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Hello Monster korean drama review
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Hello Monster
8 people found this review helpful
by haruhoshiiii
Aug 12, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
I Remember You is definitely one of the dramas I'd never forget (pun intended). It has its own share of flaws production-wise, but the overall plot was thumbs up. It's really good, good enough to make you willingly forgive its imperfections. Why should you watch this drama? 1. As I've mentioned earlier, the overall plot is great. It's complicated but the story-telling makes it easy to follow. Sometimes, it's spoonfed but only if you pay enough attention. Also, this is one of the few dramas where all side characters actually matter to the story. 2. The pacing is good, most esp with the first two episodes. There were times it lagged a little, there were also times it got a little too rushed, but it's all tolerable. 3. I loved the drama's honest-to-goodness portrayal of three perspectives in a crime: the victim's, the criminal's, and the police's. It gives a broader view of each crime case, instead of just having a plain "good vs. bad" storyline. Hence, it also opens the mind of the viewers regarding evil-doers. It did not defend criminals, but it made them look a little more human despite their inhumane deeds, evoking more humane sentiments from the viewers towards the three (victim, criminal, and police). 3. This drama is also a must-watch if you want to see some solid acting. The three geniuses' actors, Seo Inguk, Park Bogeum, and Choi Wonyoung all delivered excellently. I loved the three of them from start to end. 4. If you love some good bromance this is definitely for you. The times drama touched brotherhood and family were the best. It felt so heartwarming, makes you want to care more for your family. 5. Lastly, I loved the OST. I fell in love with Dear Cloud's Remember (it was on repeat for almost a week), and the two other ballad OSTs released subsequently. The next things I'll mention aren't really reasons not to watch the drama, because honestly, there isn't. More like things I wished drama would have done better. 1. The investigating team casts' acting, except Lee Chunhee and the actor of Eunbok's character. I really love Jang Nara (she was one of the main reasons why I watched this) but I found her a little awkward at some scenes. It's ironic bcs she does so well in heavy scenes, like crying or the teary-eyed expressions, or the fight scenes, but she seemed a little awkward with simple scenes. The rest of the team's acting, though tolerable, could have been better. 2. The fighting scenes. I found it funny when I saw how they had them fast forwarded so they wouldn't look staged, but it was too obvious. At least for me. I guess the director was too lazy to have the actors be choreographed a little more. It didn't ruin the suspense, but it did kind of spoil a little bit of the watching experience. 3. The editing as the drama progressed was getting sloppy. I loved the camera shots in the early episodes but the later episodes' editing looked a little bit lazy. 4. The ending. I had the "bring it on" kind of mentality abt the drama's ending and didn't predict an ending bcs I trusted the drama would do good and I guess not expecting a lot was beneficial and made me enjoy the last episode because it was refreshingly simple, something you wouldn't expect from a drama that made you feel like you're on a rollercoaster ride all throughout. But inasmuch as I don't have any dissatisfaction with how the story ended, I didn't like the how the ending of the story was told, at least not as much as I loved the story-telling from beginning to middle. The voice over narratives of the characters in the last episode were giving everything away, the complete opposite of how it was so secretive at the start which made the drama fun to watch in the first place. Because of this, I get the feeling that the drama was rushed. I feel sad because had the drama had high viewer ratings, there would have been a big chance they would have extended it to 20 episodes and it would be fine, if not better. But despite these dissatisfactions, the drama was a really good watch and it doesn't make you regret spending approximately 16 hours of your life watching it. Have fun watching!!
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