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A Great Anti-Hero Drama!
I was doubtful about trying this despite its popularity but I eventually gave it a try a month ago. It was hard for me to get used to the drama at first because the first few episodes have a lot of humorous scenes which felt a bit too much for me. So, I ended up watching up to episode 2 and putting it on hold for some time until a few weeks ago when I gave it another chance. And, boy was I surprised. After around episode 3 or 4, the storyline picked up and it got so interesting to watch. I was captivated by the characters and the story and I was intrigued about how it would end. I am so glad I did not give up on this drama because it would have been regretful to not have watched this drama. I love that it is a battle of evil against evil, as a paraphrased quote from the drama, because this is a theme I love to watch in dramas. So, if you enjoy seeing bad guys take down bad guys in a satisfying way, that is one reason to give this drama a try! Other reasons to watch this drama are the amazing chemistry of the cast members, the hateful villains, the superb acting, and great bgm/OST. The acting is one the biggest reasons to try this besides the plot! SO MANY TALENTED ACTORS IN THIS DRAMA! So many of the actors in this drama can act with their eyes and they each pulled off their characters amazingly. I suggest that you should not judge this drama by other people's reviews and the synopsis, but actually give it a try first before making your decision about continuing it or not. It may take you three episodes to get into Vincenzo as I did, but it will be worth it in the end so I hope you at least watch up to episode 3 if you are not hooked from the beginning. The only thing that bothered me was that the humor sometimes felt pushed BUT even though the humor may be a bit too much sometimes, overall, the drama was such a great watch. SO PLEASE TRY THIS DRAMA!! You will not regret it once you finish. I am already missing Vincenzo now :(( I wish there are more dramas like this..More details on why I liked this drama but may spoil.....
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1. I grew to love Vincenzo's relationship with the Geumga Plaza residents and Jang Han Seo. It was cool to see the hidden skills of the residents and their willingness and loyalty to Vincenzo despite not liking him in the beginning. I became attached to them and some moments were very touching.
2. Vincenzo is so cute with Hwang Min Seong and Jang Han Seo. The unexpected friendship between Vincenzo and Han Seo was adorable to watch and it made me really sad that Han Seo's ending was what it was because I wished to see more interactions. Hwang Min Seong is also cute with Vincenzo even though he is a terrible person, because he is willing to change for love lol. I hope to see the actors who played Min Seong and Han Seo is more projects and hopefully as the male leads because they are super talented!
3. The emotional scenes were a bit unexpected but they were carried out nicely. I did not cry but I did tear up when Cha Young's dad died. It was actually his death that pushed forward the plot and made it more interesting to watch because it pushed Vincenzo and Cha Young to team up against Babel.
4. THE ACTING WAS OVERALL JUST AMAZING! I haven't ever fully watched one of Song JoongKi's dramas but he showed me why he is a top actor in this drama. His drama was just amazing and I don't even have the words to describe how well he did as Vincenzo. His acting was top notch and I loved how he pulled off the emotions with only his eyes. The other main and supporting actors were also amazing as well. Taecyeon and Yeo Been were great for my first time watching them. It was also nice seeing some Crash Landing On YOu actors in this drama with a humorous role again.
5. The cinematography was amazing too. I love how they ended each episode with a cliffhanger with dramatic music and a zoom in on Song Joongki if he's in the scene. It just blew me away and made me want to quickly go to the next episode.
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--- Crime and Action: From the beginning, we have had more than 20 murders in the series, and cut off the sub-genre of the crime series, but some people mixed the suspense and mystery genres with crime. Most of these two genres are associated with crime, but each criminal genre definitely does not have these two. Anyway, it is not great in this genre, but some crime scenes are not without merit to be remembered.
