The Fiery Priest (2019)

Loved this show so much my husband and I watched it TWICE.

I can't see anyone else besides drop-dead gorgeous, tough, elegant and ruthless (and occasionally goofy) Kim Nam-Gil as the lead. And Lee Hanee as Prosecutor Park is every bit his match for wit, tenacity and fiery temperament. She's a comedic genius who can also act seriously. Their chemistry was EPIC. Unlike an American show, the writer made sure that their propriety (and his sacred vows) was maintained. The supporting cast was great too. Jeon Sung Woo as Father Han and Baek Ji-Won as Sister Kim particularly stood out for me. Jung Dong Hwan as Monsignor Lee, Fr. Kim's savior and mentor was fantastic and felt genuine. Loved the up-and-down, warm father-son relationship they had, their arguments and Lee's touching kindnesses to Michael that thawed his frozen, wounded heart. I cried pretty hard when he got murdered early on. His tragic arc gave the show the DRAMATIC dark heft the story needed. And I liked how Kim Sung Kyun's Detective Koo went from being the idiot butt of his squad's jokes to being an effective, empathetic and moral officer who got his respect and mojo back. The OST is classic, catchy and effective with so many different moods and flavors. As a lapsed Catholic, watching the show made me miss attending church and gave me the impetus to return! But I must admit that I wish someone looking just like The-hand-of-divine-justice, HOT Father Michael Kim would visit my parish!!! I can't wait for Fiery Priest II to become reality and I hope that most of the cast, especially Lee Hanee, will be able to reprise their roles. 10+++

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An Absurd Comedy That's Amazing When Bingeing But You Realize It's Average in Hindsight

Watched this upon a friend's recommendation.

The show was already finished and I watched it all as fast as possible. Amazing without pauses, but once you're done or take a pause, you realize that it's actually not that great.

The comedy is mostly revolves around the irrational anger and physical violence that the MC turns to abruptly and he gets embroiled in gang activities, where the MC would have been beaten to death or hit by a truck at a crossing on a random night if it was an actual k-drama about chaebols but plot armor prevails in a comedic drama.

While i feel that the score of 7 is a little bit too high, scoring it a 6 or lower would not be reasonable as it is entertaining while you're watching it. It's difficult to give a just score as again, once you think about the show as a whole, you know that it wasn't that good.

I actually followed the main actor's other dramas because of this drama, and this show's success did propel him to stardom, but the dramas after this are all mid, or very short productions, like Island, which was split into 2 parts because they were uncertain about the show's success but still ended on a cliffhanger regardless, only to make Island 2 quickly on it's success but the long break in between had already taken it's toll on the audience

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My 3/4 rating are for action scene

โดยส่วนตัวเป็นเรื่องที่ไม่ค่อยอินกับมุกตลกเท่าไหร่ แต่บางมุกก็ขำอยู่ แต่ที่ชอบมากกๆๆๆ คือฉาก action ทำออกมาดีมากๆ ออกแบบซีนแอคชั่นดี คิมนัมกิลแสดงดีมากๆ มีบางฉากที่ยังไม่เนียนอยู่บ้างแต่ส่วนใหญ่คือสมจริง แล้วนักแสดงเล่นเองหมดเลยเลยยิ่งประทับใจขึ้นไปอีก แล้วก็ชอบที่ฉากจริงจังก็จริงจัง เศร้าก็เศร้าจริงๆ แล้วเพราะความเป็นตลกก่งก๊งมันเลยมีหลายฉากที่ไม่เมกเซ้นอยู่บ้างแต่ยอมๆเพราะอยู่ในช่วงเอาฮา

