Big Mouth (2022)

Mystery of the year 2022....?

Big mouth ( 빅 마우스, Big mouse; literal title) is one of the most awaited drama due to almost every reason of it. The story is written by jang young chul and jung Kyung soon. Vagabond and empress ki are some of their best works.
On the other hand this is directed by Oh choong wan previously worked with Lee Jong suk in the drama, ‘ While you were sleeping.’ Hotel del Luna and start-up are some of his other works.

Story:-
Story is the best feature of this drama exploring the expedition of whole characters in search of Mystery character called Big mouse.
Starting out as a simple drama, in no time it pulls you in in the quest of figuring of the mystery man/women/ghost/organization.
Park Chang ho, a quite ordinary defence lawyer with the nickname *big mouth* due his big talks, while solving a murder case, gets framed as a biggest con man in the history, Big mouse. Thereafter story progresses as Big mouse keeps everyone shocked with his wise revelations of the conspiracy.
Each episode, though reveals something, gets confusing and hard to figure out who Big mouse could be? Making us feel suspicious about all characters, even those who bear a veil of innocence. This thing about this drama keeps you on your toes to see what’s coming out in the next episodes.

But the drama has it’s own flaws, like there has never been any certain scene that proves park Chang ho and ko miho are intimate or even married. At times this makes it even worse by the use of few formal dialogues...this makes you feel uneasy about their relationship to stay at one place... Anyway this has never been a marking part of this drama.

I would say the ending is a bit unsatisfying and rushed ofc. There are no PROPER explanations for some of the actions and questions arising in the first half, like what was the significance of those papers?
Besides giving off a blast about conspiracy behind it. And why didn’t Hye Jin get the justice for her death? I mean she just died for like an unnecessary reason.

Even with all those loopholes this drama keeps you tied to it to urge to watch next episode. And this is the mystery of the year to me.
Still not solved though....

Acting:-
Lee Jong suk: He has returned to small screen almost 2 and half years later. This is one of the marked reason that this drama has gotten a wide attention due his big fan following. He has been my bias for quite a long actually, so I am totally impartial in his case, though I’ll try to keep it simple.
He has performed the character very meticulously. His expression and some acting corners have also improved over the time. Lee Jong suk has always been choosing versatility in character and he aced in this one as well...

Go miho is the most important character in opinion and if Chang ho is the Big mouse( Big mouse is still not certain to me), she holds all answers to it... Sad it ends with her... Her acting, though poor at the beginning, gets better with every coming episodes.

As for the other actors, I would say I’m not satisfied. Not entirely though. Drama didn’t really explores their background, thus making them insignificant at the start...
( I guess this was necessary for the story being mystery thriller.) Still this is the disadvantage to the drama...

Ost & music:-
The only ost this has is ‘New face’.
It gave me goose bumps while playing in the drama. Certainly not the best but good for what seems mysterious....
Bgm is quite good. It is one of the factors that gets your brain engaged it the story.

Re-watch:-
After all this, this was nothing but just a bluff, quite fascinating though. I am unlikely to come here again for the second watch and don’t even want the second season except for some explanations if they can give...

But I will definitely recommend this to everyone for their first watch keeping in mind that this is not the best but a good drive if you want to enjoy mystery thriller and Ljs visuals ( btw he has gotten a bit chubby on his face, that doesn’t degrades his killing handsome )

Lee Jong suk fighting!!! :)

Thanks for coming here.. Happy watching..!

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It was AMAZING but the ending...

I finally watched the end of Big Mouth. Every twist and turn got me and the rush of everything. But the ending just did Park Changho dirty. Maybe it was a consequence of everything whether what he did was good or bad, but I was expecting actual justice but no. They had to kill Ko Miho off and make him stay being Big Mouse. I get it, it wasn't a romance drama, but after everything Changho endured, they could have let him be happy and have justice. Or how Choi Doha was killed just didn't feel like justice. I really wanted the satisfaction of justice like I felt watching Itaewon Class (completely different drama to this but the justice felt sweet, lil pun there.) It was completely rushed and I didn't like the epilogue style of "he got this company or she was rescued from the psychiatric hospital."
But all in all I think this is the best role Lee Jong Suk has done to date. The mafia boss is a good look on him.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama " Big Mouth " is a story based on misunderstandings.

