Fall In Love (2021)

Very entertaining watch

I didn’t expect much from this drama as I was in the middle of watching Goodbye My Princess and found it hard to get thru the heartbreaking scenes. To my surprise, I really enjoyed this drama as it’s quite different from the others. The FL is very smart and she initiates things with ML and together, they are a force to be reckoned with. Chen Xing Xu, what can I say? He is one of the best cdrama actors there is and basically Carrie’s whole drama. This dramas has so many sweet moments between the leads (no fake kisses especially from the FL like many cdramas FLs!) and lots of funny moments as well. Highly recommend!

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It's amazing how one small decision can change everything!

I'm so happy you decided to give it a shot.
The Republican Era drama is not my cup of tea, but Chen Xing Xu caught my attention. He looked so good in the military uniform, as all the supporting male characters. The story is well-paced. The male and female lead are both intelligent and strategic. They were made for each other. I enjoyed watching the male lead scheme to get his way, in a good way, of course. He appears to be unpleasant, but it's just a facade. The female lead is an intelligent businesswoman who knows what she wants, whether in business or love. She refuses to let the male lead her on and stands up for herself. All the supporting cast did well in their roles. Overall, I'm glad I stumbled on this and gave it a shot!

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A masterpiece

This was a masterpiece from to cast to the OST loved every minute of it and it's worth watching.

The chemistry between the leads was something beyond, together they were tremendous. Chen Xingxu facial expressions were great he nailed his part big time. He truly immersed himself in the part. And what about the sense of friendship that was tangible between GY, SY and HC they were great even though their families were enemies.

What I didn't understand is the ending for Tan Si jeez writers you can be mean sometimes you know ? he didn't deserve that ending. Also, why did you spare those bitches they all deserved to die of a horrific ending hmm for all their wrongdoings.

Btw where did the wedding go why it wasn't celebrated in a more reasonable way, not just 2min and that's it? I am sure it would have been great.

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BEST CHINESE REPUBLICAN HISTORICAL DRAMA!!

Like what other say I'm not also into Republican era even though my favorite actress/ actor was the main lead, I've watched some of Republican drama but ended up dropping it co'z I don't like the flow of the story, like the drama of Shawn duo,nazha of Republic era and it just lead me to disappoint so I stop watching Republic era drama but I still give it a try bcs I see that it's have a good reviews and rate also Xing xu is the ML .

IT DESERVES SO MUCH MORE RECOGNITION! I haven’t seen such quality drama in a long time. Great job! It was such an amazing and enjoyable drama. I don’t know how to put it in words but I absolutely loved it. It is worth watching. I got so much addicted to it that I finished the whole drama in just 3 days without getting bored in any episode.

I like the plot of the story tbh, co'z some of Chinese drama they made the FL dumb and careless right? But in this drama they made the FL a witty person, have a humorous or should I say a smart FL character of wanqing really suit to be a tandem with Tan xuanlin they both smart they understand each other, they can handle evrything , they have a good chemistry thats why I Like It more, the development of the story was very good... the relationship between friendship is maturity, they know what is right and wrong they're not like some of cast being selfish for their own sake or Hapiness, they not blame others for the sin of their parents. I Just feel the kind of dissatisfied to the ending that why I give it 9.5 bcs they fit everything in the last episode so I feel it rush.but it still happy ending anyway.

Their Acting was very good!! Kudos for all of the cast, manager, director!! their character really fits them. Jing yi really fits in Republican drama I like her being cute when she always get drunk, she's really cute :)
Xing Xu carried out his role very well bravo Xing xu!! He's role being a jerk in Good Bye My Princess and also here in FIL was literally superb that rlly suit him.
Every cast do their best very well!! To a protagonists to Antagonist, support role and guest role, I felt annoyed, Happy, excitement, I cried , I was carried away ngl.

The OST was indeed good, I usually skip the ost but in this drama I didn't..I Listened, the OST really fits well in Emotional Scene I have nothing more to say to the OST bcs that was very nice
The Rewatch Value I give it a 10 but tbh Idon't do rewatching the whole drama I just do watch clips but I give it a 10 bcs this drama deserve a high rates.

