My Lethal Man (2023)

Interesting

Right now I am confused with only one episode. Why in the world is Yan Xing Cheng / Yan Yi to convince Shen Man Ning she is Zhuang Xin Yan. She already know who she is. I guess as it goes on she'll find out the truth. This Storyline peaked my interest. right now it has a lot of suspense to it. I don't see the chemistry between the main leads. I guess that too will change. All kinds of questions pop up. What about her parents and friends? They know who she is. How in the world is she going to make up her mind in one day!? Come on Producers!

The music is lacking for right now. It doesn't appear to match the occasion. They may have scored the music wrong.

How in the world is she going to remember everything about Zhuang Xin Yan in a couple days? She is stumbling all over the lace and no-one can see it. Really!? Another mindless, weak willed will not fight back and allows Yan Yi grab her face and she does nothing! Typical Chinese romance drama plot. The ML is a strong, rich, can do anything he wants person, with no personality. This Drama is starting to go down hill rapidly. I hope there is a subplot to this. This storyline has so many wholes in it. Like if she quit would could he do?

Final in episode 4 storyline is getting interesting. The acting has stepped up and the chemistry is taking form. For once can Chinese Writers and Producers has the FL not be a mumbling, weak minded, you can do any thing you want and I will not fight back person? Just Once! I guess Shen Man Ning can't dress herself. Why hasn't Shen Man Nin figure out that Yan Xing Cheng needs her more than she needs him?

From looking at the wealth and the dirt they do to keep their livelihood, it's a good storyline.

I have to ask: Why do Chinese Actors have a need to look white and Pale?

The suspense is fantastic. Even though I have pointed out some of the negatives in the Storyline, it is a good series. The twist and turns are so unexpected. When you think you got it figured it out and throw something back at you. Among the suspense and danger, there are parts that are very funny. This is why I like this Series, you don't know what you get. Stand tune. I did not expect that in Episode 19! Did I mention that this is also a Murder Mystery?

at first you will not like Yan Yi, but towards the end, you'll cheer for him; because all the crap he went through. You also will figure out Shen Man Ning, the way she is. Her best friend Rao Mei Na, was a totally friend and she was funny. I would recommend this storyline be watched.

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Watched only for Fan ZhiXin and he didn't disappoint at all

FANN ZHII XINNN... you are one gem of an actor I need to tell you that! first watched him in My Girl as SL and he just swoon away all the attention apart from the main leads! Then watched him in Our Secret, again had to watch him as Second lead and wanting to watch him as ML one day and yes the dream came true and how... we could witness every node of his art in just one character- Romantic, jealous, a bit psycho, angry, domineering CEO, and what not! full package boss (bole toh paisa vasool!!)

If I had watched this drama in theatre, there were many scenes were I literally wanted to cheer for him by whistling and clapping???

Apart from him, the FL was also so so so good at her role, we could see Zhaung Xinyan when she played her for the tiny part and ofcourse Shen Manning when she played her, the difference was very clearly visible and here she won as an actor! hatsoff! Also, the Indian audience who is reading my review, can you agree to me that she is Rashi khanna's doppleganger, omg for me, they look exactly the sameee!!! such coincidence ??

The story, bit sucked to me because I felt it went round and round and the drama did not take the name of stopping and the story mostly focused on the shares of LH group and Zhaung Family instead of main leads love story, they could have shown more of them rather than those foolish plans and plots. also, the story ended in rather unsatisfied way, cause I wanted to see what happened to Jaikai and Caixuan after his mother's arrival but it was all left to audience to assume that they might be in jail, yes agreed their deeds were such they must be in jail but did their intention changed, did Caixuan wholeheartedly apologized to others for murdering 3 people...

