Vincenzo (2021)

um ótimo drama hypado por ser bom em tudo que se propõe a fazer

Quanto mais eu assistia, mais todo o enredo me prendia. Sou apaixonada por Vincenzo, a história me agradou muito, o toque de humor em meio de assuntos sérios é a melhor parte.
Todos os atores trabalharam muito bem juntos e acredito que isso tenha ajudado muito a formar uma ótima família cassano, todos muito únicos.
Os principais combiram muito bem no meu ponto de vista, tanto como um par romântico quanto uma dupla no trabalho.
O vilão faz um papel incrível e acredito que ele mereça muito destaque também.
Sinceramente, acho que vale muito a pena assistir, não acho que tenha sido hypado sem motivo, a produção, atuação, história envolvendo tensão e comédia e cada episódio sendo icônico, recomendo demais.

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Not bad but not good. ?

I actually didn't find anything special about this drama. many recommended me to watch this as it is like a very interesting drama. it is indeed quite funny but there are a lot of stupid scenes. I saw someone's review about some of those scenes and I totally agree with that. but as a person with an imaginative and fictional mind, I would probably say I won't mind those scenes. one thing in my opinion was there was no need of jang han-seo's death. probably it was fine if Hong cha young and jang han seo was just getting hurt. I hate sad endings but it did give the drama a plot twist. there were a lot of funny scenes like where vincenzo had to pretend to be in love with hwang min sung. I laughed a lot at those scenes but I think if a little more effort was put, I would have given a least of 8.5.

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There's not one sane character in this drama

In the most endearing way, all characters in this drama were on crack. I remember saying this to myself after every episode especially in the early parts of this series. This drama has such a variety of weird, ridiculous, funny, and charming characters that makes you fall in love with them. They were all insane, it was so funny to watch their antics. The good characters were insane for the above reasons while the bad characters were literally insane.

The drama has very serious moments dealing with revenge and murder and plotting and death but there's so much comedy tossed in as well that had me laughing and kept the overall tone of the drama light.

All the cast did a terrific job in their roles. Specifically Song Joong Ki, he really fit his character so well and I enjoyed watching him be this mafioso consigliere, although everytime he spoke in Italian I couldn't help but cringe. Taecyeon was also really fantastic in this.

I didn't necessarily like the ending of the drama but I appreciated that the writer did not hold back on the revenge to the bad guys. I was so sure they'd end up with some half assed comeuppance but Vincenzo really delivered at the end so I was satisfied.

My rating is somewhere between 7.5 and 8 stars. I enjoyed the drama a lot but there was so much that pulled me out of the plot that I'll detail below:

1. Although the Geumga Plaza tenants were a really funny bunch, I found them too nosy for my liking. I know that it's part of the gag that they keep being included in everything, and they really do end up being helpful to Vincenzo sometimes, but it was just too much for me. They were so involved.

2. The writing did a diservice to the bad guys. Jang Han Seok is this really ruthless, blood thirsty but also intelligent Chairman and by a certain point in the series, he (and the also very intelligent, ruthless lawyer of his) has had MULTIPLE run ins with Vincenzo and his gang of helpers (Geumga tenants). But even despite that, the bad guys haven't upped their security detail to let them know to watch our for, not just Vincenzo, but the tenants as well? There were many moments where Vincenzo's people would infiltrate the bad guy's location when realisticly, the bad guys should've already memorized their faces and known to watch out for them. So the writing sometimes was just really poor. You can tell the purpose wasn't to make it believable but to just move the plot along however the writer likes. So I didn't appreciate that. There are other situations where the writing didn’t deliver. It felt lazy to me at times.

3. Cha young's character was...annoying. The amount of times I either cringed or just stared with disbelief (?) at her very unique mannerisms was more than I can count, mainly in the earlier episodes. Again, I get that this was part of the gag but it just came off so unnatural and out of place for me at times. She would be in the courtroom acting very ridiculous and I couldn't help but think it was just unprofessional. Idk, the drama is a comedy but also has serious moments so I'm just never sure how to feel about the ridiculous aspects cos, on the one hand, it has me laughing out loud, but then it also pulls me out of the story due to how unserious the characters are being.

