Sorry, I Love You

Sorry, I Love You reminded me of A Love to Kill in many ways (incidentally I’ve learned that they have the same writer). This is also a story about revenge, despair, and yearning for "forbidden fruit". These two shows had in common, for example, that I didn't understand some of the actions of the hero and heroine. But at the same time, that's what I liked about it. The fact that they were different and had their own mindsets. Soo-jeong Im was great in the beginning. But towards the end, when it literally came down to desperate behavior and the characters started messing around, I didn't enjoy her as much. She lost her spirit. This was definitely accentuated by the fact that they dyed her hair black afterwards, which made her look pale. On the other hand, she gave a convincing portrayal of grief. I had a similar experience with the third wheel. At first I thought he was awfully cute, even despite being spoiled rotten, but by about halfway through I was fed up with him. So the only one who kept me going from start to finish was Ji-sub So. Revenge and hatred always bring pain. And he played his internal struggles brilliantly. All I'll say in closing is that he was different from what I imagined him to be, and he left a very deep impression on me. And so did the series itself. Every episode had suspense and big things happening. Tragically beautiful... 4.5 stars. (07/12/2015)

I'm not sure how to rate this dorama. In the beginning, it reminded me of Bad Guy's little brother, six years younger. A little bit of music, a little bit of story. But then it changed. I think this is much better in some ways, unfortunately much worse in others. It actually has a good story at its core and it's not just a walk in the park. It's just that the very good impression made by a quality plot and pretty good background music was ruined by the occasional illogical behavior of the characters, their unnecessary rambling, dragging (which is actually a bad habit in Korean dorama), and the microphones. Wait, what microphones, you say? The ones in the shot. That annoyed me so many times. Once or twice can be forgiven; it happens. But so many times? Someone take notes when you’re watching. From above, from below, they keep peeping out. I can't help but feel it's a bit like an amateur show with good subject matter hidden behind the occasional and unnecessary fluff of the ills of Korean doramas. I'm deciding between 3 and 4 stars. Hopefully I'll decide sometime. Maybe in hindsight. So, after 15 months, I've decided to give it 3 stars. On the better side, of course. (09/14/2010)