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Definitely Not Today chinese drama review
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Definitely Not Today
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by Sinasina
Aug 21, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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It's basically a 170 minute long movie.

There is nothing revolutionary about the plot or the narrative, but for a Chinese movie, it's more than just highly unusual. The subject matter & the narrative are both something I would maybe expect from an artsy Korean movie, but never coming from mainland China. This is really a production that is very much like a western indie movie prepared for the festival season..

Anyway, I liked the black comedy & I hugely liked the ending. It's also worth noting how the rather melodramatic events that happen, or get revealed in the drama are presented in a way that makes it very tolerable even for people that hate angsty content. The romance is good & at times borderline magical..

So why is this not 10/10? Well, episode 7's plot with the sister in law is strongly out of place. Black comedy or not, that alone taints the show quite a bit.
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