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Mr. Bodyguard chinese drama review
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Mr. Bodyguard
1 people found this review helpful
by Megan
Nov 12, 2016
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
OK, first off, I REALLY enjoyed this show. Secondly, this is NOT a romance. It sounds like one, but it isn't. It is a comedy about a young and horny martial arts master who's cushy bodyguard gig gets him embroiled with assassins, gangster bosses, and mutants. Thirdly, I know this show has been a rocky road for some. Here is my take on the problems and you can use this to judge if you want to invest time in this show or not: Yes, it has some pacing issues and does change radically from the beginning to the end. The first half kicks things off with him being the bodyguard for a rich college girl and is really comical and over the top. The future course of the story is hinted at early on in these episodes with the banned drugs, Han Bin's power fluctuations, and a mention of Pink Hair's terminal illness. As the show progresses you see less and less of the rich girl, less and less of the lead character being a total horndog (though that never *fully* disappears), and more and more of these other characters. I think the major problem for the show as the 30 minute format which made it impossible to keep accounting for all the characters each episode or to include silly hijinks. It also needed at least one more episode to give us a bit more closure. Why I loved it despite that: More than anything, the show is a comedy. The early episodes were really, really amusing. Lin Yi is such a horn dog and completely unapologetic about it. The humor is zany and quirky, but we still get to see him being a badass. The special effects for their thoughts were really cute and fun and those kept going throughout the series. I liked how they handled the special effects for their power and fights. Although I missed the inclusion of his earlier mission and the girls in later episodes, I was invested enough in the other storylines that I still liked what the show became as it grew more serious. I just wish there had been time to tie the A,B, and C plots together more smoothly for a more natural conclusion. I also enjoyed the music. Just the overall feel of the show was very fun and fresh.
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