Voice (2017)

I thoroughly enjoyed this drama. It met with things that I like: crime, fighting, mystery, thriller.

Although I barely like Korean thrillers because they miss the mark a lot for me, this type of thriller was OK.

I loved the cast. The chemistry wasn't strong but it wasn't weak either.

I said this contain spoilers because I had a few takeaways from this drama.

The main character was good at deciphering voices. That's how the series started. Then all of a sudden she could hear sounds but could never tell what it was. One episode had me saying 'what?' aloud because she could hear tapping on a cage hidden inside a cement wall but she couldn't hear footsteps coming right up behind her. That's how a few instances were in this series.

The main male lead was just angry throughout the whole series. I liked his fighting but he was just too angry. They should've called him 'angry dog' instead of 'crazy dog'.

The main villain....boy did they do too many closeups of his eyeball, mouth, hands....I'm thinking is the thriller part they were talking about? He was creepy I get that but at some points I really wanted him to just die already. Plus the clicking of the teeth from the two bad guys hurt my ears.

I don't know how I felt about the last episode. I did like how it went off. I guess I'm just impatient with how Korea wrap up the very last episode of their dramas. They either get it right or the majority of the time they get it wrong. Plus the first 40 minutes were drawn out and then in the end they just talked about how the other scenarios ended for the other bad guys.

I'm glad there's four seasons to this. Korea barely make sequels so when I saw there were three more series I feel compelled to watch. This time I feel like I'm being spoiled at this point.

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Good potential but not captivating enough

Voice tells the story of Moo Jinhyuk, a police officer, and criminal voice profiler Kang Kwonju as they team up to form the "Golden Time" team and solve cases. The show has a very interesting premise. The serial murders that tie the two protagonists together is complicated and intriguing. However, this captivating factor quickly diminishes when we find out the real culprit halfway through the series. Yes, the serial killer is revealed to the audience really early on. Then watching our protagonists fumble and make really avoidable mistakes is when my interest started to dwindle.

I did think that voice profiling part of the show is quite interesting, since I've only watched another show with a voice profiler (Tell Me What You Saw), but I struggled to like our resident profiler. Kang Kwongju really got on my nerves each episode so this made it difficult to continue. Moo Jinhyuk isn't that much better. He spends most of his time raising his voice when things don't go his way. Yet the two of them work well together, kudos to them.

Voice begins to drag slowly past episode 6. The pacing isn't great and the reveals are ill-timed. Though, the premise is quite good.

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This series have a good premise, an interesting twist to a standard crime drama, but I don’t think it’s executed well.

There are too many waiting scene, waiting for something to happen. Just long take without any meaning other than making the run time longer. There are also a lot of waiting around and repeating a scene from another angle that is as boring as the first time it’s shown.

There are also a lot of stupid decisions that doesn’t make sense from the characters. Like when you’re in a dangerous situation, get outside... not just running around inside. If there’s someone hurt, don’t just ask them if their ok, get them outside to get some help. It’s too stupid and cliche in a bad way.

Cannot stand it any more. So I decide to drop it after only watching 5 episodes.

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I really wish more attention was paid to details with this show. The main detective is an actor I've enjoyed watching in other series. They've focused too much on the depiction of the episodic crimes but not so much on what makes sense.

If the voice profiler has supernatural hearing, you would think she would be overwhelmed by noise instead of being able to narrow down certain sounds that just happen to break the cases. When someone is on the phone and she's standing right beside them, yet unable to hear the conversation on the other end? As for the murders, I get that the whole concept of the call center requires victims to have access to their phones in order for her to hear what's going on but the realism of this area should have been written better.

The first case was already off the mark when she knew the woman was hiding. Even if her coworker did reach over and call the victim back, she made no effort to stop him. This doesn't make any common sense and less so when she was knowingly aware of what could happen. It was also extremely irritating when the woman told her the church she was nearby and yet no one seemed to make an effort to do much more other than to sit and listen in apparent shock. With the second case as an example, does it make sense for a serial killer to simply leave an unconscious body in a building without being tied up or taking away her phone? I don't even care much about them putting enormous effort into detailing the crimes but at least the flaws shouldn't be so glaring. The annoying aspect is how brutal or traumatized criminals suddenly feel remorse through her saying a few words. This severely downplays the reality of those suffering in our world.

As much as I want to continue watching, even for those few actors I appreciate, this one will have to be dropped. The higher marks despite dropping this one is due to the other actors less the lead female.

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My Personal Best K-Cop Drama

I’m probably biased because I love cop dramas but this has been the best I’ve watched so far. I’m saying this after having watched Signal and a few others.

I don’t know how this show just gets me hooked and gripped each episode which makes it so binge-worthy. I like how each crime has a deeper story which unravels by the middle of the episode. Mid-season, you see this all start to connect to the wider and main plot/villain of the drama.

