mel-43715's reviews

Far too sloooow. It seems to consist of lingering close ups on the actor's faces followed by a short bit of dialogue ... Another lingering shot then a reply. Many kdramas have episodes laying out the detail of suppressed feelings one character has for or about another - this series has that to an excruciating degree. The sullen character of the female lead makes it difficult for one to warm to her. The male lead is prissy to a fault. I even found the way he went about making tea and coffee irritating.

Overall; packing in place, a waste of good acting talent and actually boring.

It could have been 10 episodes instead of 16.

We've seen the story before - usually done a lot better too. Half decent cast with predictable dialogue and acting so wooden that it should have a fire hazard warning. Stereotype blue collar worker so his hobby is his old muscle car and his favourite film is Casablanca. He drinks neat whiskey and is punching above his weight in the wife department. The wife relaxes in the bath with candles of course. Overall a tedious one hour thirty five minutes that you can't wait to end.

It was all like a teenage take on the excellent Humans TV series - the Swedish version not the inferior British version. Don't waste your time.

At 20 episodes it stretches both the patience and credibility of the audience. The acting is a very mixed bag and ranges between average and amateur. The story itself doesn't really grab the attention of the viewer - the "mystery" is revealed at the half-way point and a great deal of time is taken up with seemingly pointless and illogical sub plots.

I found myself fast-forwarding in a number of scenes because, quite frankly, they were meaningless padding. If you've come to k-drama via Attorney Woo, My Mister etc. Then you will be disappointed. I can't imagine either the cast nor the crew would be pleased to have this mediocre and trope-laden effort on their CVs.

Okay then it's mostly unknown actors and the plot isn't exactly a wild ride. However, the acting I personally think, is superb and the story really is about the development of relationships. Personally, I loved every scene and it managed to capture the culture and fashions of the time.

There are some great character actors in this movie and the plotline makes ample space for them to show their best. The camera work and the direction is great.

I'm honestly really surprised that this didn't get a better rating here. Maybe people are expecting a rom-com? And, in a way, perhaps that's what it really is.

Started off ok - a bit cliché-ridden but good performances by main cast and side players. Credibility straining as time went in and it had really fun out of plot by episode 8.

Many of the flashbacks served no purpose and the supporting actors live story was actually more interesting than that if the main characters.

Notable tropes include: several wrist grabs, at least two accidental swoons, several wake-ups in the wrong place after drinking, a premature death of a parent, a hospital stay with an unidentifiable IV drip and numerous occasions of going out to eat after the characters have just eaten

Nice directing and camera work certainly helped move this along but, if you're after a good drama with a well-written plot then look elsewhere.

It's a typical quirk fest of a Wes Anderson movie that's in search of a plot (spoiler - it didn't find one) the cast deserved a better script and the set constructors, lighting, makeup artist.... in fact everyone that put their talents toward the making of this movie, were similarly short-changed. Overall, I was left with a number of questions about the purpose and meaning of some of the "plot" side roads and diversions. However, taking the whole thing into consideration, I came to the conclusion that I probably didn't need to know the answers and there probably were no answers. It's a meaningless string of live theatre-like scenes combined into pointless movie.

Staccato lines delivered by actors so wooden they should have a fire hazard warning. The script is truly awful. What a terrible waste of a story that could be so much better. Only the sfx and cgi redeem this turkey.