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Bel Ami korean drama review
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Bel Ami
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by Mária Schaff
Mar 25, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
This review may contain spoilers

Great actors in a not so great story...

In the world of film/drama/movie making there are objective factors, that makes a movie/drama great and this in fact leaves many questions, it works with dubious values and sometimes it does not give a solution to a problem that it brought up on its own (eg. in the last ep he says Bo Tong should forget him as he will become a chaebol's son, inheriting the company and he should then marry from the upper class -- well, he throws these things away and marry Botong just like that?). Also, near the end, it seemed like the drama started to forget that there should be 10 women that he SEDUCES, in the end he didn't actually seduce them and it is also questionable how the 10 women is actually counted (one of them is Bo Tong, but where did he seduce her? she's the one who doesnt need that as she was already in love with him)...
so no wonder one can say it has plotholes and yes, the company's machinations that supposed to be interesting and should stick you to your chair thinking what is happening, who's who and why he doin this and that -- like a good mystery novel -- well those scenes were boring, uninteresting, no questions about it.
But!
with all of its mistakes, faults, I really loved it, enjoyed it as a typical, cliché-filled lemonade story for the weekend as I (as a person) am as crazy fan of this genre as Botong adores his pretty oppa ?
I think the actors did their bests it is just the story is not that big. But the characters I loved (especially Botong, so damn cute *.*), the women were interesting on their own, sometimes I just felt this drama wants to be so many things in a very short airing time... Some things were a bit over-explained, overthought, some scenes couldve even been dropped as they didnt add anything much to the story (like Botongs mom and brother), but JGS definitely carried this on his back, he got the looks, girl suited him, I loved his jelousy and all of his love scenes (even at the end), tho couldve been a better romance, more kiss scenes :(
their hug's were somewhat not that close, which was weird...
his personal life with his mom(s) was a bit overdramatized for me, tho I usually like maturing scenes, here I think it proves the ruin of the story, which should be a romcom and it really is at the beginning. But with overdramatizing it loses its charm gradually and it becomes less funny too. Ok that you can't be joking around in your life like forever but here we come to see the what ifs, not necessarily the reality, there couldve been more romance and still somewhat charming and funny scenes at the end, but because they kinda messed up with the plot (meaning its climax were totally at a wrong place, came too late, couldn't be resolved but only in a rush, etc.) it is no wonder charming scenes couldnt come anywhere. The way of leading the plot was the weirdest to me, but I agree with anyone who says it's a decent drama on its own, wouldn't recommend it anybody tho, only those who are suckers of romcom like me and pretty faces and some funny jelousies are enough for them to love something <3
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