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This is a 10 but i gave a 9 !
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Koreans never fail to surprise me.Once again i didn't say i wasted my time.
I didn't pay too much attention when this released. I had seen the title but wasn't interested enough to search it further.My bad!Big mistake.I started this right after i finished "Insider" Two revenge dramas back-to-back.I thought it would be too much but i was wrong.
I will summirize the basics briefly.
Music:i was hooked by all OSTs(i think there are 5 songs in total)Beautiful songs,catchy, perfect both intro & outro.In the future when ill listen any of the main Osts i will definitely remember it was from Military Prosecutor Doberman.I also liked that half of the lyrics are in English so finally i could understand what i was listening!
Production/Direction /Cinematography:A+++.Excellent.I didn't expect less to be honest.Especially i liked some direction tricks.I found very smart the presentation of the flash-backs as "live" scenes,passing infront of characters eyes.
Nothing was cheap,all at top level.
Cast:Judging by the result, everyone was chosen perfectly.Especially the Villains.
Acting: Superb!Natural.Dynamic.Passionate.Every performance was great.The one who really stood out for me though was Kim Woo Seok with his stellar acting.(because his character was really outstanding here,ill talk later about this)
Characters :
Do Bae Man,our ML: A dis-likeable character.Yes this is not a typo.In early episodes he is despicable,greedy,with no ethics.No respect to his job(he is a Military Prosecutor)He does all for money.He crosses all the -moral-lines.Actually i almost hated him.
BUT..here we have one of the most interesting and substantial character's development.From a total asshole,cocky and arrogant man to a kind,compassionate and righteous human being.An 180 degree turn.
Cha Woo In,our FL:A badass,strong,cold, smart, determined to take her revenge at any cost.Finally a well-written female char who doesn't play the sweet and innocent Dame.She is a badass with a cause!She is not just a beautiful face.The minus is there is no depth in this char.What you see is what you get!
Noh Hwa Young,our Female Villain:A psychopath.A true monster.A career woman who stepped over bodies to climb the hierarchy.A "mother" who doesn't deserve this sacred title.Cold as steel.Manipuative.Abusive.Murderer.A nightmare character,one of the most interesting villains ive ever seen in a Kdrama.And the actress deliverd all!
Noh Tae Nam,our Main Male Villain:What words should i find to praise the writer for this char!As i mentioned above,an outstanding character.In this drama i chose him as my favorite one.Yes i know he is the bad guy.He is evil,more than bad.But i loved him the most.
A rich-spoiled brat who thinks he can buy everything with money,including people.You can't help but hate him.Curse him.Wish him to die an agony death!Want him to pay for all his sins.But as the story goes,i ended from hating this char to loving him more and more.It wasn't forced or rushed.It was a smooth ride.The second best character development ever and what a treat!In the same drama!Thank you Mr writer!
His road to Redemption wasn't easy.Noone is born good or evil,Circumstances,environment and life itself drives us to make right or wrong choices.What matters is to acknowledge all the wrongs we did and try not to make the same mistakes.
He is such a sad and broken soul.His past is dark full of pain.His whole life is under his mother's manipulation.He was mentally and physically abused by her.This of course does not justify his evil deeds.But he worked with his inner self and tried to be a better person.Iam sorry for the mild spoilers here but i really loved this char so i want you at least not to hate him!
Closing with characters i have to mention the 4th Infantry Div. law Officers.The supporting chars who works with our main leads.One of the reasons i gave a 9 and not a 10.I didn't like any of them.(and i loved them all at the same time!i will explain in story)Simple because i found them just caricatures.And i was annoyed.A lot!
Story/plot: the second reason Doberman didn't get my perfect 10.No,let me say.I loved the story.I did.But i will be completely honest here.With this drama i felt i have a split personality!My half self wanted to give this an 8.My other half was shouting this is a perfect 10.Well thats why i gave a 9,somewhere in the middle!Why?Because....
This is a very heavy Revenge drama.To be more accurate the reasons behind our Ml's revenge are heavy and strong.The drama is also dealing with some really heavy issues like rape,abuse,bullying, Ptsd etc.So what i didn't like or what i really wanted was the story to has a more clean line.What i mean by this?It was like i was watching 2 different dramas in 2 different screens at the same time.The comedy element plus the comical characters-the caricatures i mentioned-was too much.Found all this out of place.Ruined the "serious" part of the story.Of course some funny and cute moments are always necessary in a drama.Can't be all the time in a dark mode.But the use of comedy wasn't suitable here.Is different to have some funny moments now and then so for the story not to be so heavy but still this mix-up was annoying to me and for my taste.
Ofc i laughed alot with the funny scenes and the "caricatures"were all excellent but i felt "guilty" Like the fun part was my "guilty pleasure"You know what i mean,right?
Continue with the story,there is a flair between our Mls since they first met.But both were focused on their revenge.They have some sweet and cute moments and all the time story immplies there is going to be a future romance.And yes indeed will be.But we don't see it.This side note is for the romance lovers.Don't have your hopes high.No kisses here!
Oh dont forget to say another thing i loved.Extra bonus:I had my fair dose of Kang Young Seok! ("blondie" from Insider.Yayyyy!)
So this is a Revenge drama with many funny moments.If you don't mind this,go watch it.Is really good!
