Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

An absolute must watch!

Yes, yes and yes. This has been one of the most addictive dramas I have watched. I was reluctant because I’m not a fan of revenge dramas but I’m glad I watched it, because it was so much more than that. There was romance, drama, revenge, karma and so many yes, yes moments. I have no regrets watching this. I honestly rewatched it while waiting on the last episodes. It was that good.

What I enjoyed most was the concept in general which was second chances or a redo, it coincides with the saying “If you knew then what you know now, what would you do?” The series is the epitome of, Show me what you’d do. And boy did she!!

My favorite elements were present: quick karma, chemistry, action, romance, strong and smart leads and the happy ending.

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Uma das jóias desse ano! Espetacular.

Simplesmente espetacular. Atuação, trilha sonora, fotografia, direção, roteiro etc. Tudo impecável. Sung Hoon e Jung Yoo Min impecáveis nos papéis. Esse roteiro simplesmente espetacular com um desenvolvimento épico, sem muita enrolação e direto ao ponto. Foi incrível acompanhar esse drama. Esse drama veio para consagrar de vez o Sung Hoon como não apenas um rosto bonito, mas com uma carga incrível em atuação. Não conhecia a Jung Yoo Min, então foi um prazer imenso ver essa incrível atriz em todo o seu poder. Muito Bela e extremamente talentosa. Quem está em dúvida sobre assistir ou não, só assista e aproveite esse incrível drama.

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I have NEVER

I can honestly say I have had it up to the last strand of hair on my head with some of these scripts. I have NEVER wanted to rewatch a first episode and search for leaked episodes until this moment.
Yes, there is a pitiful damsel and distress. However, from the direction they are taking, she will be her own Knight and Shining Armor to a certain extent. However, she does have Prince Charming helping her along the way giving her emotional strength, courage, and the will to push through. I wouldn’t say she does it alone but her willingness is the key factor. A person has to be willing. He is her everything and I’m falling in love with him for her. ?
To sum it up, there’s a family who treated her like trash from the moment they took her home. The enabler adoptive father sucks. The horrible adoptive mother sucks (you would think YJ was the love child). The sister is the mean princess. Anyway, you will get mad, feel sad, be happy, have awe moments, cringe moments, and fall in love in each episode.

For the first time, all year, I can finally watch a drama and not worry about the actors doing a cringe job and focus on the plot. They are really walking me through this drama with them hand in hand. Thank you seasoned actors. Thank you!!!!
PLEASE WATCH. If it changes later I will be the first to update my review to give you a heads-up (for the bingers). I want to give it a 10 but I don’t want to jinx it.?

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I'm posting this comment for some friends from BOD.

NOTE: this review was used as a thread while watching the drama with friends. So, you can get our live reactions to the drama in the comments zone.

Production: cheap. The direction looks between weekly and daily drama. Which is nothing to be ashamed of, as the visual quality of these dramas has definitely improved in recent years. I just assume that the budget is limited. As for the actors, I dont see them often, and some of them are more regular of the sitcom/makjang with 50+ episodes. A few familiar faces and names used to support roles. Especially Jin Ji Hee (from Penthouse). Anyway, there are still good actors.

Episode 1.
First ~20 minutes. Disparate. Avalanche of scenes and characters, difficult to link. Lines of exposition under your nose and worst: people talking about other people you've never seen, and about situations that still don't mean anything. Impossible to memorize or concentrate.
And to nail this in a coffin: no catchy or dramatic scene; apart from the gallery director's shout-out to her assistant Madame Oh and Yu Ra looking at Se Hyeok cam. I had the impression that I hadn't watched anything, that my mind was elsewhere, and that it was so painful that I didn't feel like watching again to take down the information I could only miss.

An incomprehensible misstep coming from the writer of "Feel Good to die", whose exposition was good, and the first scene excellent. By the way, I rec this drama in the comedy-fantasy genre (no romance).

However, things quickly work out like a miracle. The writer insists on repeating names and links. Normally this would be cumbersome and annoying, but here I really needed it. Good scenes appear: people looking at the heroine's painting, their acerbic comments, then the meeting between FL and ML.
It's done, the drama is on track, and the rest of the episode gets better and better. Auction scene, accident, hospital. Funny wink with the big white truck. Like to say the drama will subvert or parody makjang tropes.

Episode 2.
The heroine's change of attitude is not credible. She changes completely.
But hey... I'm not picky, I'll accept that and see what happens.
The rest is a straightforward story, obstacle after obstacle. All focused on the main character. So, of course, it works very well. Everything is crystal-clear, and there's no difficulty in situating the characters as there was at the beginning. The pace is fast, and scenes enough dramatics. It's OK!!
A few clichés with the ML, but again, it all works. It seems naive, but even the romantic scenes are good. It's ultra-easy to watch and understand. No mining, even the flashbacks are laid out naturally. I hardly see any hidden tricks. It's classic, popular storytelling with the aim of giving pleasure to the audience. If you like the drama, thank the screenwriter first!

Episode 3+.
The drama is fun to watch. It focus on the main story without loosing time on side-plots, what I like a lot.
It's 12 episodes but 1h15 each. What is a 15h drama, close to the regular x16 one hours ones.
The attitude of the FL becomes more credible, as she's struggling more with her old-self.

Even with low budget, the director can sometimes paint beautiful scenes and aesthetic:
For example the scene in the night bar with very vivid colors, magic lights, reflection in mirror, blurry effects.

It's not a drama we can take too seriously (and I guess it's not the intention of the writer).
But I find myself involved regularly when it's enough dramatic. A bit like in The Penthouse.

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Perfect Marriage Revenge is a great revenge drama within a contract marriage plot. The actors did a great job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple has great chemistry. The fact that the drama was done only with only 12 one hour and ten minutes episodes makes the flow of the story fast paced but very little is missed in character and plot development. The main storyline in this drama is the event that, after dying, the leading lady is brought back in time for a second opportunity in life and her choice to take revenge on those that hurt her in her past life. Thrown into the equation is a leading man that does everything in his power to protect her and make her realize that she is worthy of been loved and cherished. The leading couple is great expressing their feelings and communicating even after some twists put them in awkward positions since their relationship develops with a steadfast and sincere love that allows them to heal each other. Overall, the drama is very well done and the actors’ performances, even the overly dramatic ones, were done well, making the drama very entertaining and giving the audience a well thought out revenge plot without making the leading couple crazy and evil for vengeance. Enjoy it!

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