Comedy: The main genre of the series and with an almost irrational but entertaining process, the sub-branches of this genre are slapstick, dark comedy, Farce and parody, which can be said to have been used almost well. In this section, the author of his ideas is relatively good (at least for me with a long history in watching movies)
—Romance: This lack of love has caused us to be attracted to him. If it had been like any other series, we would have been beaten. Not having these words and looking like a couple at all, only they did not know. Lately, they have been flirting with each other indirectly.
Predictable or unpredictable?
Both — to be honest, the characters are very, very predictable, and we predict all their movements But how something is going to happen in the series is very, very unpredictable. It can be said that the movements and ideas of the author are unexpected. Let me give you an example: no one could have guessed how Vincenzo wanted to turn the court in his favor by coming to court as a witness. Or even this rescue of Vincenzo in episode 15 of those 3 assassins, no one has any definite idea about it yet, and we all know that it is going to be more unexpected than we expected.
Excellent" series or just a "Do it well" series or "Medium" series?
None — the newest and weirdest Korean TV series I've seen in years. I choose the adjectives "cluttered", "comic and irrational", "strange" and "scary". This series respects its audience a lot and does not hurt their heads with ridiculous and sophisticated complexities, but it makes the audience laugh and keeps them satisfied.
Logical" or "irrational"?
A series that is completely irrational, but of the most attractive kind of irrationality - being irrational is not a strange thing in the series, and it seems that the author has got used to the series completely intentionally and intentionally mixed it up with the series.
What is the script and story like?
It looks very mediocre, but I liked it. In some places, a series of small details are mentioned that I was cutting. The script does not have a lot of sentences, but I think it has a good depth. Zero percent (neither characters nor story) is not complicated. The script is very personal. New story, especially the use of the "Italy" theme.
Consecutively, Netflix is among the top 10 in the world. Knowing this fact, the soul left my body. Hey I was saying to myself really ??? at the world level ??? This is great
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Great performance by Song Joong Ki and Kim Sung Cheol (episode 8)
I absolutely love Song Joongki on this show... but then again, I love Song Joongki (SJK) in all his movies and dramas. But since watching episode 1 to the current episode 8, it is very clear that he is carrying most of the weight of this show. The 1st episode, the scene when he was in Italy was great. That was the 1st 10 minutes of EP. 1. The rest of EP 1 went downhill rapidly when he returned to Korea. Only the last 5 minutes was worth watching. In between, the show was filled with the most annoying characters - the noisy, irritating tenants of the building ("the Tenants") who are overacting in very silly slapstick scenes . The worst character is the female lead, who is overacting and extremely annoying. Both the female lead and the Tenants fail miserably at humour with their overacting - which is more suited for a variety show. It is surprising because the rest of the cast were good. Even the gangsters didn't overact and they executed their parts well. The cast from Wusang law firm were good and the Babel cast too (fake Chairman and real Chairman). It is hugely disappointing that the brilliant acting of SJK and enjoyable acting of the Babel cast, Wusang cast and Gangster cast were marred by the silly, overacting of the female lead and Tenants.There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel - Episode 8 has redeemed the show. This episode focused mainly on SJK (the female lead faded to the background). All you need to do is fast forward and skip the scenes with the Tenants in Episode 8 in order to enjoy it. This episode focuses on SJK and Kim Sung Cheol. What a delight to watch SJK and Kim Sung Cheol (KSC) acting together. KSC's portrayal of his character was absolutely perfect. Because KSC's acting was brilliant, it made SJK's scenes with him such a delight to watch because SJK himself is brilliant throughout this drama. This is absolutely the best episode so far. There is hope yet for this drama, as long as they totally minimise the role of the Tenants and the female lead. At the very least they should drastically tone down the ridiculous overacting and silly slapstick antics of the Tenants and female lead. Yes, the genre is "dark comedy" but there is nothing funny at all in the way the Tenants and the female lead are portraying their characters. In fact, it is jarring on the nerves! Everyone else in the show are doing a good job to make this show enjoyable. And THANK YOU to Kim Sung Cheol for injecting a life-saving performance in this drama together with SJK. I am praying that the upcoming episodes have further delightful surprises like what we saw in Episode 8.
