Is all about the journey,not the destination.
Alternative title:a hot mess that i loved!Yes sometimes the story was all over the place.But please don't be discouraged and continue reading!The basics.
Production/direction:Nothing bad to say here.I think that in a Kdrama no matter how high or low the budget is,the final outcome most of the times is at top level just because of Korean's professionalism.And no,this is not a low budget.
Direction and cinematography follows the basic rules to give a pleasant outcome.No funny and awkward camera use.Nothing extraordinary either!
Cast/acting: I loved Go Jun in The Fiery Priest and he didn't disappointed me here too.
I always like Jung Sang Hoon & Lee Si Eon's acting so i guess i played safe.
As for Cho Yeo Jung,this is my first time see her acting and she did a great job!
Music:Playful and funny.Suspenseful and dramatic.Just on spot when needed.The music carpet was such a delight in my ears.From the second i heard the main OST i got addicted.I paused the episode and searched it in youtube.Since then O.V.E.R-i'm never gonna love again-is my latest obsession!
Story/plot:I chose this drama because the first tag was Thriller and the 2nd Mystery.I had no idea what to expect though.The story although is sprinkled all over with the comedy element and i was surprised.Usually i do not like the mixed genres so much.When i want to watch a crime thriler i want this and nothing else.But here those genres combined so beautifully,it was delightful.And to be honest i found myself looking forward for the funny moments instead of the serious mystery parts.Normally i would have been upseted,lol,but i enjoyed this, way more than i expected.Story itself is about a murder and an affair.Is definetely a very slow-burn mystery drama without this meaning the pace was slow.Don't expect clues,investigation,suspects and all the things a good crime has, to be unfolded and revealed here easily and fast.No.For me the story focuses on characters mostly rather than the storyline.And that is the reason i gave story an 8.Its not complicated nor deep.Is a common and not so intriguing story but yet i had so much fun waching it.The reason we watch dramas is mostly to entertain ourselves and yes those 16 hours i spent worth it from the begining til the end.Dive into this withought having high hopes about the plot.There are holes as some boring parts too.I told you.Is all about the journey not the destination.
Characters:
The Wife: As an old joke goes "there is Father in-law.Mother in-law.Son in-law.But there is no wife in-law.Why?Because wife IS THE LAW!"
She is:Manipulative.Genius.Psychotic.Jealous.Scary.Crazy.Suspicious.Cold-hearted.
All of the above.None of the above.Judge by yourself!
Kang Yeo Joo is like an onion.She has so many layers.She can easily make you cry and shit your pants too because most of the time she is scary!The scenes that she is searching her husband's briefcase,smelling his clothes and his stuff was funny-as visual-annoying-as morals-and essential to understand and go deeper to her personality and her life experiences.
I was laughing every time she could sense every smell and give a precise description.I have a sensitive nose too so i could relate.Her char is not as superficial as it may seems.Just a jealous wife searching her cheater husband.No is more than this at the end.Most of all i loved her poker face!She smiles for a split of a second and then she freezes!And she is a woman inlove!
Wife's Assistant:Well to be honest even now after finishing the drama still i do not fully comprehend his part in the development of the story..But he is sooooooo yummy and hot so definetely iam not complaining here.Even if his role was a muted gardener i wouldn't mind!(and that umbrella scene!Oh!!!)
The Husband:He is a cheater.That is a given.He is the most adorable cheater ever.I wanted to hate him but i couldn't.A piece of advice.Don't judge him too soon.
Cheating is a bad bad thing.And this character will always be remembered as a cheater.
But he is always thinking about his wife.All day every day.Out of fear?Out of love?Anyhow for any reason still he doesn't want to hurt her.Unfortunately we don't get to know any other aspect of him.I loved his inner monologues.Were hilarious!He is sweet and funny and totally under his wife's manipulation.He is like a scared puppy,his reactions are priceless!Poor him he is living in a constant fear.Every day she threatens him that if he cheats on her she will poison shoot stab and murder him with so many different methods!And all these in a funny yet serious tone!He laughs at her threats but deep down he is scared to death!
Husband's Assistant:Ok he is my total Bias here.He is hilarious.His facial expressions,the way he talks,how he covers all up for his friend!Precious!He carries the half fun of this show.
The uni student.The most annoying and unnecessary character in this drama(to me at least).Yes she has a troubled and dark past.She has some character development too.But i guess she was the writer's niece so he wrote a role for her(bad joke,sorry!)