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So much to like here - like a giant ice cream cone

This drama was like a giant ice cream cone that you needed to eat really fast or else it might melt all over your clothes and just be sticky. But first things first, I loved it. Like a lot. I haven't been this obsessed with trashy makjang goodness like this since Maid's Revenge (and this one gave me even more of it.) It was so unrealistic in parts, so over the top, so....well, makjang, that it defied reality at times, but it didn't matter because the actors almost fully sold it.
Namely Fan Zhi Xin, the main male lead, he absolutely frickin' killed it here. 100% sold his character, 100% showed up in his character's skin, and I was here for every minute of it.
He's a star in the making, and I will watch just about anything he's in going forward.

There was so much to like (and dislike) about this drama.
Spoilers ahead!!!

What I (really) liked:
-Now THAT is how you kiss your onscreen partner. Everyone else needs to take a few lessons.
-The reminder that revenge doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes we don't get the revenge we wanted, and sometimes it still all goes to shit even with all of our preparation.
-Tang Lin's redemption - I didn't see it coming and it was a pleasant surprise (also I even felt kind of sorry for her at the engagement ceremony)
-I actually appreciate when a character finally owns up to all the loss, when a character acts like one might actually act in real life if they've violently lost almost every member of their family. I'm not saying that being catatonic after multiple losses is normal behavior, but it sometimes is, and even if it isn't outward behavior, often the inner life after such losses mimics this.
Sometimes you just have to have characters who are so shattered by their circumstances and their experiences that they're rendered speechless for a little while. I feel like characters are often SO resilient and tough that nothing seems to bother them and that multiple traumas don't ever catch up to them...and that's just often not very realistic. So when a super angsty drama comes along and allows characters to FEEL things, (even too much at times), it might actually help us to feel things too.
-I loved the plot twists all the way through.
-The OST was great!

What I didn't like:
-the SFL - she was super annoying most of the time, not to mention clueless and needlessly chirpy and loud. I didn't see the point of her character for most of the drama and I hated the stupid love triangle she was in.
-I HATE DUBBING. I hate dubbing, I hate when they dub their voices....I hate it, full stop. So that's not just this drama, but almost all dubbing.
-iQiyi's subs - they are often straight up terrible and they never take my subbing suggestions. (lol). I'm grateful for a place to watch C-dramas I can't get elsewhere but come on with the bad subs so often.
-The excesses of this drama were mentioned before and will be mentioned again but when you realize what kind of drama it is, you should be aware of what's coming. And so I didn't even mind the villains here as much as I minded the SFL.

I'm off to find more Fan Zhi Xin dramas.

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All the Cheese and So I love it!

I didn’t realized I was in the mood for My Lethal Man, until I started the drama and boy did this one surprised me and my expectations. Sometimes, you want the cheese in a melodrama. You know what I am talking about. I want the fall kiss, I want the damsel in distress, I want the alpha ML and I want it with pretty actors with awesome fashion.

This one was pretty high budget, the cast were gorgeous and to my surprise, I didn’t realized the ML was 23! He didn’t look 23 at all in the drama and I’m glad I didn’t look up his age until after I finished the drama. The FL is 29 and she doesn’t look 29 at all either!

My favorite aspects of the show was, casting (very pretty), high fashion (even the secondary characters dressed nice) and cheesy (but addictive) plot. I really liked the enemies to lover relationship and usually that isn’t my thing.

This drama could have been another cheesy, awkward romance troupe, but I think the acting and casting really made this drama come to life. I really liked that it was a melodrama and I really felt the chemistry between the leads (plenty of kissing scenes).

I loved that the FL plays a “rich” person and she dressed really nice. As much as I love my frumpy FL, it was just pleasant to see the FL have some fashion sense. The secondary cast had a fun storyline too and I loved the love triangle, you never knew where it was going to go.

Overall, if you want a cheesy melodrama C drama, this is it. It will give you all the feels and smiles.