Right from the start, the drama pulls you in with the injustice trope, the prison setting and the Big Mouse mystery.

The villains, moreover, were interesting and kept things intriguing for a while.

But that's for the first part of the drama. The second part, however, was repeating twist, was boring and confusing and fell into a lot of cliches. The ending, in addition, was questionable, but it did fit the story.

Finally, the cinematography was nice and dark, with noir scenes and an interesting and clever way to present the flashbacks and reveal the real story behind the events.

The performances were great as well, as expected by an all star cast.

So, overall, six and a half out of ten.

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Big Mouth

Story - really good, I like this type of plot. Cast - played amazing, villains were so annoying and you for sure wished them anything bad possible - and it is a good thing, in the end they are character who we should hate (Remember - characters not actors). Lee Jong Suk was great, how sweet his character was at the beginning and then his change after all what happened, I love how he played. Spoiler - many people point out that Im Yoonah' characters death was unnecessary, it was sad but I think it was important for LJS's character development, it was his breaking point. But yes still sad, especially when they were a really cute couple.

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BEST DRAMA...

I love this drama as I like this kind of drama...
you should watch this drama...
Cast was good, I liked what they had to offer, character Park Chang Ho played by Lee Jong-Suk could have been written better. I really liked the character of Choi Do Ha played by Kim Joo-hun, you would really start hating his guts. Overall setting was good. This series is good...
Lim Yoona plays the dedicated wife, Miho, whose unwavering support, along with her lawyer father and his partner, help Chang-ho reveal the truth...
Big Mouth is the perfect example of a classic thriller. The increasingly high ratings for all the episodes indicate just how riveting the show is...
Thank god this is not like any other married couple drama with a weak female lead and Yoona had done an amazing acting...

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Full Of angst and keeps you on your toes!

The show was really good overall!
like the ost was incredible, and the amount of angst you experience with each episode is unexplainable.

But in my opinion I think the ending was very rushed.
literally everything went down in the last 10 minutes of the show.
And with that incredible cast and production they had on their hands, I feel like they could've brought way more to the table.
I'm sure with the amount of unanswered questions they had, they could have for sure managed to fit another 1 hour episode in.

Like, whatever happened to hyejin wasn't even revealed to the public, how after being brutally abused by her asshole of a husband, she was then killed, like I know her husband got locked up but with the way she went out you would think they couldve acknowledged her more...am I right?

chairman kang's lost psychotic son?
Big mouse's daughter and the truth behind her death?
More insight into Doha's character and what really goes on in his mind?

They had an incredible cast which have so much to offer if they actually try, but unfortunately for that ending, they didnt let them present to their full potential.

But Overall, this was a really good show and quite enjoyable to watch.
A big shoutout to Lee Jong Sook??✨️
Awesome acting as always?

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Big Mouse, Big Mouth...

well the majority of the drama revolves around revealing truths, and bringing justice
I don't think the drama gives us justice entirely in the end, but that's still a bit satisfying. However, it contains many plotholes and loose ends, which are extremely disappointing.

The drama could be sectioned into two parts: ep 1-13 and ep 14-16; and I thought episodes 1 to 13 were really great, and entertaining. It gives us badassery, corruption (in ingenious ways), characters in survival mode, scandals with big companies, and a portrayal of some of the evil elites.

It was however rushed and some parts didn't make sense. I expected more for a LJS comeback drama, especially regarding his character's personality (which I found had no depth)

I think you will enjoy this drama if you like action dramas that take place in prisons, with many important side characters.

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Deserves a second season tbh...

I literally JUST finished watching this after binging it for the last two days and honestly, I think it's one of the best dramas I've seen this year. But, I do agree with some of the other reviews that said the ending was rushed. The story was fantastic, but I felt like this is a show that should've has at least two more episodes. The last episode felt like it was missing something. It felt like it was just a summary of a last episode because of how quickly it rushed through the ending. Some other things that bugged me where how Doha's death felt too easy. Or how they mentioned the elder's son, but he literally never appeared. This is why I'm hoping that there is a season two. There's a lot of questions I still need answered. I'm not usually one to want a second season of a drama bc most of the time I like how there's just a happy ending and that's it. But the ending of this show is (kind of) a cliffhanger imo. I need to know what happens next.