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A drama that just gets better and better
Dont let the opening scene mislead you, this wont be a mafia drama full of action and guns and whatever else you imagined. If this doesnt turn you off, then by all means keep watching this trainwreck of a show! The first 4 episodes are slow, but set the foundations for whats to come, still, very enjoyable. The whole show has a nice pacing, managing to keep you on edge every second. The story might not be the most elaboarte ever, but its elevated by its Characters. HYC, who seems unlikable at first is such a joy to watch, especially her dynamics with our ML, Vincenzo. Superb acting from them, as well as the 2nd lead and supporting cast (shotout to our main villains) is what makes this show amazing. It has some great writing at times, with hilarious jokes and situational comedy.Amazing, yes, but not perfect. The tenants are honestly so unlikable sometimes, I know they are comic relief, but they get on my nerves. The plot does get a bit repetitive, but its a 20 episode drama so thats to be expected.
Overall, a great watch if you enjoy dark comedy, the slowest of slow burns and amazing main characters. You might want to wait untill all episodes have aired, since the constant cliffhangers make the 1 week waiting unbearable
Best ep - 10, funniest one yet.
Worst ep - 8, it made me feel uncortable how they handled some things.
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Goddamn AMAZING
Wow. Just wow. I have never waited every week for a drama to come or this excited to know what happens next. Every episode is it's own masterpiece. The plot and storyline are very well balanced and thought out. The chemistry is just on another level. All the characters are enjoyable, they're complex in a unique way, they make you want to know more, they keep you engaged all the time. The comedy is gold, the characters make you fall in love, the story and plotline is addicting, the acting is off the charts, this drama has been one of the few 10/10 in my list. Though I like to rate dramas after they're finished. As for now its a absolute 10/10 for meWas this review helpful to you?
Loved this!
I saw a trailer for this on Netflix, and the minute I saw Song Joong Ki! I was ready to watch it.I literally watched it from the start to the beginning every week in came out! I loved it and thought it was sooo funny, and the storyline was really interesting,
I’ll admit the start I really didn’t like the main girl Hong Cha(Jean Yeo Been) at the start, but near the end she did grow on me and I loved the mafia crew <3 just the whole building gang were hilarious and the secretary too! -
All the actors and the way the show was so cinematic like every episode! I would definitely rewatch this again. One of my top dramas to watch!
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An amazing, memorable drama.
An amazing drama that is definitely worth giving a try!
STORY:
From start to finish, the drama managed to capture and keep my attention throughout the hours worth of episodes, and kept me on the edge of my seat with each scene.
The cliffhangers were just perfect, and had me counting down the days and hours until the next episode would be released.
The mixture of action, crime, drama, comedy and law was amazing, and I've never seen a plot be so well paced as Vincenzo.
The story was well thought out and well written, nearly every character shown ended up having a role to play and they weren't forgotten so easily.
Vincenzo was a rollercoaster ride that managed to have me going from laughing, to cheering, to crying and back to laughing all in a matter of minutes.
I liked how the corruption is kept on a realistic scale in this drama.
Best running joke will be both the Corn Salad joke and the countless mispronunciation of Vincenzo's name.
I will say, which is currently a popular opinion, that the drama could have been better off with maybe 16 or 18 episodes instead of 20. There was a lot of filler in the later episodes, which messed up the pacing a lot.
CHARACTERS & ACTING:
The monks, Mr. Cho, the Pawnshop couple, Mr. Tak, the crazy mother with her son, Chef Toto, the zombie dancer and even the gangsters had so much more backstory then I initially thought. Geumga plaza gang / Vincenzo family was truly the best.
Song Joong-ki and Jeon Yeo-bin's chemistry was just fantastic, and while I disliked Cha-young's character at first, her development was just amazing and I was absolutely in love with her character.
The villains were just fantastic, and I've genuinely never hated villains more than in this drama. Absolute kudos to the writers, and the extremely talented cast who portrayed these characters so well.