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ive seldom seen a chinese drama with such awesome acting and almost no plotholes. this really is one of my best watches of 2023 and i already know it cuz i do not have such expectations from any other cdrama. for me whenever i watch a cdrama im more inclined towards the visuals than the plot because in all reality cdramas have mediocre acting and a lot of plotholes. u can skip through most of it. but this one? exceeded all my expectations. i watched this for the angst and sexual tension and was rewarded with far more
so the story follows shen manning who is like the photocopy of zhuang xinyang. xinyang is an heiress and is chased by people cuz they wanna kill her. but xinyang and manning look so much alike they mistake them and manning gets pulled into the crossfire where xinyang dies and manning survives. through twists and turns of rfate manning finds herself in the zhuang mansion where xincheng claims to be her fiancee and they both try to survive in there while trying to capture the family business and find out buried truths
i liked how xincheng's identity was so secretive from the very starts. i was so curious i even googled it. it did ick me a bit that his sister and girlfriend look exactly same but we're gonna ignore that
every character played their character so well i have literally no words. i never expected such good acting. fan zhi xin?? his acting?? mind oggling im on the floor. his expressions were so good. i could see it deep down in his soul (ok maybe im exaggerating but it was just THAT good)
i loved the second leads. tang lin really messed up my mind i wanted to punch her so bad but she repented and i was happy to see her recovered in the end.
all in all this is a really good drama with an amazing revenge plot and angst and sexual tension. i loved it so so much now im gonna need 2 business days to recover

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cute but stressing

I LOVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP. it gives wattpad enemies to lovers iykyk. i enjoy shows that remind me tropes i love. Theyre so cute and mature(kinda) and ?. anyways the plot had me in emotional turmoil bc fi the love of whats good they couldnt catch a single break. but nice watch, had me smiling at my screen and crying.

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chinese lakorn

The actors are excellent, the plot is entertaining, BUT all in all it's so OVER THE TOP that it cannot be seen other than a lakorn... Coincidences are crazy! Two girls look identical, their fate is intertwined, the shy art student becomes a top businesswoman over the night, the cruel CEO is in fact a traumatic soul etc etc. Tropes are never ending and also the filters make faces look so unrealistic! A lot of symbolism, most of it bad taste. Fashion is weird too...
Still watchable, the main leads are nice, extended cast too, cinematography - no flaw, settings are quite expensive.
Worth a watch, dont know abt second one though.

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Don't hesitate to watch this

I really loved the story the actor and actresses the twist everything it is not like the other drama that i already watch you've nailed it cast and cru i hope and we hope there will be season two for these, not all the actor can do what the male lead done he did not have some stunt actor he is the one doing it along the way you really grown up my man and also the female lead i really admired the way she act it is really natural also the villain of this story they really done such acting the sorrounding everything kudos to all of you it is like an old drama but a new era i loved the way the supporting male actor done their job also the supporting female actress and all of the cru please please make some season two of this drama

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Eye candy male lead, fl and ml chemistry kisses, actings :) supporting characters supported well

Awww. Maganda panoorin so far di nakakabored.
-supporting characters supported well
-I love all the scenes where Main Leads interact.
- Ang ganda ng mga Music ng drama na'to
- Pag naka eyeglass c XIn Cheng naaalala ko c Dylan wang ati pagtumugtug yung isang music sa drama nato naaalala ko talga c dylan and only for love drama
- I think this drama is worth it dahil eye candy yung Yan XinCheng, light and fun yung story ni Mei Na, Fang XIang, at Yuan Shuai, and Manning is not that weak after all dami nya naitulong.
- Their chemistry and kisses are really good.
-Ang cute ni Xin Cheng kahit umiyak. I like their actings and he is one of the actor na dahil bakit pinanood ko to bagay kase sya sa role.
- THe drama has some weird scenes and loopholes but still it's watchable after ep4
- Grandpa waited CaiXuan, his daughter, na umamin at magbago even though alam niya at ni Uncle Lin na c CaiXuan may sala pero after mamatay c Xin yan his granddaughter eh dapat tinigil na nila lahat ng kasamaan at plano ni CaiXuan dami tuloy trouble. He waited 17 years na magbago anak niyang c Caixuan pero nagsuffer nmn sila XinCheng at company nila.
- DI ko lang bet yung middle of Ep 1- Ep3 medyo hard lalo na parang ang controlling ni XinCheng at nanakal kay Manning. It reminded me of some chinese mini series namay pagka abusive. But good thing at Ep 4 di na ganun c guy ang red flag lng kase kung ganun sya lage.
- I like also the bff of Manning and the 2 friend of xincheng. They are easy to watch. And the love triangle goes to them instead of the main lead and is not annoying hehe.
-good thing hindi masama yung competitor nila na, kapatid ni Tang Ling, at siya mismo tumulong sa personal na problema ng Zhuang family in finding the Mom.