The dedective Duo:Great chemistry and funny moments when both were on screen.Played their role for the story to go on.Loved both.
The fact that iam writing and analyzing almost every character i guess means a lot.So after finishing this drama iam telling you if you decide to watch it go open-minded.Do not stick to the crime/mystery genre.Dive in thinking is a good comedy with a twist of mystery and enjoy it for as it is!
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Failed british black comedy
Too many cooks spoil the soup! Well, here we can say, too many plotlines, spoil the drama.The original idea is good: a kind of black comedy crime drama. It had a nice british feel to it. And I love all things Agatha Christie. But here you have Poirot, Miss Marple and Tommy & Tuppence all in one drama. And that turned out to be too much for me. Everything started with the unlikable main couple! And went downhill from there.
She is a cold famous borderline psycho crime writer. Her husband is a sleazy lawyer, simpering around her and at the same time cheating on her. Do not misunderstand me, I do not mind the cheating plot lines since they give a bit of a drama to a drama.
So there is adultery, murders, corruption, chaebol heir and heiress, quirky policemen, NIS agents, politicians, secret room mystery, drug trafficking, domestic abuse...too many not to lose interest! It was really all over the place which is a disappointment because on the paper it looked promising.
The writer goes from being an interesting character with her cold and uncaring attitude to a scary and freaky (literally EVERYONE shakes in fear in front of her!) one to a normal human with her history shaping her. But in spite of all her intelligence and perspicacity, she does not see what is right in front of her. Her husband had developed a sophisticated system in order to erase all trace of his adulterous behaviour.
The music is there, loud screeching strings underlying the "dramatic but not too serious though maybe yes!" plot. I have a feeling it is going to give me nightmares.
It had taken me a long time to complete it but I gave it a chance and by the time I decided to drop it, I realized I had two episodes left. So I finished it. They managed to wrap everything up nicely with a bow on top but it felt really rushed! Well they did introduce too many plotlines involving too many characters we never really cared about!
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I just finished this drama. I liked the actors, especially Cho Yeo-jeong. Also the music was good and the humor was a bit different and I liked it!However the story wasn't really that good. As a fan of murder mysteries I felt like there was so much potential but the ending seemed quite rushed. Also there were too many plot holes for my liking. Many things that they had built didn't make sense at the end. Also the pace of story telling was sometimes slow.
This might be unpopular opinion but I found the last scene brilliant, even though I hoped that FL would have confronted her husband.
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A Very Interesting Drama!!!!!
This drama is a very interesting drama containing many different plot twists and amusing side stories that you can cherish . Unfortunately , this drama doesn't contain romance but is fully packed with mystery and suspense that keep you wanting to continue watching the drama . It's not like an average revenge drama nor a simple law series with a repetitive story and plot , it is quite a unique drama . From my personal opinion this drama is a must watch. In simple words it's just different from other dramas and has a refreshing plot/story . Skipping this drama because of it's low rating would be a foolish mistake, this drama is way better that drama's with dragged and repetitive stories. My advise would be that you shouldn't miss this drama. Just give it a try and watch it, if it seems boring after a few episodes just drop it , but just give it one try. I hope this helps review helps convincing you to watch this drama ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Was this review helpful to you?
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Pretty fun to watch but a bit frustrating
Kang Yeo Joo is portrayed to be a really clever person, but she cannot figure out how her husband is cheating on her. This was the thing that frustrated me the most. How could she not see the clues? At first, I thought she ignored them on purpose, because she loved Han Woo Sung, but after a while I realized she didn't knew. How?! Yeo Joo noticed the smallest things in Mr. Ma's publishing house that made her realize he's not a real publisher, but she couldn't figure out that Woo Sung was with multiple women and with some very obvious clues?? That made me feel really dissapointed, I expected she'd figure it out sooner.At times the story felt like it was being dragged and in the last two or three episodes a lot of stuff happened, not ending the story properly enough in my opinion. What actually was the Secret Prayer Room? ( I have a vague idea of what is it about, but they made it seem such a big deal and there wasn't so much information given about it, guess it'll remain a big secret for me haha) Did she actually kill her husband? I mean, it was a really big deal for her, so I assume she did, but after finding out more about Yeo Joo, she doesn't seem the type to do such thing. Why did she keep so many poisonous flowers in her garden if not to use them lol?
