Vincenzo (2021)

WORTH TO WATCH

DRAMA KOREA PERTAMA YANG ON GOING GUE TONTON!!! Yaaps, nonton ini karena gak sengaja sebenernya. Jadi abis beli netflix trs gue pgn ntn series/movie ttg mafia. nahh adalah ini di list upcoming, gue masukin dong. dannnn, boom! ternyata seru bangetbangetbanget. Gue selalu dibuat ngakak sama semua karakternya wkwkwk. Setiap liat preview buat next eps selalu tegang eh ternyata pasti melawak ????.

Disini gue jadi bucin song joongki bgttt, sama mbak jeon yeobeen. asliii mbak jyb mainin karakternya pinter banget wkwkwk, suka bgt scene dia pas keluar dr penjara trs lari ngambil kopi ditangannya vincenzo, kayak ketemu harta karun wkwkwk.

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Chef's kiss ?

Someone has replaced Goblin as my top 1 kdrama. Never did I think it would be Song Joong-Ki. Trust me, I'll say it again—I'M NOT A FAN OF HIM, and I just watched his shows this 2024.

Okay, this show was recommended by a friend, so I gave it a try. Damn, the first three episodes were so boring, and it felt so long. Who knew episodes with an hour and a half are still a thing??? I even changed the setting to 1.5x to watch it faster. It was wasting too much time. I really considered dropping it, but my gut said this show has potential, so I continued watching.

After episode 4 where Cha-young's father died, little by little, it captured my attention. Fun fact, I really like watching law series. This show got me screaming and nervous at the same time. Too many revelations, and the visuals? Best casting ever. It got me hooked until the last episode. Taecyeon's English-speaking skills are so good ?

I got post kdrama syndrome because of this. After watching it, I felt empty and kept posting TikTok edits of them. I really liked how this show focuses on law, corruption, and exposing Babel rather than making it romantic for Cha-young and Vincenzo. Also, I liked Vincenzo's relationship with the tenants, how gradually their relationship progressed.

P.S. my score really is 10 but I don't remember any ost from it so I gave its music score 1.0 with the overall of 8.

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vincenzo

a well made thriller with engaging factors each episode have different twist and scene b/w Vincenzo and flat members will be heart touching and funny and climax will be blast but ending is little disappointed for me




coming to bgm and song it will be too good and 17th and 16th episode will be the biggest banger character development is too good and this series has re-watch value


hope 2nd season will be there for Vincenzo


but they won't show what happened in Italy and backstory of Vincenzo.... expecting in season 2 if it's there mean.....

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A good story, but not well executed

So we have a Mafia boss from Italy who was adopted from Korea and he drops random phrases in Italian all the time. it's basically the antithesis of Daniel-san's master in Karate Kid.
Anyway, the drama is packed with very charismatic characters and very serious topics, but it has a great sense of humor. It's a big achievement from Song Joong Ki and Taecyeon who were the dreamy righteous male lead in many dramas before, Taecyeon is more of the rom-com type while Song Joong Ki had this 007 thing going on in which he's a man on a mission with many action scenes and taking responsibility for a bunch of other men. In here they are just two despicable men trying to one up each other committing crimes and public humiliations. It would be pretty nice, if it had a good conclusion sequence, the ending felt very bland. Also the dynamics with Hong Cha Young who was supposed to be a romantic lead for both of them kinda had to be left aside, which pains me cause she had much more chemistry with Taecyeon's character (but this narrative line had to stay kinda ambiguous on the sidelines, with Vincenzo it felt much more like a fun friendship and they pushed it to be more romantic but it doesn't float my boat.
The characters in Geumgadong are living in my heart and I ADORE their participation in this.
Overall, a good time, but it lacked a good conclusion.

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Com certeza é um dos meus doramas favoritos!

A química do elenco é muito boa, foi impossível pra mim não me apegar a eles logo nos primeiros episódios. Todos os personagens do plaza foram ótimos e trouxeram vários momentos bons, tanto hilários e divertidos, quanto dramáticos e envolventes.

O ator principal deu um show de atuação interpretando o Vincezo. E apesar de não ser uma serie muito focada em romance, o Vincezo e a advogada tiveram ótimos momentos juntos, eles tem uma química muito boa. Sei que assim como eu tem muita gente que ama historias focadas em romance, então o fato de isso não ser o foco principal pode afastar um pouco, mas peço que deem uma chance porque é um ótimo dorama.

Um grande ponto positivo pra mim foi a critica que a critica que a série gira em torno, a respeito de grandes empresários, políticos e advogados usando seu poder e posição social de maneiras nefastas e horrendas, às custas das vidas de pessoas da classe trabalhadora, bem como de seus meios de subsistência. É uma critica real e pertinente.