Ok Taec-yeon's duality absolutely baffled me, and although sadly I already got spoiled before watching the show, I still found myself in awe at his amazing acting.
I loved that Vincenzo remained set on his mafia-self until the end, that Cha-young never tried to make him change his ways and accepted him for who he was. A lot of dramas tend to change the character for the sake of love, but thank goodness that this drama decided to do it right for a change.
I will say that they missed out on fleshing out Vincenzo's character a little more, we get flashbacks, but never really understand the meaning of them.
The character development of Jang Han-seo was just tear jerking, and he deserved so much better. I really hope Kwak Dong-yeon finally gets a leading role after this. He did such an amazing job at playing Han-seo.
Loved Mr. Nam with his little lighter when imitating Vincenzo, and his polite hands.
MUSIC:
The music was well used and memorable, Adrenaline by Solar is chef's kiss.
In other situations, the lack of music made the emotions of the scenes just that much more impactful.
The music always matches well with the ongoing scene.
REWATCH:
I would rewatch this show purely for the comedy, it was truly one of the best I've ever seen.
Though rewatching it would lose a bit of the impact it had on the first watch.
(I don't think my heart can handle rewatching the finale.)
OVERALL:
I truly did love this show, and it will definitely be an all-time favourite of mine.
It was well structured and written, and it's very clear that a lot of thought and time went into this story.
Exceptional work from the entire cast, and it's definitely a cast to be remembered for a long time.
Though my critique is that the finale was messily written, which all comes back to the fact that this drama would have been better off with a few episodes less.
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SR. VINCENZO CASSANO.
O que falar do melhor drama de 2021?Com toda certeza afirmo que este drama merece o título, e ainda estamos no "meio" do ano. Uma obra de arte, super intenso e interessante, atores incrives, história magnifica, cinematográfia impecável.
Não tenho nem palavras para descrever bem como esse drama é bom. Então, vou comentar um pouco dos personagens e pode ter alguns spoilers leves.
VINCENZO CASSANO: Vulgo, meu marido. Não preciso nem dizer que o principal é o melhor personagem, né?
Lindo, carismático, às vezes engraçado, meio doido, mal (o que deixa ele mais lindo ainda). Super passei pano pra todas as maldades dele (é ficção, lembre-se).
Song Jong Ki, se entregou de um jeito maravilhoso a esse papel e eu me surpreendi em ver a mudança dele já que tinha uma imagem dele sempre interpretar personagens mais leves e brincalhões como em DOTS. Porém, tenho apenas elogios e ele conseguiu ir pro meu top 3 de melhores atores com esse drama.
HONG CHA YEON - No começo eu peguei uma implicância com ela, pelo jeito que ela estava sempre brigando com o pai mas depois percebi que todos são assim, até que a culpa consome a gente.
Gostei bastante em como não colocaram ela como a vítima ou aquela situação onde eles colocam uma femme fatale e é só ela se apaixonar, que vira chorona e tal. Ela a forte, do início ao fim.
Jeong Yeo Bin, foi uma atriz incrível que atuou perfeitamente. Até hoje não entendo o por que dela ser atacada por isso, se ela é uma atriz boa pra caramba.
PRESIDENTE DA BABEL E SUA CORJA: Passei o drama inteiro querendo voar neles, quanta raiva eu passei assistindo por que parecia que eles sempre saiammm impunes. Só queria que todos os podres deles fossem jogados a público antes de terem sido mortos, principalmente a da advogada e do presidente. Odiava olhar pra cara deles.
Os atores foram completamente incríveis, senti tanta raiva dos personagens mas sei que os atores são uns amores, principalmente o Taeceon ♡
Um grande shout out pra ele, pelo ad-lib de "Can you feel my heartbeat (música do 2PM)?", só faltou a coreógrafia mesmo hahahahaha
GEUMGA PLAZA: Uma grande família amorosa, que eu queria que tivesse sido mais explorada e mostrada. Pelo menos um pouco mais da vida deles. Se eu morasse perto de pessoas assim, nunca me mudaria. Eu me sentiria junto a uma enorme família.
