From the opening episode, the drama immediately captures attention with its cool late 90s atmosphere. They opened it with banger song by Radiohead?!! I was sold.
The homage to Guardians of the Galaxy was a fun surprise. The CGI effects are on par with many Hollywood productions and never feel out of place IMO. It can feel dark at times but it pulls you back to comedy. It's just unserious lol!
The acting chemistry between the cast was great as well, plus Chaeni and her grandma.
Park Eunbin, the master in acting, I don't even need to elaborate. It's no longer surprising. I just watched her in awe. She was so nimble switching from comedy to melo drama and she takes me with her with those emotional change outs. Her body acting was so GREAT as well, her teleporation and the lifeless body acting was so good it was creepy.
Cha Eunwoo played the stoic character well. His acting complimented with the highly energetic trio. Director Yoo Insik is known for bringing out the best of his actors regardless of skill level. And I see it here, CEW went from weak (previous works) to decent acting, although his tone is still kinda of flat. He needs to work on that next.
It's not a perfect drama, it definitely has its flaws but the good stuffs in it outweighed the flaws so I only want to highlight things that I like about it.
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Suspenseful & Powerhouse Casting
Two episodes in and it’s already gripping and showing a lot of promise. The cinematography and musical scoring are great, it almost feels like a movie broken into parts. Hyper Knife stars the two Baeksang grand prize winners Park Eunbin and Sol Kyunggu. The power that comes from these two actors are palpable every time their characters confront each other. Watching Park Eunbin act as Seok takes my breath away. I’m both surprised and at the same time not. I already knew she is a skilled actor but she raised the bar even higher in this drama. She once again proves how wide her acting range is. The supporting cast did not fall far behind. The chemistry between Yoon Chanyoung and Park Eunbin is specially noteworthy. The first two episodes will make you crave for more. I can’t wait to see how the story unfolds in the coming episodes.Was this review helpful to you?
