Big Mouth

A modern take on The Count of Monte Cristo. Lee Jong Suk returned to the scene with a vengeance. He plays the character Park Chang-ho, a fast talking lawyer who gets tangled in a murder trial and ends up in prison. While trying to clear his debts.

Lim Yoona plays the dedicated wife, Miho, whose unwavering support, along with her lawyer father and his partner, help Chang-ho reveal the truth.

This drama has me on the edge of my seat. Just watch it, you won't be disappointed.

My ONLY grip is I had to jump through hoops to watch it in the US. Disney really missed an opportunity for the world to see this fantastic drama.

Big Mouth got off to a fast start. I liked how the story introduced Park ChangHo's character and how abruptly everything changed. What a crazy ride it's been! From an incompetent, debt-ridden lawyer, he was tagged as one of the most notorious criminals in the country, Big Mouse. Every episode was fascinating and heart-racing, adding layers to various mysteries.

The story's progression was intense, continuously pulling viewers off-balance with puzzles to answer, which may have been too much because the ending didn't do it justice. This might easily have been a 10, but the finale left so many loose ends. Although I don't have a problem with Ko MiHo's death, the ending felt rushed. Again, they mentioned the elderly man's serial killer son, but he didn't appear, which confused me because he seemed vital to the plot. I also despise the fact that no one appeared concerned about HyeJin being murdered by her husband.

Aside from these flaws, ChangHo's character development was excellent. It's an incredible depiction of how desperation and the struggle for survival affect people in extraordinary ways. This was exciting to see that the main topic wasn't the revelation of Big Mouse's identity, but how ChangHo himself changed to be his version of Big Mouse.

The dynamic between ChangHo and JiHoon was fantastic. What an unusual and powerful relationship! Although I wish we had spent more time on this bond. I particularly enjoyed the friendships created between ChangHo and several of his fellow inmates. I always love seeing characters develop positive relationships.

All of the actors gave outstanding performances, particularly the female leads. Lee Jong Suk's best work to date. Kim JooHun acted magnificently, as usual. I swear I wanted to kill his character myself.

Overall, except for the final episode, this kdrama has been nothing short of brilliant.

"Lee Jong suk" the actor that never fails to entertain us with his masterclass acting and must say what an acting by Yoona she indeed worked hard for this drama. The cast are too perfect for their specific roles. Anyone hesitating to watch this drama, please do try it's just perfect in my opinion ( I have been watching K-drama since 3 year just for your clarification). Every episode has its own impact and full of logical suspension.

I have recently watched this series, and this this series is totally mind-blowing. The story of these series to totally unpredictable and thrilling , all actors did their job( character ) perfectly, in every episode you want to know more about this series and find something new and goes to deep of the ocean of the story, i have never watched this type of series before and i enjoyed it.

I ruffly explain you the story of the series or drama without any spoilers, the main character is a simple lawyer and incompetent and wants to be a big competent Lawyer, His life has Changed and goes to darker side when he decided to take "One Case" and he's struggle to survive his family and own life.

I would have waited until the whole drama had aired, and maybe not even reviewed it all, but the 10 or so gushing reviews so far prompted me to say something after episode 12.

I get that ladies love LJS (and I am one of them) but he wants to be known for his work as a good actor, and not just to be uncritically promoted by his fans in incoherent posts that praise everything he does. Ditto for the Yoona fans who get together and bombard every platform with positive messages. This is a review section not a fan wall.

Yes it's fun guessing who Big Mouse is, and events move fast with a lot of twists and turns, but just as with sleight of hand and card tricks, sometimes so fast it disguises improbable plot progression and also attempts to hide the holes. With four episodes to go, it's all action and no explanation, lots of icing and maybe less cake than expected. Viewers are put in the position of having to accept this or abandon the ability to suspend disbelief and start asking awkward questions instead.

The acting across the board is very good with compelling performances by Kim Joo-hun as the dodgy Mayor Choi and Yang Kyung-won as the over-the-top media king Gong Ji-hoon. With an overwhelmingly male cast, the handful of females manage to hold their own, and Lim Yoo-na does a decent job. However the acting honours go to LJS, whose performance as Park Chang-ho holds the whole thing together.

The speed at which events travel, the constant ups and downs of just about every character, is slick but exhausting. I may return to this review when I've finished the whole series and I hope it manages to keep all the balls in the air until the very end. For now, I could wish for more sense and less sensation, but let's see how it goes.