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Good k-drama

This drama shows how people with power and money can manipulate others. I was excited to watch this drama from the day I found out that Lee Jong Suk was the main character in this drama so I had high expectations. I didn't want to be spoiled about anything but at the end of the day thank you TikTok for showing me edits about the ending. When I saw the edit I wanted to smash my phone across the room. When I want to talk about this drama more specifically I would say that It had a rushed ending. It was like 16 minutes until the end and we still didn't see progress. I don't fall asleep while watching something but I fell asleep during one of the episodes which was probably due to burning out from school since I have to be cheerful, if I do the opposite I could get told that I am one walking depression. But that only shows that I felt safe enough to sleep. Thank you for reading this <3

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☘ Big Mouse >VS< Big Brother ☠ Rolling With It °7.4° °VG°

“When I woke up I was a different person: The most despicable louse in the world” He was already an attorney, how much worse could he be☺? Anyway, thus ep1 closes. Big Mouth opens, however, the night before. It was a dark and stormy night…

We get a brief look at our leading couple as they celebrate their anniversary. Just as the ML is getting into a car accident we jump 7 days back to see how things have been unraveling. Lee Jong-Suk (While You Were Sleeping-7.3, Romance is a Bonus Book-7.8, Hymn of Death-8.4) is ML, Park Chang-Ho (Cho). “He's got an exceptional mind, he just doesn't get alot of work.” He's the kind of guy who can never quite clear the bar. His pole will snap, or his laces will come untied. He has no connections. His win rate is less than 10%. He was scammed and lost their money.

A week ago, they lost their court case against scammers that had taken their savings, & Cho was representing the plaintiffs. Another loss. As the defense counsel and judge were changed at the last second, things look as kosher as marinated crab legs. The wife (Lim Yoon-A is Go Mi-Ho) is… displeased…

The “D” word comes up. “Divorce”. “I'd have to choose to live with Chang-Ho,” dad explains. “You're strong. You'll be fine. But he can't survive without me.” ”But you're MY father!” Mi-Ho really can't comprehend the reasoning.

We're lurched back to now; his car is flipping, & by the end of ep2, Cho's life has flipped completely. He was set up to take the fall for the real Big Mouse, and now, he's imprisoned. Everyone thinks he's Big Mouse. Some want to befriend him, more want revenge. He's been beaten several times and almost killed once. He wants to die. Living ain't easy, and sometimes dying isn't either. The crazier he acts, the more the other inmates fear him, and the safer he is. His fortune has always been to live a long and unlucky life. Very long. Very unlucky. He follows the crumbs and eventually decides the safest thing is to live in prison as Big Mouse.

“What!? The LAW!?! It is flowers that look beautiful from afar. But when you get close, they are growing on the edge of a cliff. The moment you grab onto that flower attempting to survive, you'll fall off the cliff to your death. A vicious flower planted by those in power. That's what the law is.” ~Big Mouse ~ BM is a 2022 release that is rated 90 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 60(ish)-minute eps. Its charm is in the everyday couple getting yanked into the world of crime and somehow going toe-to-toe with these nefarious masterminds. They've got the everyday problems: Debt, bills, hard jobs, losing cases, tough bosses, and they can't afford to have a child. But when pushed into the corner, they manage to outwit heads of criminal syndicates. BM shows us how people fundamentally want to follow a strong leader. They prefer a good strong leader, but, depending on circumstances, people gravitate toward strength. Power abides where perception resides. Power is basically the result of a group of individuals agreeing (consciously or not) on where and what it is. It's usually 80% illusion.

