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PENTHESILEA

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PENTHESILEA

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Al Cappuccino hong kong drama review
Completed
Al Cappuccino
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by PENTHESILEA
Sep 4, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
This review may contain spoilers

How a messy script can turn into an enjoyable Drama!

-------------------Review from the Heart------------------


This was the 4th in a row Drama i watched with Vincent Wong and the 3rd with Owen Cheung!Yes they both have now a new fan!

Oh Gosh!DId i enjoy this??Yes!To the fullest!It was silly good.I got silly addicted.And i had a silly crush on it!
And ofc i use the word silly here with the most adorable way.This it could easily be a "serious" drama with gangs,mafia bosses and undercover cops.But iam glad they chose to make it a great comedy with serious parts instead of the opposite.

From the really inspiring title(a reference obviously to the great actor Al Pacino)to the famous Quotes from different movies,theatrical plays.actors and writes,everything was well chosen.It was the little touch which added alot to this drama.

Music:I was realy confused how to rate this part.Vincent Wong sings the OSTs, as he usually does in almost every drama he stars.The intro song was "cartoonish" silly and funny.It makes you laugh before the episode even starts!(though i couldn't understand a word!)So i thought "ok.Hands down!This is Vincent!"

The chemistry between the 2 Mls was GREAT!That ofc wasn't their first Drama together so you can easily feel this.The Bromance was AMAZING!I will never get tired of watching those two on screen.I will endlessly follow their work!
Their acting was flawless,natural and..bold!--tiny spoiler.they share a kiss scene!---shhhh you didn't hear this from me!

As for the female characters i really liked the Gangster female leader and the older sister of the Chiang Family.
Both well written chars,this is the right way female mafia/gang members should act.Must be cold and make hard and cruel decisionsThe actresses portrayed their chars the best possible way.These 2 chars were the most believable gangsters!Lol.

Rate from the Heart :9,5!


----------------Review from the Head------------------
Be prepared:Bitch mode is now ON

Music: What Music?Well is Vincent but..i didn't like it much,except one song which was really good and emotional.All the rest was just "noise"in my ears.So i gave a generous 7,5!

Production/Direction/Cinematography:Was good at its best.Mostly average.This is just a 2 years old Drama.The Cinematic techniques seemed old-fashioned.The indoors scenes were poorly made.I had the feeling i was watching a telenovela back from 90's!(well i never watched any but anyhow!)Outdoor scenes were much better.Direction gave me awkward vibes.

Acting:Only the above 4 actors stood out for their acting skills.Personally i didn't like any other.

Characters:As i didn't like any other character too.Actually all the rest really got into my nerves!

_The head of the Police and the male detective were okish.Played the bad guys.End of their roles.

_Madame Koo,the female cop.Ughhhh yeah what to say about this char.Stupid,superficial,throwing millions of dollars(daddy's money )like peanuts for the sake of her operation(!!??)No Ma'am!This is NOT the way you do it!The char lacked depth as almost all the female characters in this Drama.(Mr Writer,why???)

_Angel,the actress!Ok one of the most dislikable female chars i have ever watched in a drama.And i will explain why.
This char is an insult to all modern women.Or at least this is how i see it.
Her pursuing towards the ML.Her dirty tricks.Insisting chasing and even blackmailing him to be with her.Not taking a NO for an answer.No is always a No despite the gender.There is always a limit when a woman chases a man.And Angel did everything the wrong way.
I know this is a comedy so i didn't take it too seriously but as a woman i was annoyed.


Story/plot:
This is a comedy drama.Period.You should take it as it is.Do not take it too seriously.After all the drama itself,doesnt so why you should?
Story has many flaws and plot holes.This is one of the most unrealistic scenarios ever!I chose to overlook all of them and that is the reason i really-really liked it and enjoyed it so much!

All the time i was wondering how on earth they were going to wrap all the mess up at the end.Chaos and more chaos episode after episode.I was in a stressful situation!Lol.

Ko Bun was an undercover for 7 freakin years!Seriously what great intell he provided all these years to the Police to have him at this position for so long?And lets say he actually did.We don't see it.Are we suppose to use our imagination here?Again,Mr Writer,why?

Also the main concept of the story lacks depth.Having a civilian as an undercover without any training at all wasn't just risky but too stupid as well.And all this for what?Just solving 3 gang's murders?If that was the case Police should orchestrate undercover operations for every single murder case.I mean c'mon cut us some slack here!

Rate from the Head:7!

All in All.This is not a "watch at your own risk"Drama.Is a "Go watch it.Feel free to have a good laugh with our silly characters doing silly things and taking irrational decisions."

Enjoy it with your heart,not with your head.
At the end the choice is yours and only yours!





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