Good Enough

Korean Drama "Navillera" is a bittersweet story about an unusual friendship.

The drama starts slowly, with a simple plot prompt: an elder wants to learn how to dance ballet, the ballerino who is forced to teach him doesn't really want to. From then the drama builds up the melodrama element, adding family drama here and there, a few twists, and then finally it let things come together and creates a puzzle of a heartbreaking story and a strong, warm friendship.

What, however, makes the drama even more special are the performances and the dancing scenes that were perfectly executed. The atmosphere was nicely created with the settings and a suitable soundtrack that was simple, melodic and in the background, creating a more intense drama. The pace was perfect as well and, fortunately, the drama didn't overdo it with the length and it ended when it was needed.


So, overall, nine out of ten.

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Good Enough

" Almost famous " or " Half Celebrity " was an original drama. It shows the struggles of young actress So Ri, who is trying to be famous for seven years (I think it was seven...) and she still is living an ordinary life, even though she is starting to get recognized.

The story was ambitious and it was filmed in the format of a documentary (I guess a mockumentary), however, it felt chopped, like they edited scenes together, or, rather, they spread the story too thinly. Because it was character-centered, it would have been better if they didn't add that romance story in it and they had rather focused more on her relationship with her ex band members, her career and her journey overall. Unfortunately, many things were skipped forward regarding her career and they opted for a half baked romance and an open ending, which, actually, for me at least, it fitted the personality of the main character.

For the performances, as the drama focused on So Ri, you get most of the scenes with her. The actress did a great job with every scene and she was a delight to watch. The rest of the cast was very professional and enjoyable.

So, overall, five out of ten for this webdrama.

PS I usually rate with a scale from 1 to 8 when it comes to web series

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Our Happy Time, or maundy thusday, is a movie that brings tears, if I have to put it simply.

Having read the book and the manga, I knew what I was getting into. Though the movie present things in a faster pace and the two didn't really have time to develop a relationship, a factor that made me doubt for a moment that the ending will be that teary, the final scenes were so powerfull that made up for the lack of time and development. Actually, love story set aside, that scene was so deeply humane that can't help but be sad, tragic and dark at the same time.

So, that said, the performances were great and that aided the film a lot.

So, seven out of ten.

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Momikeshite Fuyu has one and only start : Yamada Ryosuke's character. He was funny, adorable and just perfect for this drama.

Other than that, the story was interesting, with some entertaining scenes and nice family dynamics. The small cases that the family took over in each episode were funny and kind of cute. The ending was good as well and just the perfect conclusion for this drama. However, there were moments that the drama got a bit boring. But it always managed to be entertaining in the ending.

So, good performances, kind of odd story and sometimes over the top reactions, but overall, seven out of ten.

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Twelve Nights started really strong, pulling you in with the simple but interesting story. However, towards the ending, it all fell apart. Mainly because the side stories felt like fragments of the story, as they never actually concluded, at least, not all of them. They were many and uncompleted and got the main plot complicated. Also, the idea of getting together but never managing to get actually together got boring after a while, as nothing new was added. Finally, the leading lady was lythargic adn she looked kind of annoyied with everyone she met. She got better though towards the end. She grew stronger as a character, when her co start grew weaker and more secretive. So, all in all four out of ten.

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Normally I don't watch dramas with so many episodes (I leave that for the anime series ha ha) but this one wasn't tiring to watch, fortunately. The leading lady was really good, clever, funny, and overall a delight to watch. The drama was centered around her and her life in the palace, reminding me of scarlet heart. However, the addition of so many characters got me confused more than once. It was difficult to keep track of all of them and who was who. Also, the romance with the prince was nice, but the other love story wasn't that good. Finally, the drama got a bit boring halfway through. But, overall, it was entertaining, so 7 out of 10.

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Long title for a long movie. Actually, everything happened really quick, but the story was cliche packed, edging towards the R rated genre, with weak character, a cute guy, an odd girl and some dinosaurs. Actually, only the dinosaur part was interesting. And the performances that were okay. But the rest was just bad. Some scenes were really badly made, especially the ones with the manga influance. Or when everyone conveniently had to leave the room and leave the couple alone.... Anyway, if you like movies with romance and kind of cute and you don't really care about the rest, you might like it. If you are looking for something deeper, or memorable, then this one isn't for you.

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If you have watched the anime with the same title, then there won't be many surprises here. The story fallows the same story of the anime movie, taking off some parts only here and there, but the main story and meaning are the same. However, they did an excellent job when it comes to bringing the magic elements to life, without making a fantasy movie. The fantasy elements were handled for what they were: an insight to the girl's mind. She had created that myth because of the guilt she felt about seperating her parents and she had manifested it into a musical later on, a play that explained everything to everyone. For the acting part, all the actors were good and brought out the exact emotions that were needed for the story.

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Save me is a drama about a cult and it is not afraid to present all the horrors that the leads of the cult often did. The description says that a girl asks four men to save her, but that happens later in the drama. First, we are presented with the background story as to why everything happened and why people are now acting like they do. The stories of the characters seem different from one another, but they come together in the end, painting the picture of the story as a whole. The performances, in addition, were really good and helped the drama to create that horror-thriller atmosphere. One thing that I didn't like though was that the ending was kind of open, leaving things half finished. Other than that, I really enjoyed this drama.

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