This show is not issue free, which we'll get into later. If you are a detail oriented left-brainer you may get fed up and jump off the wheel. I'm not, and I came close a few times but felt, in the balance, that BM works. The acting is fine. Some of the performances are right on the line but I could roll with it. The actor who plays Big Mouse did a particularly nice job. Our FL, Lim Yoon-A, is in K2-8.1 - among the 1st Kdramas I've seen. I loved the show and was blown away by Song Yoon-A's performance as the congressman‘s wife. Ms Lim's part is one of the weak points of the show. I thought she was mad or had the mentality of a child, and remember being stunned that the male lead is attracted to her. To be fair, her character had been through alot, and she had every right to be strung out. It just didn't play well in the show. She is fine in BM. Kim Joo-Hun (Castaway Diva) plays Choi Do-Ha (DA). He is very Michael Corleone to his Sonny counterpart, Kong Ji-Hoon, played by Yang Kyung-Won (Crash Landing on You-9.1). Oh Eui-Sik is our ML's aid. I'm a fan. I first saw him in Oh My Ghost-10, a superb show. He plays the guitar and sings beautifully. He has 18 credited works on IMDB. He must be made of pixie dust because they are all good shows. Familiar Wife-8.5 was a particular surprise; if you see his name in the credits, it's going to be a good show, pretty much.

Jeon Gook Hwan (Sisyphus: The Myth-8) - who else could play the CAT, I mean, the elder? The elder is said to be 85, and Mr. Jeon doesn't look a day over his actual age of 74, but he plays the-menace-under-the-controlled-exterior like few others. His voice is marvelous, too. Ok Ja-Yeon, as hospital director, Hyun Joo-Hee, exudes calmness to the point where I settle down alittle just by looking at her, yet she's also a tad scary. She was quite different in Mine-8, to her credit. I like this actress. The tough, older bald inmate is the honorable criminal, like Ehrmantraut (Johnathan Banks from Beverly Hills Cop-8) in Breaking Bad-9.4/Better Call Saul-9.3.

Kraft-cheese-wise, um, craft-wise, BM is solid. There's just a few holes. Director: Oh Choong-Hwan brings us nothing but hits, like Hotel Del Luna-8.4. There's excellent filming of a person driving while drugged & a nice shot reflecting off of a black statue. The final shot of ep7, in the dreaded white hall, is perfection. The current trajectory had slowed significantly by then, & things take a hairpin turn just in time. Ep9 is a blast. It Looks like they used the same abandoned pool in ep14 as the one in The Flower of Evil-8.9. If they did, I love the call out. Midway thru ep15 there's another little tasty twist. The music augments an air of excitement.

The show is a maze. The creatures that are trapped in it scurry and thrash dramatically. Every movement reverberates through the whole system. There's a nice scene where they're underground and disturb a nest of rats who go scurrying. It would have been disappointing to not see any rodents during its full run. The title is a play on words. Our languages don't have the same consonants, so, to the Asian ear, “mouth” and “mouse” sound nearly identical. Cho's nickname is “Big Mouth”, and the notorious crime syndicate ruler’s moniker is “Big Mouse”. Mouse? Who wants to be vermin? A quick goog of mice in Kculture lumps them in with rats. Adjectives used are: intelligent, agile, clever, hardworking, and with the abilities of foresight. ? “They think they are predators as they run at me, but I'm going to chew them up and kill them.“ It is Cho's big mouth that enables him to pose as Big Mouse.

The backdrop for Big Mouth burrows into how Korea developed into a first world country. Though its terrain, independent spirit, and relationship with China has kept Korea mostly independent, Korea was colonized and generally pushed around in & around the 20th century, particularly by Japan (but the West has dirty hands also). Once the Republic of Korea was formally established (15 August 1948), it remained a military dictatorship from 1961 through 1987. During that time human rights were scarce, but prosperity prospered. Plenty of older voters in K long for the old days, because they were never victimized, while the younger voters, who didn't grow up in the abject poverty their elders did, don't fully appreciate the value of a good economy. (Thus is politics - a never ending cycle of imbalance. Both sides are right. Both sides are wrong). The elder made his money the old fashioned way - by trampling on the rights of the poor. By now, he's created a pile of toxic waste that's on the verge of poisoning not only his empire, but the entire country.

