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Maybe Indiana. Probably Greece.

isang18

Maybe Indiana. Probably Greece.
The Midnight Studio korean drama review
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The Midnight Studio
3 people found this review helpful
by isang18
May 15, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

A little less than I hoped for

The production and the acting get full marks. The leads are at the top of their game but they don't have to carry the whole show since the rest of the cast are also pulling their weight. It's very competently directed and obviously not cheaply made. The music fits well and provides an excellent background for the emotionally intense scenes.

I don't expect every afterlife drama to be a "May I Help You?" but I was hoping for at least a "Mystic Pop-Up Bar." I did not get it here. I feel like the script was not ambitious enough and the plot got stretched too thinly towards the end. I feel that the makjang missed the spot as often as it hit it. And it suffers from one of my pet peeves, which is the leads constantly running off into danger alone *after* they find out that they're stronger together.

Midnight Studio is well made and bingeworthy but it's not exceptional. It's missing that certain je ne sais quoi of originality that would set it apart from the crowd. Still, you would not be wasting your time watching it.
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