Chorei muito quando o mestre de artes marciais leviu aquela facada, nossa.
JIPURAGI: Quatro advogados e um oficial da inteligência, incríveis. Amei todos os momentos de fangirl que o Sr. Nam e Ki Seok tiveram por causa do Sr. Cassano.
Recomendo assistir esse drama pelo menos 3 episódios por dia, por que é tanta informação que pode confundir. Eu assisti 10 de uma vezes e até troquei umas coisas no início kkkk
Se for assistir, espero que aproveite bastante toda ação do drama.
E se já assistiu, espero que tenha empatizado com a minha review, por que vamos ser sinceros, o drama é maravilhoso né?
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If you go in expecting seriousness, violence and a thrill - then you'll be disappointed.
Contrary to all the mediocre reviews on here which are written around the time of the show's release (and hype) - I'm writing from when the hype is long dead and I'm now watching it a few months on.I do think if I watched this during the hype, it would have been disappointing, but having gone into the show with no expectations - I thoroughly enjoyed it very much. I also wasn't an SJK fangirl before watching the show, having seen him in Descendants of the Sun (and didn't fall in love with him during that time like everyone else lol) - I can safely say that after watching this I am very impressed with his acting and can see why he is popular not just because of his looks.
If you go in expecting seriousness, violence and a thrill - then you'll be disappointed.
It's a show that's serious but with a funny undertone, where the undertone sometimes overpowers the seriousness (?) I loved that they took the Mafia genre known for being dark/violent- and flipped it on it's head by injecting some good old K-Drama cliches, tropes and humour which I loved. Yet at the same time retaining the violence and Vincenzo's anti-hero character throughout the show.
To some, the sudden gag moments may be jarring, though I found them laugh out loud funny and didn't find them jarring at all, but well timed. The absolute fan-service story-writing does undermine the seriousness, but if anything it made me love the show even more. As a long time KDrama viewer, I actually found these cliches comforting. Can I join the consigliere fanclub too?
This does all come from a place of glorifying the Mafia/violence, which can be problematic to younger viewers however.
Were there plot holes? Yes. Could the characters be written and explored better? Yes.
But only yes if you're taking the show too seriously with high expectations, rather than a typical K-Drama (and from the trailer I can see why they may have overhyped it too much as something else). That's not to say K-Dramas can't be of quality writing and there sure are plenty out there. However, it seems to me that the writers wrote it as a timeless K-Drama piece to be enjoyed whenever and wherever, rather than some next-level disruptive show with some deep meaning. They wrote it knowing and intending it for the international K-Drama lovers - who specifically watch K-Dramas for their cliches and tropes across time.
Loved all the many easter eggs, Taecyeon's acting was fantastic. The quality of shooting , editing and cinematics are very impressive. I am a SJK fan convert and I can see why he is daddy now.
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Must Must watch...!
I don't know what to say in this moment. Iam totally blank now just finished this wonderful drama called Vincenzo.. i mean to be honest i don't know how to explain what i experienced this past 2 months, it's getting better and better episode after episode.. i still remember those 1st 2 week of the drama started.. with 4 episodes there were lot of negative opinions i saw and its quite natural because initially its very slow and not a type of a interesting story telling..But From E05, the villain inside the hero jumped out all of a sudden and it was truly a very thrilling sequence when he just show of some fear to that prosecutor middle aged lady. Which was totally a mind blowing and damn brilliant reply to her.. Eye to eye that was his policy.. after that all Episodes has something new to offer, and its really interesting and thrilling to watch. Not only the so-called hero doing all the things he formed a Cassano family and all the members were just outstanding with their performance,
For the plot i don't really interested to explain anything, But just for a curiosity, Our hero Italian Mafia Lawyer Vincenzo Cassano Came back to korea after years with a personal motive, But that thing was not an easy task to do for some reasons, So he need a proper planning and everything.. the problem he faces and more are dealing in the whole 20 episode journey here, the biggest thing that they maintained a very good pace for every episode, there is nothing dragging or boring. But if i need to say some negative i think the villain has to be more strong. I mean you exactly don't feel that because ofcourse this is a one man show.. always the performance of hero look cool in your eyes , So you forget about the villain.. But again it doesn't matter at all..
