I don't mind suspending disbelief as long as a drama can convince me that the unbelievable is actually believable. This just didn't happen in 'Angry Mom'. Kim Hee-sun is awesome and she does look quite youthful for her age, but I was frustrated that people actually believed that she was a 19 year old high school student. Either the writer wrote really dense characters or he/she thought that the audience was really dumb (and I hate being made to feel like a dumb viewer).
'Angry Mom' also suffered when it came to setting the tone; the drama was verging on being dark and melodramatic to being slapstick funny, the show didn't actually set its tone until we reached the halfway point. Less patient viewers would have probably have already dropped the show by then as the messed up tone made AM feel like it didn't have any sense of direction, and it actually became quite boring during episodes 6, 7 and 8.
I didn't actually get a feel for the show until the second half of the drama, which, although not perfect, was defintely the best part of the whole show. The tone was solid, the twists were genuinely surprising, the pacing was swift and the tension was rife. It kept me on my seat, and I didn't feel the need to fast forward any of the scenes in order to make the 70 minutes go by faster.
Alas, the first half of the show was an utter bore and suffered from too many problems to make it earn a score higher than 5.0.
It was fun watch during the second half, but 'Angry Mom' really isn't anything special. If you want a good high school drama, skip this, and watch Shut Up! Flower Boy Band instead.
NB: Dear Angry Mom,
Thank you for introducing me to the perfectly adorable Ji Soo. I am utterly grateful.
- akisame
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