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Historical love story
Personally, I do not follow the historical drama much, unless the story is worth following, but this drama really attracted me in an unusual way, as from the first episode you will feel that the drama is beautiful and it is so beautiful that this drama was not placed in the center of events, but rather it gave unexpected solutions with special events. .The Tale of Nokdu was a wonderful historical. It sets up a great story early on that blossoms into an intense drama. The pacing was great throughout with humor to make me laugh, and then it upped the stakes with some serious plot developments surrounding Nok Du as well as his relationship with Dong Joo.
I enjoyed the story, the romance, the action, and the intrigue. All of these elements blended together nicely to make for an entertaining watch all the way through. My heart was left feeling so full!♡
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Boring and incoherent story with bland acting
I watched the movie and expected that I would enjoy a beautiful dramatic masterpiece...but I was really shocked by the story...as for the acting, I really liked the cast and their feelings...as for the events, I felt very bored in the first hour of the movie, and some of the events were illogical, especially the topic that It is related to Algeria, even if it is not a true story, but as long as you are talking about another country, you must study the politics, heritage, and life of that country. The story was incoherent, unfortunately. I was disappointed and felt that I wasted my time watching it. Maybe I enjoyed it. The last minutes of the movie because it gave the meaning of family.. Unfortunately, the acting is great, but the writing of the movie is very bad and the events are not connected well.. If you want to watch a movie just to waste time, watch this movie, but if you have limited time, stay away from it because you will feel... Bored..Was this review helpful to you?
Short but not as sweet
Welcome to Wedding Hell is the latest of KakaoTV’s original K-drama offerings. As with many of its predecessors, it has a low episode count (12) with each episode clocking in around the 37-minute mark, which in theory, should have made it perfect for a short and sweet binge-watch.Of course, theory doesn’t always translate into practice and Welcome to Wedding Hell is mostly unremarkable, and at times, even formulaic to the point of frustration.
The premise is simple: Can the lead couple, Na-eun (Lee Yeon-hee) and Jun-hyeong (Lee Jin-wook), keep their untested relationship from falling apart as the trials and tribulations of their wedding preparations roll in?
The drama introduces these two naïve lovebirds with a proposal that almost goes terribly askew. And it’s a lot of fun. At first, Welcome to Wedding Hell doesn’t appear to take itself seriously, and if you’re a little concerned about how these two adult humans have made it through the world thus far, you still root for them anyway.
The episodes lose some of this playfulness – the glue keeping them together – as a formula that sees overblown arguments end with shallow, one-sided apologies is mercilessly applied to episode after episode. Without a strong enough anchor already established for the romance, this can make it easy for audiences to lose sight of why this couple should stay together in the wake of such toxicity.
To its own credit, the drama does attempt to break this pattern and take us over the peak of a crucial relationship turning point, but the lack of nuance or care applied here tends to undermine the effort. Na-eun and Jun-hyeong experience little significant character growth, and their relationship dynamic does not mature towards an entirely satisfying conclusion. The saving grace here is that, when times are good and if you put your blinkers up to any unresolved communication issues, they are endearing together.
The secondary cast of characters consists almost exclusively of the couple’s parents and friends. These characters are flat enough that some pass for life-sized cutouts, afforded virtually no chances to exist outside of mending Na-eun and Jun-hyeong’s issues. A highlight does emerge in the budding relationship between their friends Hui-seon and Min-woo, who are offbeat in their own separate ways and a lot of ridiculous fun when together.
Kim Mi-kyung as Na-eun’s mother is, however, criminally underused. A veteran in the K-drama world, she’s given little screen time and a non-existent character arc. Even so, she’s a balm when she does come to the fore and her relationship with Jun-hyeong’s mother manages to be amusing and then later sincere.
Overall, this is the standard of production that I would expect to find in a decent web drama on YouTube. Perhaps this drama might have benefitted from a similar 10–12-minute episode runtime and more mature writing. That being said, if you’re looking for some low-stakes fluff, Welcome to Wedding Hell has you covered.
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A movie with crazy events
Is it because her body and mind are not fully recovered? Whenever Lee Young gets on the diving board, memories from the accident flashes back, which results in poor performance. To make matters worse, another diver unexpectedly gets the spotlight amid Lee Young’s slump, and the secrets of Soo Jin, whom she thought was closer than anyone else, are revealed one by one. In the end, Lee Young is eaten up by the suspicions that Soo Jin tried to kill her and her own desire for the No. 1 spot and is engulfed in madness.Till the second part, the movie is flawless. Without lengthy explanations, director Cho Seul Ye delicately and speedily directs scenes of Lee Young and Soo Jin, who are in an uncomfortable relationship as “friends and competitors,” and Lee Young’s inability to overcome trauma after the accident. There is also a considerable amount of “fun of the thriller genre,” which comes as Lee Young gradually learns the secrets of Soo Jin and the truth behind the accident by putting together the pieces of the puzzle found in her broken memory.
The use of “diving” is also impressive. The dizziness of diving from a high elevation is enough to stimulate not only Lee Young’s trauma but also the tension that the viewers feel. Also, in a way, it strangely resembles Lee young, who is gradually destroying herself after waking up the latent desire and madness. In particular, the scenes where the characters dive presents a unique cinematic beauty, providing fresh stimulation.
Yet, the latter half of the film shows apparent shortages. Unlike the first half, which captivated the viewers with delicate psychological descriptions and novel topic of diving, Diva loses its momentum from the moment the “most interesting” truth is revealed. Watching how people treat Lee Young after the accident and Lee Young’s confusion between hallucinations and reality reminds you of a series of scenes that you already saw in countless works and hinders the concentration. The emotions that have been steadily piled up from the beginning tense up the atmosphere as if they are about to explode soon, but out of nowhere, disappears into thin air.
It was Shin Min Ah and Lee Yoo Young who saved the film that was on the verge of being titled “anticlimax thriller.” Shin Min Ah perfectly digested Lee Young, who went from being No. 1 diver who knows how to play cool to a desperate person swallowed up by trauma, guilt, and madness. As it was a side of the actress we have never seen before, Shin Min Ah’s dramatic transformation seems quite unconventional in a good sense. Lee Yoo Young shows off her presence with restrained acting even despite her small role. She excellently portrayed the subtle emotion of Soo Jin, who is resentful and jealous of Lee Young, but still stays by her side tied by the name of a friend.
Diva is a mystery thriller that has both its strengths and weaknesses. However, aside from all the pros and cons, the fact that we got to see a whole new side of Shin Min Ah will make this one memorable work for many..
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