Koreans never fail to surprise me.Once again i didn't say i wasted my time.
I didn't pay too much attention when this released. I had seen the title but wasn't interested enough to search it further.My bad!Big mistake.I started this right after i finished "Insider" Two revenge dramas back-to-back.I thought it would be too much but i was wrong.
I will summirize the basics briefly.
Music:i was hooked by all OSTs(i think there are 5 songs in total)Beautiful songs,catchy, perfect both intro & outro.In the future when ill listen any of the main Osts i will definitely remember it was from Military Prosecutor Doberman.I also liked that half of the lyrics are in English so finally i could understand what i was listening!
Production/Direction /Cinematography:A+++.Excellent.I didn't expect less to be honest.Especially i liked some direction tricks.I found very smart the presentation of the flash-backs as "live" scenes,passing infront of characters eyes.
Nothing was cheap,all at top level.
Cast:Judging by the result, everyone was chosen perfectly.Especially the Villains.
Acting: Superb!Natural.Dynamic.Passionate.Every performance was great.The one who really stood out for me though was Kim Woo Seok with his stellar acting.(because his character was really outstanding here,ill talk later about this)
Characters :
Do Bae Man,our ML: A dis-likeable character.Yes this is not a typo.In early episodes he is despicable,greedy,with no ethics.No respect to his job(he is a Military Prosecutor)He does all for money.He crosses all the -moral-lines.Actually i almost hated him.
BUT..here we have one of the most interesting and substantial character's development.From a total asshole,cocky and arrogant man to a kind,compassionate and righteous human being.An 180 degree turn.
Cha Woo In,our FL:A badass,strong,cold, smart, determined to take her revenge at any cost.Finally a well-written female char who doesn't play the sweet and innocent Dame.She is a badass with a cause!She is not just a beautiful face.The minus is there is no depth in this char.What you see is what you get!
Noh Hwa Young,our Female Villain:A psychopath.A true monster.A career woman who stepped over bodies to climb the hierarchy.A "mother" who doesn't deserve this sacred title.Cold as steel.Manipuative.Abusive.Murderer.A nightmare character,one of the most interesting villains ive ever seen in a Kdrama.And the actress deliverd all!
Noh Tae Nam,our Main Male Villain:What words should i find to praise the writer for this char!As i mentioned above,an outstanding character.In this drama i chose him as my favorite one.Yes i know he is the bad guy.He is evil,more than bad.But i loved him the most.
A rich-spoiled brat who thinks he can buy everything with money,including people.You can't help but hate him.Curse him.Wish him to die an agony death!Want him to pay for all his sins.But as the story goes,i ended from hating this char to loving him more and more.It wasn't forced or rushed.It was a smooth ride.The second best character development ever and what a treat!In the same drama!Thank you Mr writer!
His road to Redemption wasn't easy.Noone is born good or evil,Circumstances,environment and life itself drives us to make right or wrong choices.What matters is to acknowledge all the wrongs we did and try not to make the same mistakes.
He is such a sad and broken soul.His past is dark full of pain.His whole life is under his mother's manipulation.He was mentally and physically abused by her.This of course does not justify his evil deeds.But he worked with his inner self and tried to be a better person.Iam sorry for the mild spoilers here but i really loved this char so i want you at least not to hate him!
Closing with characters i have to mention the 4th Infantry Div. law Officers.The supporting chars who works with our main leads.One of the reasons i gave a 9 and not a 10.I didn't like any of them.(and i loved them all at the same time!i will explain in story)Simple because i found them just caricatures.And i was annoyed.A lot!
Story/plot: the second reason Doberman didn't get my perfect 10.No,let me say.I loved the story.I did.But i will be completely honest here.With this drama i felt i have a split personality!My half self wanted to give this an 8.My other half was shouting this is a perfect 10.Well thats why i gave a 9,somewhere in the middle!Why?Because....
This is a very heavy Revenge drama.To be more accurate the reasons behind our Ml's revenge are heavy and strong.The drama is also dealing with some really heavy issues like rape,abuse,bullying, Ptsd etc.So what i didn't like or what i really wanted was the story to has a more clean line.What i mean by this?It was like i was watching 2 different dramas in 2 different screens at the same time.The comedy element plus the comical characters-the caricatures i mentioned-was too much.Found all this out of place.Ruined the "serious" part of the story.Of course some funny and cute moments are always necessary in a drama.Can't be all the time in a dark mode.But the use of comedy wasn't suitable here.Is different to have some funny moments now and then so for the story not to be so heavy but still this mix-up was annoying to me and for my taste.
Ofc i laughed alot with the funny scenes and the "caricatures"were all excellent but i felt "guilty" Like the fun part was my "guilty pleasure"You know what i mean,right?
Continue with the story,there is a flair between our Mls since they first met.But both were focused on their revenge.They have some sweet and cute moments and all the time story immplies there is going to be a future romance.And yes indeed will be.But we don't see it.This side note is for the romance lovers.Don't have your hopes high.No kisses here!
Oh dont forget to say another thing i loved.Extra bonus:I had my fair dose of Kang Young Seok! ("blondie" from Insider.Yayyyy!)
So this is a Revenge drama with many funny moments.If you don't mind this,go watch it.Is really good!
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