To be honest, I wish she was the villain she was portrayed to be, it would have been more interesting, but still, she was a complex character. I wish her and Soo Ho would have ended up together lol. Woo Sung was a really interesting character as well, even if he was a liar and a cheater, at some points I was rooting for him.
With all of those complaints though, I still gave the series a high rating. It was funny, entertaining and it kept me hooked up. I was curious to see what was going to happen next and who actually killed the actress. I would have never guessed the real killer so props to the writer to that! It was a bit of a strange kdrama, but I enjoyed watching it. If you like to watch mystery dramas, this is for you! The cast was wonderful, the acting was on point and I loved the music!
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Good story building but Bad wrapping up at the End
The story was quite intriguing at the beginning with all characters in their rightful state...but at the end like almost most of the questions were left unanswered and kept us hanging.It was a bit boring in the middle and forced me to skip little parts and the reveals were done in a very paced manner ... so, I didn't get to enjoy the reveals much...
Also there are many loopholes as mentioned by others too.
First, the setting of character of Kang Yeo joo.. She was portrayed to be so meticulous yet couldn't catch up with her husband's cheating despite so many things to suspect.
Second, NIS... The way this organization was portrayed with the higher-ups having connection with the political leaders.... Aren't they supposed to be completely independent of the political parties as this kinds of organizations handle national security matter?
Third, Kang Yeo Joo was seen framing big stories with like the tiniest evidence... Isn't that a little impractical?
The best part which I liked was Cha Soo Ho ... His every action was justified and how was unconsciously getting attracted to KYJ despite suspecting and hating her so much.
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An unrealistic drama that will feed your curiosity and laughter but ended with disappointment
Story: It is funny kind of mystery but no sense. Maybe this is better with just a few episodes. They put a lot of unnecessary characters, story and scenes.Acting and casting are all good except with Ko Mi Rae character.. I like how Cho Yeo Jeong (Kang Yeo Joo) consistently have poker face. She deserved her award for this drama.
Music: Though it is not my type of music but they also made a melody that will really suit this drama.
Rewatch Value: I won't rewatch this again. Not worth of my time.
But overall this drama made me laugh somehow.
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Uma Premissa Interessante...Uma Execução Cheia de Falhas
Cheat on Me if You Can tem uma premissa bem interessante: a protagonista uma mulher indiferente e presunçosa com um certo ar misterioso e um pouco obscuro que é uma escritora de romance policial com uma carreira de sucesso. Seus livros tem sempre como centro da história um caso de traição e por consequência o assassinato deste traidor.Esta escritora fria e insensível que sempre acaba com o marido traidor em seus romances tem como marido um advogado popular, carismático e muito malandro.
A trama nos cerca com diversas conspirações e armações nos apresentando inúmeras teorias e esquemas sobre o que esta mulher poderia fazer caso descobrisse que seu belo marido a estaria traindo. De espiões à policiais tolos temos de tudo um pouco aqui. Tudo mesmo!
Assim como aconteceu comigo em Misty, tenho que confessar que acabei superestimando a protagonista. Sua imagem me foi apresentada como uma mulher mega inteligente e esperta mas que no final ...bem... não me pareceu tudo isto quando se tratou de sua própria vida.
Aproveitando a chance quero desabafar aqui... Eu não consigo entender por que tantos dramas coreanos retratam os policiais com tamanha falta de inteligência, muitos são tão atrapalhados e tolos que me fazem sentir vergonha. Não faz sentido, só podem estar brincando com a inteligência do público, sério mesmo!
O drama não estava desagradável até certo ponto mas com um acontecimento lá por volta do episódio 10 as coisas desandaram de vez, foi pura avacalhação o que fizeram na delegacia. E isto foi só o prelúdio do que viria a seguir. Não compreendo porque decidi ir até o final.
Tantas conspirações foram lançadas no decorrer da trama que era de se imaginar que não conseguiriam explicar substancialmente todas ao final do drama. O que acabaram nos entregando foi mais um final apressado, mal explicado e cheio de furos que francamente estou indignada comigo mesma por ter perdido meu tempo desta forma.
Resumindo: O drama tem uma premissa interessante mas sua execução cheia de falhas me deixou extramente irritada e com toda certeza integrará minha lista de piores dramas assistidos em 2021.
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