Phuong
Lackluster
Dramas that focus on romance are not my cup of tea, and my review reflects that. I heard that the relationship in this drama is mature and grounded, so I decided to check it out with no expectation, and somehow I'm still disappointed. I only watched till ep 10, so maybe it got better later, but at this point, there was nothing that could make me continue watching.
The main problem I have with OOL is the very forced and unnatural writing and directing. Many things that happened between the two leads and the second couple seemed improbable to me, so their interactions also felt stiff and illogical. The way FL used ML to hide from her dad only to immediately turn around and face dad, how the ML went behind his colleague's back to directly call her patient, how the ML could turn his germaphobia on and off, how the ML's trauma was magically cured by her playing air cello for him, how he 'helped' her practice by pushing her to insert herself right into a group of strangers' performance, and everything about the second couple.
I'm most disappointed by the way they resolved ML's trauma. At first, I was frustrated at how his colleagues kept downplaying the seriousness of his trauma, but then it was cured in the laziest way possible, and I was like, yeah, no wonder they could not take him seriously before. And wow, I know the focus is on their relationship, but a bit more about their work-life could be nice. The drama did not al all convince me that they were hard-working people.
Some of the camera work and editing did not help. It felt like the drama could not decide which it want to be. Did it want to be funny or serious? It could do both, of course, many dramas were successful before. But they had to do it all the way, sincerely. The way it did everything half-heartedly made the result feel reluctant and awkward.
I think the actors did everything they could, but they could not do much with a script like this.
Clips from the drama were very nice though. All the kisses and hugs look very sweet. FL's family story was relatable and touching. And the songs sound super nice.
The main problem I have with OOL is the very forced and unnatural writing and directing. Many things that happened between the two leads and the second couple seemed improbable to me, so their interactions also felt stiff and illogical. The way FL used ML to hide from her dad only to immediately turn around and face dad, how the ML went behind his colleague's back to directly call her patient, how the ML could turn his germaphobia on and off, how the ML's trauma was magically cured by her playing air cello for him, how he 'helped' her practice by pushing her to insert herself right into a group of strangers' performance, and everything about the second couple.
I'm most disappointed by the way they resolved ML's trauma. At first, I was frustrated at how his colleagues kept downplaying the seriousness of his trauma, but then it was cured in the laziest way possible, and I was like, yeah, no wonder they could not take him seriously before. And wow, I know the focus is on their relationship, but a bit more about their work-life could be nice. The drama did not al all convince me that they were hard-working people.
Some of the camera work and editing did not help. It felt like the drama could not decide which it want to be. Did it want to be funny or serious? It could do both, of course, many dramas were successful before. But they had to do it all the way, sincerely. The way it did everything half-heartedly made the result feel reluctant and awkward.
I think the actors did everything they could, but they could not do much with a script like this.
Clips from the drama were very nice though. All the kisses and hugs look very sweet. FL's family story was relatable and touching. And the songs sound super nice.
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