Must Watch!

Wrote this as a comment but figured it could work as a review!
Just finished Long Time No See and it is most definitely worth the watch!! I kinda wish it was longer, but for the time they had it was paced well in my opinion. The story was a refreshing change from the college love stories we usually see. The relationship between Gitae and Chisoo was also a rather healthy one despite their circumstances. The contrast between their family lives was also a great point in the film and Gitae's sister was an amazing character addition to the story. I think my favorite part of it was the way Gitae and Chisoo's moments of tenderness contrast against the rather dark subject matter that the film deals with. Those moments were done so beautifully. They feel like lights at the end of a tunnel, moments of love and clarity that they're both searching for. It especially highlights what Chisoo is longing for- just someone to love and fully be able to trust. Beautiful body of work! Everyone involved did a wonderful job! 10/10

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Lukewarm

I have already watched the Thai version of Love In The Air and I like it a lot, just to put all my cards up front.

I went into this with no expectations. As I was watching, I was trying to respect it as it's own work, but that's hard when it's predecessor feels bounds more polished.

I'm not gonna say that this was horrible, because it was not. I enjoyed watching it and it had it's good moments. My biggest issue was the pacing of it.

I'm usually not a fan of slower paced series, but I think this would have benefited from using a full 10 episodes, at the same length, instead of 8 regular and 2 special episodes. Some of it felt rushed, especially the development of Fuma and Kai's relationship. While they captured all the important core details of the story, we get to spend way less time getting to know the characters and watching their dynamics develop. That's what made this a little lackluster for me.

Lastly, I wanna say I really enjoyed Nagatsuma Reo's performance in this. I think he did the original character justice with this performance considering the material he had to work with.

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