Dr. Brain

Korean Drama "Dr. Brain" is a masterful sci-fi thriller that provides a solid mystery.

What Dr. Brain offers is a suspenseful plot that keeps the audience hooked till the very last minute. With intense performances to boot, a mystery that is slowly being unfolded, an interesting sci-fi element, and engaging characters, the drama creates the right atmosphere, with dark shades that come close to the horror element at times.

However, the CGI were bad and almost ruined the mood at times. The horror, flashy scenes were also a bit overused and nearly shifted the focus from the character based mystery to a psychological thriller.

Still, the ending was brilliant, leaving it to the viewer to interpret what actually happened.

So, overall, 8 out of 10.

When we heard the name ''Dr. Brain '', we can easily guessed what's it's about. Maybe it's about the most known or famous doctor. But, proving all those guesses wrong, it about something unthinkable. Though this concept gives me creeps but still I can say It's a good thriller. It could be a good thriller alone but the machine and all these brain waves and cells bla bla makes it bit strange. I found it creepy how a cat's brain activities are transferred into a man's brain. However, if I let it the flaw go, it's decent.

Look.. i liked it even thou its nothing new, and it dares to impress you, but its done in such a manner that it reminds you of one of those black mirror episodes but for grown-ups, that truly shines only if you give it some time.

Terrible pacing. Storyline is not succinct in any way. Lens flare during every "happy" scene is played out. Man supposed to feel no empathy at times absolutely does. Feels as though they had an idea, execution is forced and insists upon itself.

Two episodes in now and it's very good. I'm a big fan of the director's other work and it has his usual flair. It is sort a mad scientist mystery. It has elements of The Fly (the scientist experimenting on himself, perhaps later to be his downfall?) as well as Sixth Sense and Memento - he is trying to solve a mystery but as he experiments more on himself to put the pieces together, it becomes harder to be certain what is real and what is not.

A very strong start and I have absolutely no idea where it is going and can not wait to find out. Highly recommended.