Uma Loja Para Assassinos (2024)

Fasten your seat belt!

March 2024
Wow. The brilliant Lee Dong Wook has made many action dramas and films over the years, and this is a stonkingly good addition.

From the moment he turns up at his family's home after a long absence, one just feels things might not be quite right.

Another where there is a lot of story, incorporated into a relatively few number of episodes. However, with this drama I didn't feel like there were any gaping holes. There was sufficient depth and character backgrounds (connections, experiences etc), relevant to the plot, to make it feel very solid.

It's an adrenaline, nerve fuelled blast, with totally OTT fight scenes that are off the scale exciting, but very easily bought into. I never found myself thinking 'that's ridiculous'.... far-fetched? Definitely. But totally fitting for a fictional roller coaster that's bang-on entertaining for every single second of exciting, nail-biting, viewing.

Brilliant cast, some very tough and clinically ruthless characters, and some harrowing scenes. Balanced, as I so like it, by laughs and buckets of dark humour, which never detracted from the feelings of threat.

I will definitely watch this again. FAB-U-LOUS. I stayed up all night because I couldn't stop watching and didn'teven feel tired... until after
;~D
That doesn't happen often.

Leia Mais

Misleading title and summary

While an enjoyable watch and the story is good, the title and summary provided in the site is misleading as this series focus more on the back story and the revenge plot of the antagonist. The so-called "shop" and even the niece were mere plot devices.

The back and forth between the past and the present provided a great way to stitch the narrative together and helped the viewer find out why assassins were after the niece. But then again contrary to what is on the title and on the summaries, the assassination attempt has nothing to do with the shop or the identity of the niece but has to do with what happened in the past.

It feels like the element related to a Company takeover of the shop was shoved in just so the title would make sense. At its core this is a revenge drama about a villain throwing a tantrum because he was chastised in the past for his criminal deeds.

Leia Mais

Really great drama. I loved the uncle

The drama was really good. I enjoyed watching every minute of it. The only thing that pissed me off about the drama was the female lead character. Overall, she did not make any sense to me. How could you let jeongmin fool you do you think the uncle would let some random person live under your house and watch you for 14 years if he didn’t trust him? Instead of asking questions she could’ve killed most of those people when she had a chance but instead she was letting other people make the choices for you and then you get mad when they betray you. She’s the only character I do not like tbh.
My name was way better tbh.

Leia Mais

Small Season One Review

Okay, so I went into this not realizing I was starting a show that wasn't completed, which is something I really try not to do as I'm too impatient. lol

This series was a bit difficult to follow in the beginning with all the time jumping, but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. The FL Jung Ji Ahn (Kim Hye Joon) was getting on my nerves a bit because there were a few times in the beginning where I was like, "Is she gonna pick up the pace or take this a little more seriously?" lol In retrospect it wasn't just her. It's that there are all these high level assassins attacking two kids so aggressively and yet also not nearly aggressively enough. Like the drones had ample opportunities to kill both of them right in their heads. Hence why I thought she should've been moving faster to at least make this look more realistic.

Most importantly, my husband Lee Dong Wook did a great job as Jung Jin Man. Right away when we learned who he really was and that he died I was like, "There's no way!! The show starring him is going to be all flashback style!?" Anyways, he was amazing.

Unique storyline and amazing acting. The flashback where we're introduced to Bale and come to know why JIn Man hates him was intense and brutal. Jo Han Sun is way too good an actor because just seeing his face makes me irrationally angry. Also, he just pulls off the psychopathic, soulless aura of Bale.

I knew this show was shorter than the usual 16-20 episode dramas, but I swore I thought it was 10 episodes. So imagine my shock when I'm at work, I've just heated up my dinner, and I start my show where I left off, the last few minutes of episode 8 and THERE HE IS. Jin Man. ALIVE! So I went to go to episode 9 and was shattered to discover no such episode exists and that's the end for now. Ruined my meal and my day. lol

Can't wait for season two. Hopefully it's not too long a wait.

Leia Mais

What more do you need?

This was the single greatest piece of cinematography I have watched since 2024. Ok maybe not to that point but still a great nonetheless. Really loved the way the story was told while we went back and fort from past to present and how throughout the show, the story was being detangled with details.
Something I love about action show is when you have some good fight choreography. The fighting scenes were so delicious and you could see that each punch and throw were put there to tell the story.
Screaming and gagging at the last episode. Best.
Where is the second season?
Where is Lee Dong Wook's Oscar?
Why was So Min Hye such a queen?
Anyways, this is going straight to my favorite list.

Leia Mais

What makes a good killer?

A Shop for Killers is a very unique take on the contract killer plotline. It was a show that I was very excited to start, especially as a fan of Lee Dongwook, and it was very entertaining all the way through. However, I felt like there were a few parts of the show that felt off. The first bit will be free of spoilers, so I'll mark where they start.

The opening scene of the show has Jeong Jian, our protagonist, getting shot at in her home. A very striking opening scene that had me excited to see both what happens next and how we got there. However, it's the latter that I have to complain about. This show jumps back and forth a LOT between the present and the past. Jian has an uncle, Jeong Jinman, who seems to be up to some shady business. These jumps to the past allow us to understand what exactly that shady business is, and how it concerns her. However, it is very non-linear in its storytelling. I think the one thing that bothered me the most about this wasn't the fact that we kept jumping between times, but the fact that they replayed scenes we had seen before so many times to orient the viewer in the timeline, but it was just excessive and unnecessary most of the time. The replayed scenes were so much longer than they needed to be, especially because this is an 8 episode series. If you've forgotten THAT much of the show when it's so short, it's probably because you weren't paying attention.