4. Lastly, the crazy lengths the bad guys took in this drama was a bit ridiculous to me. I know it's a drama but come on...at some point, all the murdering people left and right becomes too far fetched. Especially when it's lawyers that are making all the orders. And I know that's the whole point of the drama, that the people who should be establishing justice are corrupt and selfish, but it was just over the damn top. This probably ties back into the writing.

So yeah, those were my main issues with the drama.

Overall, it's a good drama. The romance is really low here, but you can definitely see that the main leads care for one another. If you like dramas with found families, good action, revenge plot, anti hero main characters, and wacky comedy, definitely give this drama a shot.

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Hit or Miss (slapped hard for me though)

Vincenzo is honestly either going to slap hard for you, or it won't and it's as simple as that. For me personally, I enjoyed this k-drama deeply, however there are a few things that might irritate other watchers into dropping the series all together. (FL + SIDE CHARACTERS)

Story-wise the DEALBREAKER for many people are the side characters (residents of plaza complex) and the FL's personality. Personally, at the beginning of the k-drama I found the FL slightly over-the-top and entitled, which made me contemplate to stop watching, however I decided to push through (which i don't regret) and once I reached episode 4 on wards it was smooth sailing, as well as the pacing of the drama which improves episode 4-5 on wards. Furthermore with the side characters, I don't really understand the hate? I've seen a lot of reviews and comments online claiming that the Plaza residents are extremely unbearable and annoying. However, I couldn't understand that since I found them slightly humorous. They are meant to be a close-knit community, as well as making sense to the plot as to why they are slightly nosy. Nevertheless, the overall plot was exciting and I was never once bored throughout which makes this drama VERY bingeable. I also enjoyed the fact that romance was not heavily involved as it's meant to be crime/action based and I was satisfied with the ending. The only annoyance plot wise was the sudden end of a particular character.

Acting was superb and I think everyone nailed their characters and really brought them to life with their own unique individual personalities.

Music-wise it was pretty good, I liked that they had some classical themed music which really gave the drama some flare. I wouldn't say the OST is out of this world compared to some other k-dramas, however it did it's job and it did it well.

Re-watch value, I think is pretty mid if not on the low end. I personally haven't re-watched the drama and I don't think I will. For me it was a one time thing, as once you've watched it the "suspense" and "mystery" wears off as you already know what's going to happen and who the big bad guy is. I would only re-watch if I was to watch the drama with my friends or based on a whim after having not watched for a very-long period of time.

At the end of the day, if you enjoy watching action filled dramas with a sprinkle of romance mixed in then I would 100% recommend you give the show a go, if you don't enjoy the first 1-4 episodes then probably don't continue watching.

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Mashup of Genres

This series is an original that pulls very different genres together in a bold experiment that works on net. There are cases when it fails miserably but these tend to be offset often enough by what works to make it an enjoyable experience.

One one hand it contains a lot of slapstick comedy with the loose plotting that goes with such comedies, but there is also frequent violent action with broken limbs and dead bodies (often done in by Vincenzo) littering the screen. Sometimes the transition from one to the other is jarring. Usually, an action comedy will downplay or hide the violence - think cartoons. And usually a gory action thriller will go light on comedy staying with witty one liners here and there. Vincenzo boldly throws these together and on net it works more often than not.

After a few episodes we get used to outlandish contrivances to get out of deadly situations.

On the serious side Vincenzo is an unapologetic mafia member straight out of southern Italy who by the last episode indulges in some seriously torturous contrived endings for the main villains of the story. The producers did not shy away from showing the blood and gore. In Vincenzo series we've put aside any pretensions to an absolute good vs bad and entered a world where relativistic laws prevail. Someone can be construed as 'good' if they only do bad to someone who is worse, in other words someone who deserves a painful ending delivered outside the law.

