situations and how people behave with all the awkwardness and hilarity and earnestness!I've recommended it to so many people who also ended up loving it (including my boyfriend who started running again after watching this). This drama is brilliantly written and well-directed and produced.. The characters are all cleverly written, fleshed out, and very compelling (the acting and casting is spot-on). After watching episode 1 (particularly the pub street encounter scene), I was wowed how they wrote it, I found myself hooked. The writing is just so good that it feels deeper and richer after some rewatches. I am so happy I watched it. This drama inspired me to take on a couple of things I've always wanted to do in life, including picking up a third language (Korean)--and it was OMJ's scene where she said she decided to be a translator to act as a bridge to two languages that inspired me to learn Korean.
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The only value of this movie is discovering Kentaro Sakaguchi
Don't get me wrong. I like both Kento and Mirei a lot from a previous drama they were in, but the story and writing of this movie was just a huge let-down. I would prefer the movie ended with the montage of Kentaro and Mirei's relationship. Like the story beyond that is just ridiculous and downright foul. The humor and laugh factor is there for this (I mean with Kentaro Sakaguchi charming all of us in every scene he's in omg), and I think the actors really tried to carry the weight of the movie given the awful writing. Otherwise, this movie was awful.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