ตอนที่ 1 ไม่ค่อยประทับใจเท่าไหร่โดยเฉพาะฉากแนะนำตัวละครฝั่งตำรวจ จริงๆ เทไปแล้วด้วย แต่กลับมาดูเพราะชอบนักแสดง พอผ่านช่วงแนะนำตัวละครไปก็สนุกขึ้น
ตอนที่ 4-9 กับ 19-20 สนุกมากๆ ย้อนดูบ่อยมาก โดยเฉพาะฉากแอคชั่นตอน 20 ดีมากกก ชอบที่ตัวโกงส่วนใหญ่เข้าหน้าเข้าหลังพร้อมๆกัน มีความวุ่นวายสมจริง พระเอกก็ทะมักทะแมงสะใจดีมาก ขัดใจแค่ 3 คนสุดท้ายกับบอสควรจะยากกว่านี้หน่อย

สรุปโดยรวมก็ชอบนะ คงเพราะมีตั้ง 20 ตอนมันเลยมีช่วงเรื่อยๆเอื่อยๆ แต่ก็ไม่ได้น่ารำคาญหรือน่าเบื่อจนเกินไป

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Watched it for Kim Nam Gil, but loved all of them!!

In the same industry that delivers some amazing heart racing mystery thrillers and revenge dramas, here comes a daily soap which is lead by this fiery priest.
To be honest, the only and only reason to complete this one is Kim Nam Gil. I had dropped it once, but still watched it now and for some reason, I am not completely disappointed. It should really be mentioned that the story has plotholes, some basics missed that will at least irk you, and the biggest reason- It is a slow poke. Like real slow.
The story kind of really starts from ep 13, where you can finally see things happening that should have happened at ep 6 maybe.
But still, it is funny af. And I guess it is very similar to daily soap, so I am supposed to assume that there will be some nonsense.
I did take something from the drama, apart from the satisfaction of watching Kim Nam Gil-
That forgiving others is not something you do for others, it is something you do for yourself. But, this is definitely not that the cost of justice.
All the main leads are veteran actors who flawlessly bring this somewhat unfit piece to shine.
P.S- If you really need a reason to watch this, just pick any actor/actress you biase on, and stick to the determination of completing for them.

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There is a lot of poop in this drama.

This drama is good for a light fun time...with some dark corruption themes mixed in because Kdrama....and occasional ass explosions peppered here and there to keep things real. I especially enjoyed the comedy and character development. Hands down, the best part about Kdramas like this is that every minor character gets their moment in the sun, everyone gets their turn to be a hero. You go into it hating certain bad guys (or sometimes good guys if they're too pompous) and you come out of it liking almost everyone in the end. The bobbed haircut dude was so funny, the little Thai dude was hilarious, even the bread eating space enthusiast was super fun to watch. But hands down the best performance was from the female lead. She's so so so pretty but man can she do weird things with her face. She's over the top dramatic and I loved the scenes at the beginning when she's amping up the macho to fit in with the gross old dudes. The ML was great as well, he had a lot of emotional range... but the FL really outshines just about everyone in this drama.

The action scenes were pretty well done, I really liked the female cop flying through the air to swat a bad guy, though I was annoyed she always got knocked down eventually. Like ok, I get it, she's the rookie apprentice level fighter and she had to get knocked down for the priest dude to save the day...but still, I'd have liked to see her to get to kick some solid ass more frequently. The priest dude action scenes were well done, the humorous ones were especially fun to watch. The only times I was not impressed by the action scenes is when they clearly filmed the shots in much slower motion and then very obviously sped them up to the point where they looked unrealistic. This mostly happened at the end.

The only minor complaint I have is that some smaller plot points had a lot of screen time initially but never went anywhere. I won't give too many examples, because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who reads this, but the main dropped plot point imo was the impetus for the sidekick cop dude to look the other way. Like it's a thing for many many episodes, and then suddenly it's just not a thing. I get that was part of his redemption arc, but the threat of specific people being harmed that kept him off the straight and narrow just vanished as well. Like clearly the bad guys used the threat effectively for years, so why do they just drop the issue when little cop dude starts popping a doggo mask to take them all down?