The show and character Dexter come to mind. Dexter is also an ostensibly evil character (he kidnaps and tortures people to death with a knife) who is the hero. Dexter in the show was toned down from the character in the book series. In the written version Dexter, in an uneasy alliance with a demon cohabiting in his mind, killed his victims by a long hours long torture - vivisection to be exact. The demon was delighted with the torture and in exchange endowed Dexter with some supernatural perception. Dexter followed a code which limited his hobby to people who really deserved it. For the show in early episodes this torture was alluded to but not shown, and then later it was suppressed entirely with Dexter dispatching each victim with a clean stab to the heart. Was Dexter, the hero of his story, evil? The writer ensures sympathy by making sure the reader is well aware of the sins of Dexter's victims (all serial killers). Dexter becomes a vigilante helping society cleanse itself of the hidden evil its justice system is unable to find and deal with. The TV show producers were not comfortable with the vigilante angle and eventually destroyed the character by portraying him as insane (no demon so no bargain),

In Vincenzo the producers are well aware of the issue of good vs evil and how problematic Vincenzo and his actions are. By the last few episodes there are a few occasions where Vincenzo candidly looks into the mirror and acknowledges that he's often doing what the average person would condemn. He offers a fatalistic justification, but the key is that he, the character, is well aware of the issue. And we the audience more or less are rooting for him.

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Aparentemente um mafioso, que é assaltado assim que chega!

Vincenzo é uma série um pouco peculiar em vários aspetos.

Primeiro, nem sempre eu via o Vincenzo como um mafioso, assim que chega na coreia é assaltado e perde os seus bens. E a partir daí começa a sua aventura pela coreia, onde existem ratos mortos de fome. Eu adorei a prestação doa atores, até mesmo os vilões. Mesmo tentando colocar mistério sobre "quem seria" o boss, eu soube de primeira, por vezes aquele que parece um anjo, retira a sua mascara e mostra as suas garras. Eu não achei muito surpreendente.

Os momentos que eu gargalhei foram aliviantes, eu sempre me divertia com todos que viviam no prédio. E mesmo sabendo que Vincenzo é um mafiosos, ninguém tinha medo dele. Alias até mesmo aquelas pessoas tinham um segredo oculto, eu aí me surpreendi e não foi pouco. Eu amei esse momento.

O irmão do vilão, foi sempre a minha amada personagem favorita, ele cresceu com o tempo, mesmo tendo um fim trágico, ele comportou-se lindamente, uma pena que ele sempre teve que viver com medo do irmão, mas no fim eu senti que ele já tinha superado um pouco esse medo.

Uma coisa que me incomodou muitíssimo foi a tentativa de colocar romance, eu gritava porquê, enquanto pulava essas partes. O romance ou tentativa só estragava a série. E nem percebi essas investidas, já que os dois não ficam juntos no fim. E falando no final, ele também não foi lá grande coisa.

Uma nota, que queria deixar. A produção não sabe muito bem onde fica Itália, porque numa das cenas, quando o Vincenzo sobrevoa Itália, aparece Lisboa, mais precisamente onde se encontra o padrão dos descobrimentos. E Lisboa fica em Portugal.

As músicas são boas. E sempre acompanhavam as cenas devidamente. Recomendo para aqueles que gostam de máfia ação e também aqueles que não esperem um grande romance, já que existem tentativas falhas nos capítulos finais.

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Here for SJK, but fell for Babo!

The acting of both MLs are on fire! I mean....who would have thought a cute innocent intern turned out to be a psychopath Babo? Are they even the same person? Geez!

Not to mention the ruthless mafia lawyer turned a sweet gay prince charming turned a flower boy shaman. Its like watching costume play! haha

This shows the acting skills of both MLs are top tier, its SO good and its what really save the show!

Without them, this show probably wouldn't be as good and enjoyable

Now, these are minor details I feel would have made it 10/10 if its better

1. It could be cut down to 12 episodes or so. The 1st 7 episodes are so thrilling and it just went on draggy and complicated. It really doesn't have to be that fancily complicated, it just becomes a nuisance. Also, too much emphasis on the "finding gold" part that its just irritating. Like, I get it..now, can we find it?

