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The Perfect Husband in the Mirror chinese drama review
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The Perfect Husband in the Mirror
5 people found this review helpful
by leahaven
Jan 11, 2024
25 of 25 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
This review may contain spoilers

Thriller with a strong female lead

This mini-drama checks a lot of boxes:
- strong, smart female lead
- good twists and pacing
- great friendships
- satisfying ending

Our lead has a dreadful cheat if a husband and an (almost more) dreadful mother-in-law. As the story starts, she is ready to divorce the creep and get free, but then the weirdness starts...

Oddly, the drama spoiled the main twist in the first minute, but that was okay because there's plenty of other surprises to come.

The FL does a good job carrying the show, even when it skips forward really fast because it's a mini. The ML, who plays two characters, is a bit less strong but mostly because he never gets much time as each guy to really define them. The FLs bestie is great, as are the other ladies in the show (even the terrible MiL gives a good performance as a dreadful person). This is one of those rare dramas with more central female characters than males, which was enjoyable.

I would not call this romantic - it's a thriller, a revenge story, and a mystery, with lots of growth for our FL. Again, she was great.

The music wasn't anything special, though there is one nice song used several times.

Overall, a fun bit of mystery and a quick watch. Good for a day when you want to see jerks get served justice and strong ladies taking care of themselves.
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