You must watch this drama. It will surely surprise you.. So many Goosebumps moments are there... Totally Worth watching
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Just go dor it it'll surely not.... Disappoint you it's a perfect combo!!! ✨??
I just finished vincenzo and yes it's just a blockbuster.🔥🦋.. Not only because soong joong ki made come back through it but because of the extraordinary Story, caste, and brilliant acting .....If you are a action and thriller lover do watch it as it's released gully now you need not to wait for next episode and trust me it won't disappointed you.... So the Story goes like this soong joong ki was abandoned by his mother due to some reason ( i wont tell that) and then he was adopted by a Italian family after years the Italian mafia came to south korea to get the gold left hidden by the boss but was stuck there due to sone reason and then he met cha young and he fell in love with her... Further the started to Fight against babel a company but at start they didn't know eho the real boss was. But soon it came out to be joon wo.. ( tbh It was really shocking
I didn't expect so)😑😳 and that's how he started to do all possible things to get him down and soon everyone around vincenzo became fond of him even the main villains brother left his brother and went to vincenzo.. Even there are some emotion scenes of death and even he killed vincenzo's mother that was truly hard to digest!! As vincenzo couldn't even tell her he was her son!! 😫😩😭😭😭
I would give its Story 9.5 because although the story wad great but what i found disappointing 😭😭was that there was Very less romance!!!!!! I was totally shipping chen cha/ power couple/ mafia couple/ vincha but we were barely shown any Romance scene so if are here to see sone romance sorry it's gonna disappoint you a bit.. Although there are 2 kiss scenes to satisfy your eger fully!!! But still ut was not so great at last the love story was left open!!! We weren't shown that what they did with the gold or how the utilized it... Or if they ended up together!! 🤬😡😠🤬
And ost or music was overall great... I would say but still something felt missing so i would give it 9....
And caste has done it's best so 10 points i could found any error in there acting further italian scenes were shooted virtually and still the vibes were same!!!! ✨🍄 so loved it!!!!!
I won't say anything about rewatch value cause i don't like rewatching dramas!!! 😂✨ sorry
And overall 9.8 .......... Just lover it!!!
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The true satisfaction comes when you look at the entire plot.
From what I realized is that everyone has mixed reviews on this drama. So If you want to watch this drama there are a few things you need to know.1. The start is slow, like any other normal drama to a point that will make you even wonder why everyone is making such a fuss about it. But believe me when I say it's going to snowball into something really good. At times you will find yourself at the edge of your seat and the next second rolling off it while laughing.
2. You're going to meet the most eccentric bunch of characters, that you won't see in any other drama. The only sane character is Vincenzo and he later gets influenced by those bunch of weirdos down the story. At first, you will probably find it exasperating, but trust me those characters will grow on you.
3. Truthfully the story doesn't have much depth to it. but the true satisfaction comes when you look at the entire plot. Usually, most of the stories are good guys vs bad guys. but have you ever watch an evil guy standing alongside the good guys and kick the asses of another bad guy? and the satisfaction of the bad guys losing at every corner because of one big baddie on the good side!!!
To sum the story up, it's about the evil Wusang- Babel family bullying the Geumga family and the rest of the society with their power and money. This powerless party pairs with Vincenzo Cassano to fight against the opposing party. So a fight between the Cassano - Geumga family Vs. Wusang - Babel Family ensures. To put it simply it's like a fight between Godzilla vs king kong.
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