This review may contain spoilers
Another micro drama to pass your time
Well, you must have already heard that this is a chinese historical version of Mr&Mrs. Smith. Literally! It seems to me they transposed the script from modern into historical setting and that's it!
So the story is identical: two assassins get married not knowing each other's real employment. When they find out first they try to kill each other then they talk and then their employers try to kill them. They manage to escape and live happily ever after! THE END
It was mercifully short. The acting was ok. There was a number of very uncomfortable looking kissing scenes. I had to suspend my belief when they could not recognize each other: she wearing a transparent veil covering half her face and him a mask! And don't start me on visually impaired sister who can make sophisticated weapons and ointments, but gets lost and scared on the street: she is confident at home but not outside of it?!?
Unfortunately, I could not understand much about the politics or the two factions fighting for power due to incomprehensible subs! Someone at MangoTV used and abused Google Translate (or the chinese equivalent!). The ending was messy and undercooked and I did not quite understand whether or why their respective employers decided to leave them alone...it was really unclear! And speaking of youtube, the sound was coming and going throughout: regularly, like every 10min there would be a minute or two of complete lack of sound even though the characters were obviously speaking to each other.
On the up side, it was fun and funny (they managed to keep the original's humour but without the scorching chemistry. I loved the songs, the music in general. The stunts were smooth and the fighting scenes precise and well coordinated. Cinematography was pretty.
I did not like this one as much as the first micro sized episodes webseries I'd seen. I was so happy when I found this format, but if the subs are all just as bad, I am going to drop them. This was such a nuisance to watch but I finished it because it was short and I was promised fun & games.
So the story is identical: two assassins get married not knowing each other's real employment. When they find out first they try to kill each other then they talk and then their employers try to kill them. They manage to escape and live happily ever after! THE END
It was mercifully short. The acting was ok. There was a number of very uncomfortable looking kissing scenes. I had to suspend my belief when they could not recognize each other: she wearing a transparent veil covering half her face and him a mask! And don't start me on visually impaired sister who can make sophisticated weapons and ointments, but gets lost and scared on the street: she is confident at home but not outside of it?!?
Unfortunately, I could not understand much about the politics or the two factions fighting for power due to incomprehensible subs! Someone at MangoTV used and abused Google Translate (or the chinese equivalent!). The ending was messy and undercooked and I did not quite understand whether or why their respective employers decided to leave them alone...it was really unclear! And speaking of youtube, the sound was coming and going throughout: regularly, like every 10min there would be a minute or two of complete lack of sound even though the characters were obviously speaking to each other.
On the up side, it was fun and funny (they managed to keep the original's humour but without the scorching chemistry. I loved the songs, the music in general. The stunts were smooth and the fighting scenes precise and well coordinated. Cinematography was pretty.
I did not like this one as much as the first micro sized episodes webseries I'd seen. I was so happy when I found this format, but if the subs are all just as bad, I am going to drop them. This was such a nuisance to watch but I finished it because it was short and I was promised fun & games.
Was this review helpful to you?