It doesn't work like a perfect mousetrap. The bad thing about Big Mouth is how it walks the line between taking itself seriously and not taking itself seriously. I can't accuse it of either one of those things. Therefore, I always felt slightly off balance while watching. Is this toxic☠ or can I digest☘ it? Do they realize they're being silly here, or are we called upon to take that seriously? Nibble. Nibble. Nibble. Thoughts like that kept nibbling at me. The gnawing continued through ep11. In ep12, the show started to be quite a bit of fun. Up until then it wasn't bad, but the nibbling was distracting.

Even so, BM does have a couple wandering moles leaving stinky droppings here and there, but it's all tame. For one example, there's a prison escape attempt that is too feeble (groan) (☘◻☠☑) The evil doctors are so evil it's cartoonish. People like that, just caught up to the point of being consumed with self-satisfaction and unhealthy appetites, exist in reality. (☘☑ ☠◻)

In BigMouse, they created a villain near supernaturally powerful and rich with vast influence and a wide network, yet they believe he's in prison. That makes no sense. They set up a human being that can't possibly exist, so I was waiting to be somewhere between amused and disgusted, but they didn't do such a bad job. It's all implausible, ridiculously so, but for all that, I found it in the range of acceptability. (☘☑ ☠◻)

The granting-of-favors-thing is horrible. It is not a good plot device, and he made no attempt to do anything, even with his outside connections. He was toying with people's pain! Perhaps they are showing that he doesn't know what he's doing and will try anything? Doesn't make for good TV. (☘◻☠☑)

It's doubtful his influence in the prison would stand without outside influence and the ability to smuggle contraband. Prison politics and economy run on contraband and outside influence (including the ability to intimidate loved ones on the outside) as much as muscle. This is not a small logical gap and it's unexplained. (☘◻☠☑)

False choice. Are you/are you not Big Mouse? These highly intelligent characters never seem to consider other options, even when it's obvious that if he's not Big Mouse, he's got to be connected in some way, given what he knows. (☘◻☠☑

The shift mid ep12 is awesome!(☘☑ ☠◻)✨

Whom do you least suspect? One character came to mind & I dismissed the idea too soon with a laugh. In the balance... Another person actually did entirely escape my radar (I top out at average when it comes to figuring things out. I'm usually more focused on artistry. Still, ☘good☘ for them). (☘☑ ☠◻)

One person in the Big Mouth organization has a perplexing life placement, as it nets the organization nothing. Plot-wise, his double life ties alot of bows, but that's some stale prison rolls without enough beverage-of-explanation to get em down without choking. (☘◻☠☑)

Why would Big Mouse go along with Cho's plan? I guess they are painting a picture of a guy who's tired of it all. His life of crime started with heartbreak and nothing he's done made him feel better? ☠/☘?

Is Cho Big Mouse? You know he's not. We saw his previous life. However, the viewer is tempted to wonder. Then we hear a quote: “He might be worse than Big Mouse.” Is he about to pull a Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride-9? Watch and see.

If I make it to ep12 of 16, Ima finish it. Despite legitimate criticisms, BM still holds up well. There is plenty of intelligence to it, and intelligent features don't hand-feed viewers. One must walk the maze for several eps to arrive at answers, & they do answer most questions (☘☑ ☠◻). Big Mouse is cheesy and ridiculous but, on the balance, they are simply having fun. A review of the writer/director resumes bolsters that assessment - they each have a cache of credibility. However, the left and right brain fight for dominance Big Mouse stokes does lower its degree-of-difficulty, and thus, its potential maximum score.

Which brings us to ep16. It's great! Big Mouth closes strong. Not just the final ep, but the last few. It's not all cookie-cutter, either. In the final analysis, if you can just (☘☑ ☠◻) it, Big Mouth is a fun, albeit bumpy, trek through the Habitrail.


QUOTES?

You gamble based on your instinct, not on human relations.

Do you know where the perfect place to hide lies is? The truth.

Wait until we see the torso. Don't get worked up about seeing the tail.


〰? IMHO

Directing 8
Writing 7.3
Acting 7.5
Warmth 5
Art 7
Excitement 6.5
Sound & music 7
Laughs 3
Tears 6
Fright 5
Tension 4.5
Gore 4.5
Thought provocation 4.5
Snores 0
Ending 8.5


Age 14+ violence, other very dark themes

Rated TV-15

Re-?? It's worth watching once but for me that's probably it.

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