Overall, Everything about this drama was so amazing. I've learned that "chemistry" is not just about kisses and hot scenes; It is about emotions and the story entangled within a couple. Mu WanQing and Tan XuanLin had the most satisfying understanding of each other and their interactions had deep emotions. Not to mention the politics and action was on another level! Everything is just perfect and deserves so much appreciation from the director, screenwriter, plot, cinematography, dressing/clothes, title song(ost), male lead, female lead to the supporting leads literally the Whole cast! Everyone’s acting and performing was outstanding. Specially the male lead, He literally won hearts. Thank You for such an unforgettable drama. I have successfully fallen in love with it.

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Meh

Once the story moved to Beijing, it lost a fundamental part of it so much so it became predictable. Episodes one through twenty-two were built slowly until the plot crescendoed on a path that I assumed the writers would build on. Instead, the story pivoted to a less cerebral and more violent arc which, IMO, was a clear departure from the formula that had us glued to our laptops from episode one. In terms of acting, the ML, Chen Xing Xu, gave an outstanding performance not only because his character was well-written but he perfectly conveyed the nuances of a downtrodden rebel who walked a thin line between staying alive or being outmaneuvered by his many enemies all whilst building a relationship with our female lead. He nailed it. Still, even he couldn't stop this drama from devolving into all the C-drama tropes that I've come to hate. They even threw in a late surprise that had our protagonists drifting away from each other, a trope that, funnily, I'd just watched (and hated) in A Dream of Splendor.

Lastly, the last fourteen episodes were predominantly fillers and should have been condensed into four or max five. In addition, the wait for the trial in Beijing dragged on for far too long not to mention the death of some pivotal characters to whom I'd grown attached. I dislike when writers discard characters with such callousness especially when it wasn't really necessary.

I'd recommend watching episodes one through twenty-two and calling it a day.

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top tier beauties unfortunately unsatisfying problem solving

this series deliberately appeared on my youtube suggestion for countless of times! the thumbnail attracted me since both fl & ml are UNREAL beauties. but i held myself back due to the theme is all about military im more into fluffy and colorful plots. along the way, i decided to give it a try and i was hooked! ep 1 is totally intriguing the crew knew well how to catch viewers. [spoiler] until almost the end, ml was given a typical plot for the sake of pROteCTing he had excuse to hurt fl feeling which means I HATE THE MOST. thats why i give them 8 stars. but the costumes, acting, beauties, never disappoints.

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A very good engaging drama

Best drama to watch without feeling like dropping it. Engaging right from the start, My second time of seeing the leads in a drama and Chen Xing Xu came through again, he is literally a good actor with not just a pretty face, this is what happens when you really study drama and learn how to act, no wonder he was the top student in his class. A stellar casts with an amazing story, I didn't want it to end so I watched it for 3 days to delay finishing it because of how amazing the drama is. If you watch 1 episode you will feel like watching more and forget to sleep because of two smart leads put together, both leads are so smart that the villains don't even know what to do with them anymore. Beautifully done right, 10/10.

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Nice Republican era /Warlord period drama

I actually enjoyed that one despite the aseptized, blurred & heavily romanced Republican era / Warlords period background (none true to real History).
ML "Oliver" Chen XingXu played Shanghai Commander Tan XuanLin here and before that, Yang Kang in the 2017 best (to me) adaptation of Legend of the Condor Heroes. And young Zhang JingYi was a good FL.
The supporting team of "junior marshalls", cheeky sister and wide eyed actress were sometimes cartoon like, sometimes annoying. The villain war lords and their henchmen were suitably vicious and ugly.
Nevertheless, this drama had a surprisingly good plot with a not too heavy dose of sugar. Lots of twists & suspense.
Nice music, although I did not find it exceptional.
I don't plan to rewatch soon, but don't exclude watching some episodes again.
Small spoiler next - so don't read on if you have not watched the first episode.
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Have no fear, our hero Tan Xuanlin was bound to walk almost unscathed through so many dangers because of the magic amulet his girl Miss Mu gave him once she began to sense that her kidnapper was not going to kill her (like he ruthlessly did in the case of a female spy in the beginning) ?! Though everybody did not reach the end episode safely.

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