I was drawn to the fantasy element and some of the comedic interplay in this and watched it twice trying to better identify the positives and the negatives.
The premise of a previous life influencing the present lives of the main characters was interesting, but the subplot with the gardener was an illogical digression, a waste of time. It's as if the scriptwriters couldn't decide whether they wanted a drama or a cliched rom-com.
Rowoon's acting is all over the place. Half the time he's a competent lawyer -- well done, by the way -- the other half he's annoyingly weak with his parents and his fiancee, or he's silly, presumably influenced by the spell. I put it down to a really bad script paired with poor directing. Rowoon deserves much better. I'd like to see him outgrow the pretty boy rom-coms and start taking on more sophisticated comedies as well as trying more serious roles as part of a well-written ensemble series such as Diary of a Prosecutor and finally becoming a seasoned dramatic actor.
The FL fares no better in the script. She's very effective as the comedic and spunky working girl, but again, veers off into really foolish decisions. She is being stalked and yet she insists on traveling around city and countryside by herself, both day and night. She even slips away from the bodyguards hired to protect her. The ongoing feud with Na-Yeon left over from high school days is beneath the dignity of both Hong-Jo and Na-Yeon.
Ha-Jung and Kim Hye-Ok shine in supporting roles as does the actress playing Shin-Yu's mother.
All in all, a series that fell far short of what it could have been.
The premise of a previous life influencing the present lives of the main characters was interesting, but the subplot with the gardener was an illogical digression, a waste of time. It's as if the scriptwriters couldn't decide whether they wanted a drama or a cliched rom-com.
Rowoon's acting is all over the place. Half the time he's a competent lawyer -- well done, by the way -- the other half he's annoyingly weak with his parents and his fiancee, or he's silly, presumably influenced by the spell. I put it down to a really bad script paired with poor directing. Rowoon deserves much better. I'd like to see him outgrow the pretty boy rom-coms and start taking on more sophisticated comedies as well as trying more serious roles as part of a well-written ensemble series such as Diary of a Prosecutor and finally becoming a seasoned dramatic actor.
The FL fares no better in the script. She's very effective as the comedic and spunky working girl, but again, veers off into really foolish decisions. She is being stalked and yet she insists on traveling around city and countryside by herself, both day and night. She even slips away from the bodyguards hired to protect her. The ongoing feud with Na-Yeon left over from high school days is beneath the dignity of both Hong-Jo and Na-Yeon.
Ha-Jung and Kim Hye-Ok shine in supporting roles as does the actress playing Shin-Yu's mother.
All in all, a series that fell far short of what it could have been.