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Ok Taec Yeon's acting just stole this drama, he was just simply amazing, how well he played a cute and later psycho character, just wow. Kwak Dong Yeon also stole cause his character in the end was so easy to like. Villains were annoying - which is good thing, we were not suppose to love them.
To be honest it really is a good drama, there is action, comedy, thriller, even romance and great acting but.....in my opinion to many episodes and too many, sometimes too slow (or just boring?) I think I would like it better if there were 16 episodes. And unpopular but I do not think that it needs second season.

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Makes your blood boils

This is a drama jammed packed with action and humour, although at times a bit snapstick. This drama is quite violent by my standard and I would only recommend it to mature adults.

Vincenzo, a consigliere of an Italian Mafia family was in Korea to retrieve an illegal hidden trove of gold. But instead he found himself drawn into a fight for justice after the villain and his accomplice murdered a number of innocent people to cover up his illegal activities. Together with the daughter of a murdered friend, they pitted their wits against a duo of psychopaths: a sly ruthless lawyer and a wealthy cunning narcissistic brat with their network of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. Did he manage to retrieve his gold in the midst of the distraction?

What I like about this drama?

1. Full of action
2. Fight for justice
3. Demonstrate how corruption can infiltrate a democratic society
4. Smoking hot first and second lead actors. Very often a second lead could make a lot of difference and sometimes overshadow the lead. Although Ok did not overshadow Song in this drama, I must say he is really good and smoking hot.
5. Outstanding cast, both lead and supporting - all were outstanding
6. Very entertaining

What I dislike about this drama?

1. Vincenzo's fight for justice is commendable but the final episode when he raved about how he handled his enemies back in Italy is a bit twisted.
2. The story has a number of loopholes and this is the biggest: the idea of buying a commercial building, digging out a basement to hide a large load of gold and then killing all the movers is a bit silly in a modern day setting. The construction of the basement and move of the gold could be very inconvenient - almost impossible for the rest of the tenants not to suspect anything.
3. It seems a bit too easy for Jang and Choi to manipulate the politicians, justice system and investigation bureau - is the system really so fragile?
4. It would be nice if Vincenzo has done something for the tenants especially since they had helped him so much. It seems he just pocketed almost all the gold except for some for his few immediate helpers.

Overall, an excellent production - highly recommended.

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WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

i briefy scrolled through the review and im wondering, did i watch the same show as you guys because guess.
VINCENZO IS THEE BOMBOCLAAT BESS. i loved everything about, nothing i would change because everything played its own part perfectly. i love watching show with creative and smart people and this was it. Even the minor leads played very big parts in making the show what it needed to be. this will always and forever be recommended by me. I have watched this 3 times within a year and not 1 episode is skippable!! i even found 1 of my favourite songs in here. Always by your side<3

must watch

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Vincenzo (2021)

A lot to explore in what I thought would be a standard action thriller show. I expected an intense showdown between all three colors of justice at play; black, white, and gray. And yet I bore witness to an oddly humorous and feel good story. A story that, to its credit, did well in maintaining a degree of tension, stereotypical cool factors, and lighthearted goofiness. The writing was fun, consistent albeit a bit predictable.

The show did a good job in balancing the serious and comedic bits from start to finish. It established that identity early on and never failed to remind the audience of that fact. The story draws on the audiences' being tired of the good guys being actual good guys all the time. Vincenzo does away with this narrative and thus the audience, by extension, felt satisfaction in the habitual line-stepping moments. In terms of the story's pacing, the proverbial cat and mouse game played by the characters did grow a bit repetitive as many parts felt overly bloated. I wished they got down to the nitty-gritty a bit faster as there wasn't enough substance to last all 20 episodes.

In terms of the characters, they all worked relatively well. Vincenzo is strong enough to drive the story himself but the villains, their comeuppance, and the resulting schadenfreude were all done beautifully. The female lead started off strong but often seemed to fade into the background. Many of the side characters felt/became filler-ish but I appreciated how they were utilized in the grand scheme of things.

Overall, I still enjoyed watching a guy emotionally grow from being a cold-blooded mafioso to an unorthodox anti-hero of the people. Like they say in Rome... that's just how mafia works--- Grazi e arrivederci, Vincenzo.

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Definitely rewatching this one!

Wow! This is what I have to say about Vincenzo. Just wow! At first I didn’t think I would like it. There was something about those first few seconds that I didn’t like. But I was like: keep going. And I’m so glad I did! Vincenzo was one of the first Korean series I’ve watched and it was so amazing! The whole story, I loved it. But can we just say one thing? How good were the actors?! There were moments I laughed so hard with the things they said and the facial expressions. I personally wasn’t that much of a fan of the way the show ended, that’s the only “negative” thing I have to say about this show. I felt that it was a little rushed.. But that’s the only downside for me personally. I LOVED IT! ?

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