I love the FL. I like her calm and serious demeanour, and I am an instant fan.

Now, shall we talk about the villain? He’s probably the actual star of the show. He plays the psychotic role so, so well it gives off Christian Bale American Psycho vibes. He’s so scary that his gaze gives me chills each time. Really talented.

The only waste is probably the villain’s end. It was too easy and not explained properly.
But everything else were really good. Gruesome good.

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Encore un tueur en série, encore un flic au passé toturé...

Je dois avouer que j’ai éprouvé une légère déception due à la volonté trop affirmée de nous faire comprendre qu’on a un drama noir et un thriller. Désolée, j'aurais voulu être plus enthousiaste !  
Avec une réalisation très nerveuse caméra à l’épaule (quelque fois fatigante) les scènes haletantes se succèdent(l’accident de bus, la poursuite dans la villa de vacances, la scène sur le port.…)et donnent un tension constante, c'est sûr qu'on ne s'ennuie pas une seconde !

Mais le réalisateur abuse un peu trop des ambiances vertes, ou rouges, dans des lieux où ces lumières ne s’expliquent pas.
L’accumulation d’horreurs est assez inutile, surtout l’exécution finale, car trop d’horreur tue l’horreur et l’insistance de ce parti-pris donne un aspect à la limite du voyeurisme.
Les acteurs très bons (j’ai eu un doute sur JH au début, mais il s’est vite dissipé   )Le méchant, le pauvre, quel rôle !   Là aussi, l’excès de noirceur et le manque de nuances finissent pas sonner faux, les psychopathes ont une apparence humaine, ce qui les rend si dangereux, là, rien qu’à le voir on sait de suite que c’est le Monstre patenté !  
Question vraisemblance, je me suis quand même fait la réflexion qu’il était impossible de survivre après plusieurs coups à la tête avec cette arme horrible, si les scénaristes voulaient que la victime ne meure pas il fallait se contenter d’un coup !!   Là aussi l’outrance du geste et sa répétition m’ont dérangée !  
Quant à l’affrontement final : même défaut , trop long, trop insistant, on comprend très vite ce que veut le méchant, et aussi que le policier n’entrera pas dans son jeu à la fin, alors tout ce truc avec le couteau sur la gorge etc, c’est en trop !

Conclusion : à mes yeux ce drama est passé à côté de la perfection qu’il aurait atteinte facilement avec plus de simplicité et de sobriété dans sa réalisation. Il reste cependant intéressant, mais j’avoue que je pouvais sans peine attendre la sortie de la semaine suivante !  

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Voice, el sonido del crimen

‘Voice’ tiene un guión que engancha y lleno de sorpresas. Además, esos casos independientes de las llamadas de emergencias están llenos de momentos de mucha tensión. Pero, sobre todo, vale la pena por la pareja protagonista, ambos personajes muy bien construidos y con mucho carisma. Y hay que añadirle un villano que nos dará momentos muy duros.

A mitad de la primera temporada se puede hacer cuesta arriba, pero en cuanto se centra mucho más en la trama principal, ya va como la seda. Una serie que vale mucho la pena ver.

En el siguiente enlace podéis leer la crítica completa
https://lascronicasdedeckard.com/serie-voice-el-sonido-del-crimen/

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Amei

Voice é aquele tipo de drama que te prende desde o primeiro minuto. A equipe Gold Time resolve cada caso que eu ficava de boca aberta.
Os casos se resolvem em geralmente uns dois episódios ou seja, a cada dois episódios mais ou menos tem um caso novo.

Tem personagens que criam uma química tão grande entre eles que dá até pra shippar 🤭 porém não se enganem, não rola NADA é zero romance.

Nessa primeira temporada temos Moo Jin Hyuk um policial que é muito bom no que faz mas depois de perder sua esposa vítima de assassinato ele acaba surtando e se torna uma pessoa muito amargurada e quase insuportável de se conviver.

Kang Kwon Joo é a diretora no centro de emergência e ela tem uma super audição capaz de ouvir mínimos sons (ela ficou assim após um acidente) e isso SUPER ajuda na resolução dos casos. E ela também teve o pai como vítima do assassino.

É a partir daí que ela cria a equipe Gold Time e eles fazem de tudo pra capturar o verdadeiro culpado desses e vários outros crimes.

Eu desconfiei de tudo e de todos nesse drama, principalmente do amigo do policial Moo Jin.

E quanto ao verdadeiro vilão o que posso falar?? Ele era um completo psicopata e ousado.

Vou nem falar mais nada porque é impossível não soltar spoiler.

Mas pra fechar...Eu amei Voice, achei perfeito mas não é um tipo de drama que recomendo pra todo mundo porque é pesado, é intenso, e eu sei que tem gente que é sensível a cenas fortes e de violência. Mas se você assim como eu dá conta do recado 😏 está esperando o que pra assistir?

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