Personally I love the music and the humor in it. Some little twists here and there kept me watching the movie without having to skip some scenes a bit.
It's a fun movie that will feel you at ease at the end. This movie is also possible to watch it with the whole family or just with friends.
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It was a highly enjoyable watch. The story was the least expected, with a bunch of laughs and at some moments tears. Thrilling parts were also very well done.
Most of the characters were very interesting, but I especially enjoyed the two male leads duo a lot.
Goes without saying, Song Joong Ki's cameo at the final scene simply ROCKED!!!
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The ensemble cast is pretty delightful, and is well led by Cha Tae Hyun, who does well as always as the deceivingly bumbling but smart protagonist. His character plays off of Oh Ji Ho's straight-laced, principled character, as always. It makes for many humorous hijinks and dramatic tension and conflict. By the end of the show, I came to love every single character.
The ending credits do have some extra material to enjoy, so don't turn it off till it's really over!
An action sageuk that provides the right thrills, spills and laughs. A very enjoyable ride.
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I always appreciate a unique plot; after a while if you've seen one Kdrama you start to feel like you've seen them all. And while this one has the old "the nobles are evil and a heroes needs to defend the poor," much of the story is pretty darn unique or at least uncommon.
Of course, I just loved the chemistry between the two male stars - they bounced off of one another spectacularly. The straight man kept throwing off oddly perfect comedic moves, and the funny man would have strokes of gentle sincerity that worked perfectly. It helped that I loved the entire rest of the cast as well. They characters, their personalities, the collection - it all just worked for me. I usually have at least one character that I'm less fond of, but here I really loved them all.
I also appreciate (as I've said many times before) the fact that the romance wasn't the ENTIRE story here. It was a side story that flowed perfectly into the rest of the film and only added to the comedy and action instead of detracting from it. It wasn't something that sprung upon our heroes at first sight either, there was at least a little foundation for the romance making the story require less of a "leave your brain at the door" feel.
My only complaint would be that it seemed to start off a little slow - it started pretty heavy on the angst, and I was worried it wouldn't be as funny as I hoped. But later it picked up and moved on into the more fun part, so if you think it doesn't look that good just give it at least 30 minutes.
I loved this film, my friends loved this film, and it's one of the few movies I would consider pulling out in a party of mixed genders. It had something for boys and girls, and is a great group watch!
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