5/10 But I Recommend Watching the Drama

If it wasn't for the fact that I watched the drama for the first time right before this, I would have almost no idea what was going on, to be honest. Or maybe because I just watched the drama, it made me feel like there was so much missing. I liked some things better in the movie and some things better in the drama.

Overall, I'll pick a drama over movie any day. One thing K-Dramas or any Asian Dramas have over any other type of media, is how fleshed out dramas are. You're able to truly connect and know the characters in 16+ hour long episodes. This movie, without knowing the story from either webtoons or the drama, feels so bare bones and lacks the feeling of a drama.

I thought it would be interesting to compare actors because there were some I liked better than others, drama vs movie.

Hong Seol - I liked both but I think the movie actress Oh Yeon Seo was a better choice. I think Kim Go Eun did well enough, but it missing something.

Yoo Jung - Obviously this was easy as Park Hae Jin played him both in the drama and movie. He was the perfect choice for this role and I'm glad they didn't recast for it. My only problem is in the drama he had much more emotion, and that may only be because he had more time to develop the character in the drama than in the movie. Either way, excellent choice.

Baek In Ho - Seo Kang Joon was made for this role. He was perfect in it and I love him in this role so much. He was my favorite character in the drama and after watching the movie, about 70% of the reason was his portrayal of In Ho. No offense to the movie actor who played In Ho, but no one could do a better job than Kang Joon.

Baek In Ha - I think Lee Sung Kyung and Yoo In Young were a close call for who I liked better, but I think Sung Kyung just made it to #1 for her crazy. The way she portrayed In Ha and her breakdowns and tantrums was diabolical and the acting was phenomenal. I think In Young was great but she acts a better mental warfare over physical warfare.

Moon Ji Yoon of course was back as the sunbae who used Seol to the end and he is such a good actor. I felt for him, even when I hated his character and what he did. Excellent acting on his part and glad to have seen him reprise his role.

Other supporting cast... Nam Joo Hyuk is incredible in everything he is in. I will watch him in anything. But both actors played his character great, though I love how much more of a role he and Seol's best friend had in the drama. They couldn't fit everything and everyone into the 2 hours the movie had but I do feel sad we didn't get to know Seol's family, nor did we have some of the supporting cast and plot lines the drama had.

Overall 5/10 but I don't hate the movie.

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