2. The first few episodes are cringey, which I feel what made people dropped. They could improved the style of comedy. Actually, after that few scenes, some of the comedy are really good. Its just that few scenes

3. The lack of sparks between ML and FL. IT's non existence and then they end up kissing? Like, where does this come from? I know the focus isn't on the romance which I am okay, but at least, there gotta be some sparks, so we are excited when they kiss, right? I usually am excited with such scenes but here, Im just like...how and why and wtf?

Also, the show gets darker and darker...not to mention gruel towards the end. Its not for everyone definitely

I'll still recommend this because of the excellent acting. If its not to your liking, you can drop it then.

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A Riveting Tale of Justice, Redemption, and Mafia Intrigue

Introduction: "Vincenzo" isn't just a drama; it's a journey filled with twists, turns, and unexpected revelations that kept me eagerly anticipating each new episode. From its intriguing premise to its stellar cast, "Vincenzo" captured my attention from the very beginning and held it until the very end.

Characters: One of the highlights of "Vincenzo" is its richly developed characters, each with their own distinct personalities and motivations. Vincenzo Cassano, portrayed by Song Joong-ki, is a character shrouded in mystery and complexity, making him a fascinating protagonist to follow. Jeon Yeo-bin's portrayal of Hong Cha-young added depth and dynamism to the series, with her unwavering determination and quick wit making her a standout character in her own right. The supporting cast members also delivered memorable performances, further enriching the world of "Vincenzo" with their diverse range of personalities and backgrounds.

Plot: The plot of "Vincenzo" is a masterclass in storytelling, expertly weaving together elements of crime, legal drama, and dark comedy to create a narrative that is as compelling as it is unpredictable. From Vincenzo's initial quest for revenge to the intricate power struggles within the Babel Group, every twist and turn kept me on the edge of my seat, eagerly awaiting the next revelation. While there were moments when the pacing slowed down, particularly in the middle of the series, the overall momentum of the plot never faltered, ensuring that my interest never waned.

Music/Cinematography: The music and cinematography in "Vincenzo" deserve special mention for their contribution to the overall atmosphere of the series. The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack perfectly captured the mood of each scene, enhancing the emotional impact of key moments and adding depth to the storytelling. Likewise, the cinematography was visually stunning, capturing the beauty of both Italy and Korea with breathtaking precision. From the bustling streets of Seoul to the picturesque landscapes of the Italian countryside, every shot was a feast for the eyes, further immersing me in the world of "Vincenzo."

Themes and Messages: At its core, "Vincenzo" is a story about justice, revenge, and redemption, exploring complex themes of morality and the nature of power. Through its thought-provoking narrative, the series prompted me to reflect on my own beliefs and values, sparking discussions and contemplation long after the final credits rolled. Whether grappling with questions of right and wrong or the corrupting influence of greed and ambition, "Vincenzo" offered a nuanced portrayal of the human condition, leaving a lasting impact on me as a viewer.

Critique: While "Vincenzo" is undeniably a masterpiece in many respects, it's not without its flaws. There were moments when certain plot points felt rushed or underdeveloped, leaving me wanting more depth and exploration. Additionally, some of the character motivations seemed inconsistent, particularly in the latter half of the series, which occasionally took me out of the story. However, these shortcomings were minor in comparison to the overall strength of the series, and did little to detract from my enjoyment of "Vincenzo" as a whole.

Conclusion: In conclusion, "Vincenzo" is a triumph of storytelling, with its gripping plot, memorable characters, and stunning production values setting a new standard for Korean dramas. It's a series that left a lasting impression on me as a viewer, captivating me with its compelling narrative and thought-provoking themes. Whether you're a fan of crime thrillers, legal dramas, or dark comedies, "Vincenzo" is a must-watch that will keep you hooked from beginning to end.

Rating: 8.5/10

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