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Bel Ami korean drama review
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Bel Ami
6 people found this review helpful
by hnng
May 29, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 4.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
This drama is a mess. As charming as IU and Jang Geun Suk are, they have zero chemistry going on. In my opinion, this is partly due to that the storyline of this drama can not seem to make up its mind on what it wants to be ; It goes from rom-com to family drama to thriller and back. As a result, it fails to execute any of these things well. It does not do any justice to the acting skills of any of the actors either, since much of the plot rests on situations that are forced and too convenient to be believable. Don't mistake me , I like dramas that are a little bit too good to be true , but there has to be some amount of believability in it that makes me want to care for the characters. I admit I started watching this because Jang Geun Suk and IU sounded like a golden combination , and the concept seemed nice and light-hearted enough for me to give it a go. However, it ended up being one of those dramas that starts all hilarious and from episode 8 or so it goes downhill. Ultimately I ended up finishing it more out of habit than anything else, because the story bored me to no end. Next time I'd like to see IU in a less cutesy type of role (taking 'Dream High' into account). Here she was just random and a bit of a cheerleader to all the other characters . She doesn't suddenly have to go all 'femme fatale' but I'd loved to have seen her stand up for herself, at least. And Geun Suk, oh... I love you , but your character did not have any personality aside from his arrogance. I have seen my fair share of comic book adaptations , and this is definitely not the better of them .
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