I love period/costume dramas with sword fighting – the type where you fly about completely defying the laws of physics (and there was a good deal of that here) so it was right up my alley. There is a good balance of elements – intrigue, sword fighting, battle for the throne and of course, a touch of romance. The movie is also visually appealing with actors and actresses who are handsome and beautiful with intricate costumes and stunning scenery.

However, the ending was rather abrupt and made it feel like this was a pilot with more to come. The movie shows much promise and I’m trusting those that put this together so meticulously are planning a nice long series to satiate my thirst or I will be devastated! Perhaps this is a movie to be fully appreciated only by those who know the game.

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Simple Man is adapted from the comic book. I've never read the comics so I can't attest to any dissimilarities. The drama follows four ordinary people who discover a demonic website which grants them super powers based on their desire . After making a deal with the devil they soon discover that behind the website is the existence of a sinister conspiracy.

The first half shows the background of each of the 4 characters stumbling upon the demonic website and obtaining their super power. Then the remaining episodes show how all 4 main characters meet, develop friendships and work together to unravel the conspiracy behind the demonic website. I really enjoyed the storyline and the suspense throughout the show. There’s a little bit of everything from humour to action to romance.

The main theme in this show is about human nature - that is good vs evil, right vs wrong, life vs death. Everybody knows you shouldn't make a deal with the devil because it'd be too risky, we should know that there will be dire consequences.

Being a webseries, it probably didn't have a huge budget and while I enjoyed this thoroughly, it could have been better executed.

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