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Catch the Ghost korean drama review
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Catch the Ghost
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by ownes
Nov 18, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
"Catch the ghost" is a quite fun and enjoyable ride. It's a blend of romance, comedy at times with a political theme that doesn't bore you. And this is coming from someone who rarely ever watches crime fiction dramas.

A plot with flawed characters that I considered controversial - as it is based on a bad, perhaps immoral action that leaves anyone puzzled. Its romance neither felt rushed nor ever overlapped the main crime intrigues. The performances were amazing - kudos to Moon Geun Young for playing not one, but two characters! and to Kim Seon Ho for bracing so many emotions wonderfully from start to finish. Another great thing was the timing: tvn really knew when to cut the episodes and when to switch on and off themes. I grew fond of everyone.

However, it was weak on many aspects: most osts were quite bland, there are some odd camera angles here and there; when they ended an episode on a climax, it easily dialled down in less than 5 minutes of the following one - it isn't a big problem when you're able to binge, sure! The second female lead could've had much more spotlight- most second leads in kdramas get reduced to a sample role (obsessed ex girlfriend, best friend, etc) but Ma Ri was intriguing because of her almost holy commitment to justice and rule-like personality. And there was also one particular plot decision they choose that irked me, because it felt far too fantasy-ish for a crime drama (spoiler: the mom getting her memory back just when it was needed to, then forgetting it).

If anything, the only big disappointment was the fact that there are not any real ghosts in it. :p
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