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Potential totally wasted by the screenwriter

Worn PLOT of 2 lookalike girls, including 1 heiress with a "vicious" family who dies, and the other takes her place. The FL will have to, with the help of the ML, her "fiancé", face the struggles for the inheritance and control of the group.

PROS:
+ Great ML, Fan Zhi Xin, who displays a very complete range of emotions.
+ Fast paced, production efficient.
+ Beautiful settings, beautiful costumes.
+ OST very suitable to accentuate the suspenseful, stressful aspect.

BUT:
- The story is VERY VERY poorly written: the storyline is incoherent, full of nonsense. The characters change their behavior and reasoning from one moment to the next. Business relationships are insane. Stupid Personal Relationships Coincidences are too obvious . It's bad Dramaland!
- Pathetic FL +++ ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლી: cheerful and energetic young girl, who turns into a stupid & shy wimp after her accident
- Many of the characters are caricatural: the aunt & the cousin, arrogant, aggressive, stupid, etc. The best friend who, by chance :( :( would get a job in the same company.

=> I watched it to the end out of curiosity, skipping a lot, but if you really want to see it, the FF Button is recommended to make it bearable.
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PLOT usé de 2 filles sosies, dont 1 héritière avec famille "vicieuse" qui meurt, et l'autre prend sa place. La FL devra, avec l'aide du ML, son "fiancé", affronter les luttes pour l'héritage et le contrôle du groupe.
PROS:
+ TB ML, Fan Zhi Xin, qui affiche une palette très complète d'émotions.
+ Réalisation rapide
+ Beaux décors, beaux costumes.
+ OST très adaptés pour accentuer l'aspect suspense, stressant.

MAIS:
- La story est TRES TRES mal écrite : la storyline est incohérente, bourrée de non-sens. Les personnages changent de comportement, de raisonnement, d'un instant à l'autre. Les relations commerciales sont insensées. Les relations personnelles stupides Les coïncidences sont trop évidentes / c'est du mauvais Dramaland !
- FL pathétique +++ ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლી : jeune fille enjouée et énergique, qui se transforme en mauviette stupide & timide après son accident
- Beaucoup de personnages sont caricaturaux : la tante & le cousin, arrogants, agressifs, stupide, etc. La meilleure amie qui obtient, comme par hasard, un poste dans l'entreprise.

=> Je l'ai regardé jusqu'au bout par curiosité, en zappant beaucoup, mais si vous voulez vraiment le voir, le FF est recommandé pour que ce soit supportable.

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You'll fall in love with Fan Zhi Xin too after watching the show

I've watched tons of dramas but never saw an actor like Fan Zhi Xin. The way he portrays his character "Yan Xin Cheng" here is truly Mind-blowing. You can feel his emotions through the screen. His acting, his eyes shows so much feelings that you can't help but clutch your heart and hope for goodwill on behalf of his character. Not only Fan Zhi Xin but also Li Mozhi, her acting is also great here. Same with the support role actors. Everyone really did a good job in this show. It has a good storyline, good direction and amazing characters and acting. I have fallen in love with Fan Zhi Xin after watching this drama and all I hope now is for him to get good projects so that more people can enjoy his acting and he rises in popularity. He really deserves all the good recognition for his acting.

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