Showing posts with label Kim Tae Woo. Show all posts
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05 July 2017

God's Gift - 14 Days Review

Title: God’s Gift – 14 Days
Genre: Suspense, Mystery
Episodes: 16
Broadcast period: 2014-Mar to 2014-Apr
Cast: Lee Bo Young, Cho Seung Woo, Kim Tae Woo, Jung Gyu Woon, Baro, Han Sun Hwa, No Min Woo and Kim Yoo Bin.

Kim Soo Hyun (Lee Bo Young) had it all: a successful career, a prosecutor husband and a beautiful daughter Han Saet Byul (Kim Yoo Bin). Though a little rough, Soo Hyun is a loving mother and has a loving relationship with her husband. Everything changes when her daughter gets kidnapped. After a failed investigation, her daughter’s body is found by the river, and Soo Hyun becomes depressed. Unable to forgive herself, she decides to kill herself by drowning. At the same time former detective, now turned private investigator Ki Dong Chan (Jo Seung Woo), is caught by the mafia for investigating their boss. He is shot and thrown into the same river at the same time, but miraculously wakes ups, and saves Soo Hyun. The two emerge from the water, and soon find out that the world aren’t as they left it. They have both returned two weeks before the kidnapping of Saet Byul. 
At first Soo Hyun thinks of it as a dream, but as things seem to repeat themselves, she realizes that she needs to figure out how to save her daughter. And with the involvement of Ki Chan, they soon find out that there are more secrets behind the kidnapping than they initially thought…

This drama is one of those drama that took me so long to finish, mainly because the hype has settled down and the reviews weren’t that positive. When I started it, I was amazed by the acting (especially Jo Seung Woo, who I am a fan of) and the suspense, but very soon I noticed why it got disliked – the storyline just goes downhill fast. I don’t know what they were thinking while writing it, but it just was way too much. Too many secrets and too many twists, leading up to a climax which was dumb and completely out of the blue. Even the acting couldn’t save this one.
I remember finishing and kind of wondering, why did I watch this? I didn’t find it bad, yet it felt like a waste of time. But that is what you get with overly hyped drama I guess.
To sum up: not recommendable, but good acting from everyone involved.

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥½ / 2½ out of 5 hearts

18 December 2014

The Pirates Movie Review

Title: The Pirates
Genre: Action, Period,
Origin: Korea
Release Date: 6 August 2014
Cast:  Kim Nam Gil, Son Ye Jin, Yu Hae Jin, Sulli, Lee Kyoung Young, Kim Tae Woo, Park Chul Min, Kim Won Hae,

On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor's Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward on whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-jung go (Kim Nam Gil) out to sea to hunt down the whale. However, he soon clashes with Yeo-wol (Son Y Jin), a female captain of pirates, soon after an unexpected adventure unfolds.


Hmm, I don’t really know what to think about this one, it wasn’t exciting or anything, but then again, it didn’t bother me. I guess I just sat there 2 hours straight and just watched without thinking. You know those movies where you really don’t mind anything, lol, that was a crappy explanation. BUT the scenes involving that humongous whale are done with jaw-dropping skill, as we see Yeo-wol communing with the gigantic beast underwater. The whale manages to give the most moving performance in the film, sadly enough it wasn’t the actors. I can’t believe they won awards for this presentation, I mean.. I saw better performances than this, Kim Nam Gil was the best of them all, but he wasn’t even nominated. One more unfair decision to add to the list for 2014. Let the ratings speak for themselves.

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥½ / 2½ out of 5 hearts