My Unicorn Girl (2020)

Non ci siamo...

Drama che ho messo in lista per via dell'alto punteggio e le molte recensioni positive. A visione terminata - parte della quale, lo ammetto, saltata a piedi pari - mi chiedo perchè.
La storia? Non c'è. Lo sviluppo dei personaggi? Nemmeno. I protagonisti sono insipidi, fin dal primo episodio gli attori principali non mi hanno convinta. I cliché non sono mai stati per me un problema, ma qui manca proprio il materiale di base per riproporli come si deve.
Non sono una fan delle identità nascoste, in particolare quando la protagonista si spaccia per un maschio, ma dovessi pensare a un titolo su questo tema, mi vengono in mente diversi altri drama decisamente migliori di questo.
Davvero, una serie nella quale non sono riuscita a trovare un elemento - e dico uno che sia uno -capace di suscitare un minimo di interesse. Non posso nemmeno dirmi delusa, a dire il vero, poiché non sono riuscita a coltivare nemmeno qualche aspettativa, nemmeno dopo i primi dieci minuti del primo episodio. Solo tanta perplessità, verso un prodotto che sento quasi non vale la fatica del commento.

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A cliché done right.

My Unicorn Girl proves how clichés can be entertaining if they are done properly. I started watching the drama with slightly low expectations, I expected it to be another silly and overly cheesy rom-com and guess what, that's exactly what it is. And that's exactly why I loved it so much.

Honestly, the drama is full of clichés - we have prosopagnosia, cross-dressing, fated love, a questionable amount of accidental kisses etc etc. But they somehow made all these clichés work. The drama never pretends to be something brilliant, it is as simple as possible. What saved the show with its mediocre at best plot, was definitely the chemistry and the acting of the two main leads. I didn't know I was into such cheesy romance stories but now I watched this and I started doubting myself. The drama somehow makes you root for the leads, you want them to be together, you wait for each scene of them with excitement, you smile like an idiot whenever they do something cute and you can't help but feel happy when they tease each other. They make your heart flutter with their innocent, playful love interactions. They are your daily dose of happiness.

The main leads, as individual characters, were also very entertaining to watch. Wen Bing is absolutely one of my favourite male leads ever. He is michevious, extra playful, pretends to be cold-hearted but is actually a small ball of fluff inside... he was just too adorable. God bless Darren Chen for accepting this role, it suits him perfectly and I must admit, I kind of fell in love and I don't know how to recover. Sang Tian was a cutie and she actually looked like a boy, but they should have probably made a different decision about her lipstick, it was a bit too obvious, lol.

Overall, My Unicorn Girl is an amazing show especially if you're looking for something more light-hearted. I mean, it's not perfect, it's a bit far from perfect, but it's good enough. The plot not always makes sense, but the chemistry between the leads is worth seeing. I'm not a fan of Chinese rom-coms, but I did enjoy this one a lot and was always excited to watch more episodes. I'm a bit sad that it's over actually.

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