My Sassy Girl (2017)

Inizialmente pensavo l'avrei amato. Adoravo la protagonista un po' fuori dalle righe come in altri drama sulla stessa scia che ho appunto amato. Qui però si cade miseramente in fallo. Anche se la storia non avesse nulla di nuovo e sembrava di star guardando sempre le stesse cose, riusciva a donarmi un sorriso con i suoi momenti pazzi intervallati agli intrighi di corte. Poi non so effettivamente che sia successo ma tutto è andato in rovina. Non appena la storia d'amore principale trova il suo culmine, sembra che i due protagonisti diventino apatici e semplicemente si facciano trasportare dalla corrente. La storia generale del drama è ridotta in una noia profonda per poi chiudersi in un finale a dir poco affrettato. Tanta suspence e poi sto schifo? Anche meno, grazie. Potevamo avere di più poichè nonostante non ci fosse nulla di nuovo c'era del bel materiale su cui lavorare, eppure sembra che gli "scrittori" abbiano voluto solo trascinarla. Che peccato.

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I was very, very excited for this drama ever since it was announced because it is Joo Won's first sageuk. And when I watched the first episode, I just knew that it would definitely not reach my personal expectations.

Overall this one is a lightweight sageuk residing in the comedy genre with a slice of sketchy corruption. That pretty much describes it all.

Tastes usually differ, especially with rom-coms and it always depends on what the viewers expect of it. Since this one also belongs to that genre, the drama delivered that part well enough if you want to enjoy something lighthearted (even though I myself didn't feel that much emotion between the leads because it felt rushed to me).

My complains about the story are that the corruption plot staggered alot in the middle and the story didn't seem to move forward at all - while the finale seemed very rushed again. The villains were shallow and only loosely defined. And I really wish that they had given the (current) queen more depth - I don't mean some excursion into the past that justifies her actions but more sides to her character in the present. She was so lopsided. I would have liked to see if she indeed genuinely cared for the prince, for example.

Other than that I enjoyed the side characters quite alot. They were essential for the comedy part and did a really good job. I also loved the costumes, the colors and the music in this. And they even had some really pretty and artistic scenes, especially in the beginning.

Despite my own divided impression on this, I would still recommend it to people who look for a lighthearted romance with a side plot that doesn't put them into much agony. If you still can't decide whether to watch it or not then try to imagine putting historical costumes on modern day people and throw them onto a sageuk stage. You have fancy cafés, a manicure salon and all the values people nowadays cherish.

(btw, I can't compare this to its original since I haven't seen that one)

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