Overall it was a really solid drama and good for a comedy watch (with a few tears sprinkled in for dramatic effect). I might watch this again in a few years, there wasn't a lot of mystery or puzzles to figure out, so there's nothing that would really be spoiled for me in rewatching it. While I tend to not rewatch dramas ever, the really fun comedies can be exceptions. For anyone thinking I rated this drama low, for me scores of 7 and higher are pretty decent dramas. To get a 10 you'd have to be epic. This drama was good and well done, but not epic. Which is ok, not every drama has to be a 10 right!

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WHAT A MASTERPIECE!! Deserves SO MUCH more recognization!

I never thought I would start watching this drama and like it, but I was totally surprised, it became one of my favorites, if you like Vincenzo, this drama is totally for you, and if you have never watched it and are looking for something similar? Watch Vincenzo haha.

Father Kim is a unique priest, with a secret in his past, he ended up becoming a priest to try to leave the past behind, but this ended up leaving some "marks" on his personality, he likes to take justice into his own hands. It made me laugh a lot during each episode, I never thought I would see a crazy priest, who screams in the middle of mass, screams outside of it, punches others, acts like a gangster sometimes LOL.

An excellent revenge drama without weighing down the script, without leaving a tense atmosphere at all times. It manages to balance very well between action, comedy, moments of tension and MORE comedy lol.

The secondary characters that end up becoming the priest's "gang" are wonderful too, well developed, unique, and end up becoming irreplaceable over time.

Just watch this with an open mind and heart and I guarantee you will be very surprised, The Fiery Priest is proof that a drama does not need romance to be good, and I am a person who loves romance and rarely watches anything without romance, definitely a 10/10 for me.

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Am I missing something?

Looking at all the other reviews, I felt compelled to say something. Not because I agree, but quite the opposite. I feel like everyone saying they lost their minds laughing at this show is in on a secret that I've not been told. Or, they watched another version of this show than I have.

I went into this drama so desperately wanting to like it. I'm on episode 11, and I still feel that way, although less so, because I'm mentally giving up hopes. The humor falls so flat 99% of the time. For a show that is marked as a comedy, I sure haven't laughed much at all since I started this. It's not even the poop humor that bothers me; I watched (and loved) the first season of Sound of Your Heart that was filled with jokes like that. It just feels like the writers set the cast up with a great lead-up and then gave them a terrible punchline that misses the mark, every single time.

The acting is done well, no complaints on that front. I know it's cliche with the priest being someone that can do every single thing perfectly, but I don't really mind that as much, just wish the execution was better. The juxtaposition of a high-tempered priest working with a timid and subservient detective sounds very interesting on paper, but it takes like half the show for anything interesting to actually happen with that dynamic. The slow burn is real.

The story feels unnecessarily long, with the underdogs vs. the villains going in circles non-stop. At this point, if the villains winning makes it a shorter story, I'm ready to accept that. I don't hate this show and I'll see it through (mostly because of Kim Nam-gil), but I so badly wish the writers tried more instead of trying to cash in on a priest whose comedy 90% of the time is screaming loudly (which was funny at first but is now getting old).

Oh, but props to the music director. The priest's theme is catchy, and who can forget "HONEY HONEY"

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I'm falling in love with Kim Nam Gils character Priest Kim Hae Il so much so I can't stop rewatching the 4 episodes. I mean it's so delicious but I know it's only gonna get tastier. The fight sequences are so well choreographed I get heart eyes from watching them with a boost of adrenaline, so far it seems to be written very well the writer/writers really put their heart and soul in this drama.
Now... That police department is a joke but I think that sad excuse for a detective Goo Dae Young and the kick a** detectivePark Kyung Sun are gonna start helping the priest. Since at the end of episode 4 it said he quit, so I think the real fun is about to start. The first couple of episodes were just a taste of the hell that about to rain down on those that killed Priest Lee Young Joon. Ooh... I feel so bad for them... Not!!!

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