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Pinocchio korean drama review
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Pinocchio
5 people found this review helpful
by Didi
May 6, 2017
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
What I liked: The story really pulls you in at the beginning. In the first half it did a good job of executing very emotional scenes in a believable way and the plot line was both consistent and to a certain extent not unbelievable. The characters were developing nicely and the music was excellent. I liked that they were trying to be a bit different in terms of camera angles and character growth. It made me laugh a few times What I disliked At the halfway mark, it really began to drag. It felt like it really lost the momentum of the previous ten episodes and, in my opinion, what could have been a fairly straight forward romance with the subplot of revenge/family issues all of a sudden turned into the kind of teen angst you see in high school with breaking up multiple times because 'I just want you to be happy' yadayada. I also believe that restorative justice is a great idea in real life but in a drama difficult to execute in an interesting way. In many ways it was too idealistic, but I don't judge it on that, just on its pacing. I half watched it because it became boring to me. I also did not like that it hastily ended with a wedding when they could have just, you know, continued dating. What I loved: The music. There was not a lot of out of place kpop songs, and the songs they did include (for the most part) were fitting in terms of mood. I disliked the ending song. Rewatch Value: Zero for me. Would I recommend? Yes. I think it is a solid investment of time. The value of the acting and overall script is enough that you won't regret it.
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