Reviews

This is probably going to be one of the most divisive dramas of the year. You're either going to love this drama, or you're going to meh this drama. I fall into the latter camp of people. I meh Lie to Me.



Those who love this drama praise the chemistry between the leads Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye, and even I can't deny that the chemistry between the two was so palpable that it overwhelmed me at times. However, sizzling chemistry does not a good relationship make, and I found nothing compelling about the love between the characters Hyun Gi Joon and Gong Ah Jung. It seemed to consistently coast on a superficial level, especially towards the end when the two just go on cute dates all the time and exchange grating "I miss you sooo muuuuch"'s.



When the relationship takes a last minute dive into depth, I found it to be forced and insincere. That's not the actors' fault. Kang Ji Hwan is terrific, and Yoon Eun Hye is good enough, although I maintain that she's at her best when she's crying (I don't think there's an actress who can cry like Yoon Eun Hye, and she really gets to show off here). Unfortunately, they fell victim to a poor script. Yes, the show switched writers half-way through the series, which accounts for some flaws. However, during the reign of the second writer, the plot was riddled with holes, characters acted without any logic or consistency or they were entirely neglected. There's a secondary story line concerning Ah Jung's father that goes nowhere and adds nothing to the overall story, and the second leads are given such throw away and meaningless resolutions that I can't help but think that the show would have been better off if Sang Hee and Yoon Joo had not been introduced to begin with.



I'm not going to warn you to not watch this drama. Lie to Me has a fervent following, and so clearly there's something here that some drama fans passionately latched on to, and you just might be able to find out what that something is. As for me, I'll just have to declare this a missed connection.

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Lie to Me started out very well, but slowly degraded and became boring and without substance. I really enjoyed this drama from Episode 1-10 and there are quite a few memorable scenes, but after Episode 10, it seems like the writer of this drama seem to throw "sense" out of the window. Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan are terrific actors, but this drama did not exemplify that. This is one of the few dramas where I had to skip through the episodes, and I rarely do that. ): This drama may appeal to a minority of people, but to me and quite a few people I know, this drama is definitely disappointing. On the bright side, I hope to see YEH and KJH work together again, they have GREAT chemistry!

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This drama is funny but also has a lot of \"drama.\" I liked that the Hong sisters matured the characters a couple years and left enough episodes to tell their adult storyline. Doing this allowed for the drama to stay fresh. There were a couple eps here and there that were draggy. The leads were perfect for thier roles and had excellent chemistry. I hated the second male lead!! I wanted to punch him everytime he even spoke. The main guys dad was a riot. I really liked him. The ending was sweet. Id rewatch this drama in 2 years just to look back on the characters. This drama will tug at your heart with all the frusteration it brings. But thats what a true drama does right? Watch it!

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For such an amazing cast, this drama was a sham. Moon Geun Young is an amazing actress, Kim Jae Wook is an amazing actor, Jang Geun Suk is an amazing actor, as is the rest of the cast. So then why was this drama so disappointing? No matter how good the cast, score, etc. is, you cannot have a good drama with shoddy writing. The plot of this drama was all over the place. Characters would constantly change their minds and personalities and everything but their face. Conflicts were carefully created then solved an thrown out the window leaving me with nothing to grasp on to and the feeling of being cheated. The only reason I managed to get through this drama was the cast, and even though there was a lot of skipping and skimming. You may be allured by the cast, as I was, but you're better of staring at pictures of them than watching this drama. Unless you don't care about plot. If you were to ask me, I'd tell you not to watch it.

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A child without parents has no other choice but to become an adult. By doing so he misses a vital process of gradually releasing his childhood, locking it inside. A parent after losing his child can't help but to fill an empty space to keep his sanity.

How hard it is to forgive the one who lost you and filled your place with somebody else? How insecure one feels knowing that he fills somebody elses place receiving love ment for somebody else?

How grateful you can be to the one filling your empty space easing the pain of a person that lost you?

I saw this drama firstly not as a love story between a man and a woman. But a story about child's love for his parent.

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I am really disappointed by this one. Sure, I haven't finished it yet. And I'm probably not gonna. Somehow it was promising so I kept pushing myself to keep watching. Up to Episode 4 it was ok (though the acting in this episode was a little annoying) After all, it was just the pre-storyline and somehow interesting. After that I expected a quick introduction into the actual storyline and then the story to steadily evolving into something more. It took the story until the end of episode 13 to pick up. (Thats about 10 hours going in circles) After that it became good but only until episode 17 or so. Then dragged again. Maybe I am too harsh because this drama surely had its sweet moment and one or two of my tears battled with gravity at some point, but mostly it filled me with boredom. The development of the characters is very faulty. Usually characters and their action are shown in such a manner that the viewer can relate to them or at least understand them in a way. But in this drama I had the feeling they forgot to do that with certain characters. More than once I asked myself "why does he do that in such a manner? why does he suddenly like her? Why is this character even in this drama?...."

On the positive side; I really liked the music and the acting isnt all too bad. (Oh, and the male actors are definitely worth looking at... ^.^)

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What an awesome drama. Now this is what you call romantic comedy. Most of the romantic comedies out there are really corny but this one isn't at all. I love Cha Seung Won's acting. He can act in anything whether it be action, comedy, horror, or drama; he is just amazing. I have watched a lot of his dramas and this is one of the best ones. This drama will have you laughing and laughing a lot. Just by the aegyos itself. The actors and actresses were very well picked for the drama. It's a very interesting drama that I think many celebrities can relate too. I'm not a celebrity but I guess this is how they would feel when they are in relationships and they wonder whether or not to go public. I guess watching this drama made me realize why many of them don't go public with their dating life. I hated waiting for new episodes each week but it was definitely worth it because it is such a great drama. I'm sure that if you watch it you'll will enjoy it like I did. "You should be honored to have met such a drama!" as Dok Go Jin says lol.....I really love this show. It's was so much fun watching it.

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Honestly at the beginning I was a little put off by the story line. I wasn't exactly sure where this was going. And I don't really like liars and having the main character of the story being one kinda put me off. But I kept at it and I really started to enjoy. Ok sure if you weren't really paying attention it was sort of hard to keep up with. But the acting was great and I was really satisfied with the ending although she didn't end up with the one I wanted. All in all a great show although I'm not really sure you want to watch it if you're someone whose a stickler for morals. But it's sweet, the actors are great, and if you're looking for a laugh this is definitely is a show for you!

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I recommend this drama to all and sundry. I watched the entire thing in one go, and was scarcely disappointed.



Although far from perfect, Lee Jun Ki does a brilliant job of a vengeful ninja out to get the bad guys. Of course he has an ulteriour motive (finding the man who murdered his dad) but the way he switches personalities is just..!



Whenever he's around the villagefolk, he keeps up the image of an unsuspecting simpleton. But what highly impressed me, was the gritty resolve in his eyes, when he let the mask slip in private.



Every death is likely to make you shed a tear, depending how emotionally invested you are. But within minutes, you'll be laughing or on the edge of your seat as the drama unfolds.



I also like how Iljimae isn't automatically good at martial arts. You see him struggling a lot, so by the time he IS good at it, you're cheering him on every step of the way.



I found Eun Chae (his romantic interest) a little wet around the ears and was glad the drama wasn't more romance based. She was too...perfect, if you get what I mean. Never a hair out of place. When she gets angry, she still manages to look serene. I dunno...



Watch it, if you haven't already. NOW.

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