Reviews

I've seen manhwa adoptions before (both with actors, as well as in animated form). Some better than others but when I stumbled over this one on my prime account, I dropped my viewing plans and cleared my schedule and watched the first 3 episodes (hours).

I don't know if it's the score (music), the scrip (that looks like it holds hand in hand with its source (love that 👌) or if the actors, direction or lighting and stylist had a finger in making this magical. Perhaps all of the above because it just CLICKED for me. I got swept off into the story, it took me where I first went in the manhwa and I couldn't say any negatives about it,

Sure, Su-min doesn't have her "pink'ish" hair, nor does a-hole of the year not his brown'ish hair but the actors ARE these characters. I have NO trouble believing them or notice who is who from a glance since the behavior (dirty or sweet) shines through everyone of the main cast.

Deep respect for the actors here. Not sure if they read the manhwa and laughed, cried and raged at some characters and that's why they are so incredibly adjusted to just BE THEM! But everyone had me mimic their faces. I was so caught up in it! Sumin pouted and I wondered why my brows hurt: I was glaring at her while at the same time "mirrored" her pout because I was so deeply invested into it.

When our heroine cried, feared or raged internally I "felt" all those emotions and was sobbing at several points, to the point that I had to apologize to the rest of the house that I just found a REALLY GOOD series, so that's why there is cheering, shouting and crying 😅

Needless to say, I cannot speak highly enough for this.

I know some will take issue with the lack of hair color on a few character, however I understand and have to respect the different culture of "blending in" rather than looking like a peacock in between shoots (or have horribly wigs that fans would perhaps also fault them for).

I cannot remember if I laughed this much when watching Meg1 on HBO, but watching this one, was time well spent.

The primary character are well acted, the tension is high (though I was highly distracted by the girls tiny buns on her head 😅) and the humor delightful. As I said, I don't recall how serious the first movie was but it's CLEAR this movie doesn't take itself too seriously and I LOVE THAT.

While they could have gone for drama instead to chop up the parts with tension (pun intended) it was nice to get some smiles out of it. Especially Mr Wu Jing delivered comedic relief to perfection. I nearly cried with laughter at some points.

All in all, it has both excitement and ginormous sharks plus drizzled with family bonds (especially the one you choose) so I'm kinda baffled as to why this has such a low rating.

Minor negatives: the last two stars is taken away due to minor details:

• Kinda off kilter plot-points (a little)
• Bad CGI on... eh, "something" (that's a sorta-spoiler, so..)
• And a few minor characters who were stiff in their delivery (it was pretty bad IMO)

First off, don't get why it's a musical.

Though admittedly, that's just my bias. Plus, since it's now on steaming, they are skippable (so 🤷‍♀️ not that big of a deal really) After the movie though, I caught myself humming one of the songs, so I have to begrudgingly admit they've made a mark, even if it was subconsciously 😅

About Dinklage's acting: When I first saw him in earlier roles, I thought that they were the epitome of his acting.

Here though, I've gotten a WHOLE NEW APPRECIATION for this handsome mad lad.

He is as stated in the title: MAGNIFICENT.

The pure, raw emotions in every scene, the subtle and minute details in everything he does, just *chefs kiss* And not only was the costumes a sight to watch but the set design brought me so so much joy. The way the director also placed Dinklage contra his costars for both those who thought of him as their equal and those who opposed him. It was simply brilliantly made.

Me and my husband (hates Adam Driver) loves dinosaurs action movies and considered if we should see this movie.

We read reviews and though the low rating, we ended up watching it (again because: dinos 😁).

IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOSH DARN AMAZING MOVIE.

I'm not sure what the big fuss was about with the low ratings, because:

It held the TENSION though it all, despite there only being two characters.

I was at the edge of my seat, both crying and even laughing at the sweet pseudo father/daughter moments in between the tense scenes.

Overall FANTASTIC acting from both main actors + the CGI was AMAZING (and a little TOO well done at times for my poor nerves 😨😅)

I would give it 9/10 only retracting 1 because of the "I know it's gonna end good but we won't show it" however because of the absolute unnecessary bashing of this movie, I'm gonna give it a solid 10 to help get the rating up on a more deserving place.

Because it could very well be on purpose the ending was open like that, as in: there's gonna come a sequel. You never know. I for one hopes that's the case because Adam driver shines in this one ✨👌

The movie balances the humor, kinks and moral very well. My loudest of praises is that this comes from a country where in most movies and tv series have the characters blush by simply handholding or a peck on the lips.

It is BOLD to get this frankly freeing statement out there: "Don't be ashamed by your kinks. There are more of us out there than you know".

I personally don't belong under this part of the kink umbrella, so I can't say I understand the relationship entirely, HOWEVER I do subscribe to the idea that "you do you, no matter the (legal) kink you might have" and this movie conveys the relationship and mutual respect beautifully as well as the ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY of a SAFEWORD (not everyone knows that and I cannot stress enough how happy I was to see this ^^ literally said out loud "THANK YOU! YES!!" When it came up)

I don't see what the fuss is about and how it can get so low a rating. I think it's quite good IF you view it with the proper intentions. If you look for stuff like morally correct, heavy action or fulfilling storytelling, then yes, you will walk away disappointed.

HOWEVER you will be able to enjoy it if you watch it as a steamy fan fiction, with beautify settings, superb music (some sung by the actor himself), great sexual tension and 'Stockholm syndrome gone romantic'.

Yes it has some questionable and dubious scenes but again, the way I see it is a kinky, steamy fan fiction slapped on the big screen.