Colum H
UK - Yorkshire Free State
If you've read one of my reviews before it was probably a rant about some horrible Jerk Lead being a twat, so for a change here's one I enjoyed and it's a Noona Romance, Whoopie!
We have all the usual ingredients here for a fine Romance drama:
Jerk Lead with a secret heart of gold? check!
Sweet put upon female lead who's actually much tougher than she first appears? check!
Enforced cohabitation? check!
Cute Kid? check!
So nothing new but as ever it's how it's baked that makes the difference.
This Jerk is a spoilt child with a cruel tongue but little violence in him, he's easy to see just as a child and therefore copable with. He also has character progression which again makes him easier to forgive.
The Female lead forges her way through, mothering all that come within her range with a slightly clumsy, gentle fierceness. Maternal sacrifice is far easier to watch than Noble Sacrifice.
The Romance is slow and barely acknowledged by either party but is sweet to watch.
The extra spice that Kim Yoo Bin's turn as Min Woo's daughter adds in is a joy, tugging at your heartstrings, making you smile giving the whole show a warm family feel. Even when she's just piggybacked to bed fast asleep it makes the scene feel different.
I didn't mind any of the support characters and though some were only sketched in mostly they played their parts well. Really apart from the president and his wife they were just a backdrop for the leads.
The reporter dude irritated me just as he should.
The music was fine though the show tunes, sorry numbers, weren't my bag.
It isn't perfect and occasional soggy writing or poor acting can pull you out of focus.
The FL is irritating in places with the odd hairstyle and fussy housewife chats but I found her easy to forgive.
On the whole though I found little to criticise. It isn't intense, it won't give you an emotional charge, it isn't thought provoking so it isn't up there in the 9/10 range but... it's great!
I've rewatched it already and thoroughly enjoyed it second time around
Recommended.
We have all the usual ingredients here for a fine Romance drama:
Jerk Lead with a secret heart of gold? check!
Sweet put upon female lead who's actually much tougher than she first appears? check!
Enforced cohabitation? check!
Cute Kid? check!
So nothing new but as ever it's how it's baked that makes the difference.
This Jerk is a spoilt child with a cruel tongue but little violence in him, he's easy to see just as a child and therefore copable with. He also has character progression which again makes him easier to forgive.
The Female lead forges her way through, mothering all that come within her range with a slightly clumsy, gentle fierceness. Maternal sacrifice is far easier to watch than Noble Sacrifice.
The Romance is slow and barely acknowledged by either party but is sweet to watch.
The extra spice that Kim Yoo Bin's turn as Min Woo's daughter adds in is a joy, tugging at your heartstrings, making you smile giving the whole show a warm family feel. Even when she's just piggybacked to bed fast asleep it makes the scene feel different.
I didn't mind any of the support characters and though some were only sketched in mostly they played their parts well. Really apart from the president and his wife they were just a backdrop for the leads.
The reporter dude irritated me just as he should.
The music was fine though the show tunes, sorry numbers, weren't my bag.
It isn't perfect and occasional soggy writing or poor acting can pull you out of focus.
The FL is irritating in places with the odd hairstyle and fussy housewife chats but I found her easy to forgive.
On the whole though I found little to criticise. It isn't intense, it won't give you an emotional charge, it isn't thought provoking so it isn't up there in the 9/10 range but... it's great!
I've rewatched it already and thoroughly enjoyed it second time around
Recommended.
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