Another fault brought about by this non-linear storytelling was the fact that the viewer didn't get to learn the truth alongside Jian, but rather knew before her. You learn very early on about Jinman's career as a contract killer, but you have to watch a confused and scared Jian learn this WAY later than you do, at which point it doesn't pack the same punch. I will say though, watching Jian go through so many emotions in the span of just a few days is an incredible watch, and the actress did a great job portraying her.

**Spoilers start here**

My last and biggest issue with this show was the ending. What a copout! You get to watch Jian go through all this internal turmoil of should I kill or should I not, how could I ever run this business, etc. just for all that to go out the window because Jinman is ALIVE?? The entire story could have been avoided. You could argue that that's what makes Jian such a tragic character, but I thought that leaving the storyline right before they introduced Jinman at the end would have been a perfectly fine ending - a young girl, left to figure out the world with no one on her side. Could Jian become a killer like Jinman? Does she have what it takes, or is she only fueled by the rage that her parents' and uncle's death caused? I guess these questions don't really matter, because she doesn't need to be on her own anymore!

Overall, it was a good show and an engaging watch. Besides some issue with the storytelling and the ending, it was very interesting to watch the plot unfold both in the past and present. Frankly, I think this could have have spanned two seasons, with one season being all about Jinman and one about Jian, but the back and forth didn't get too messy. Worth checking out if you like short and dark thrillers.

Leia Mais

It's a type of drama EVERYONE can watch !!

I have watched many dramas out of all them very few dramas keeps you hooked till the end. It literally kept me on my seat for whole day without fast forwarding a single second. Everyone has done there part so well that it needs an applause. The main female lead performed every aspect of her role well and kept the show interesting. I had a hunch that it will leave us at a cliffhanger for second season but it ended in completing the arc of the story. The second season or the main arc of the story will be worth watching as the first season satisfied me all the way through. If you love a suspenseful and action drama with a bit of comedy and strong male lead you will love this drama I assure you.

Leia Mais

TERRIFIC ACTION! EXCELLENT PLOT! FAST PACED BUT ENTERTAINING THRILLER

Hands down one of the best shows of 2024, A Shop For Killers is a roller coaster ride. There is not a single point of boredom and the show doesn't doesn't let you get distracted. What I absolutely loved is that every character did justice to the show and there was no wasted moments. The action sequences are so well executed that I rewatched each episode after the first watch. Loved how they logically placed everything so that you don't have to waste your time thinking 'how could this happen in normal world'. I loved Kim Hye Jin's eccentricity from Inspector Koo but she is the action queen with this drama. Jeong Jin Man would be my samchon of the dreams. Loved it!!
N.B. If you are not comfortable with extreme violence, this show is not for you.

Leia Mais

Another great Disney+ action thriller!

I hadn't heard of this drama before but stumpled upon it while watching "Moving" on Disney+. Very glad I decided to watch, it was just what I needed right now.




What I liked:

-Action is really really REALLY good in this drama. Knife fights, gunfights, drones, machine guns, explosions, murder robots; A shop for killers has it all and the action is mostly very well made and thrilling.

- Pacing is very tight and I wasn't bored at any point when watching the drama. A shop for killers has a quite interesting structure; the main plot in the present day takes place only in one location. However, there's multiplr long flashback sequences used to reveal the characters' backstories. The flashbacks weren't boring or annoying, quite the opposite, they were really interesting.



What I didn't like:

- Writing was quite messy at some points and some of the characters could have been written a lot better. I'm maybe just stupid but there were multiple situations where I had no idea why characters did what they did, the motivations were extremely confusing. The main villain Bale is also just a very onedimensional psychopath killer, and nothing else besides that. Other characters however were memorable and likable. ML and FL were both great and well acted. I really enjoyed Pasin and Minhye too (did she really die :| )

-There were many unanswered questions that definitely need to be addressed in a second season, otherwise this is quite disappointing. The entire Bale vs Jinman storyline wasn't resolved AT ALL. How did Jinman fake his death and why wasn't Bale involved in the present day plot in any way? This definitely needs a second season but I really doubt we are getting one, unfortunately.


- This is a common issue with pretty much all action K-dramas, but almost everything in this drama is extremely unrealistic. Even though the action was mostly great, I just had to laugh at how silly and unrealistic some of the scenes were. The storyline itself is definitely not down-to-earth or realistic either; it's VERY over-the-top almost throughout the drama. Didn't quite get into Vagabond- territory where protagonist survives a 1vs50 gunfight, but this drama was close to that at some point. Overall, these things didn't really annoy me in this drama, but I just wanted to mention them.


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A shop for killers is an excellent addition to Disney+ action K-drama catalogue, alongside "The worst of evil" and "Moving". The drama suffered from weak and messy writing at some points and I wasn't entirely satisfied with the open-ish ending either. However, the memorable characters and thrilling action sequences make this a must watch drama if you enjoy action!

Leia Mais

Alur cerita yang bagus

Alur cerita nya bagus banget.
Banyak yang ga ketebak di dalam drama ini.
Aktingnya ok banget.
Sampai episode 6 masih banyak pertanyaan yang belum bisa dijawab dalam drama ini.
Setiap peran mempunyai karakter yang sangat kuat.
Semua pemain sangat bagus dalam menjalankan perannnya.
Teknik kamera yang digunakan juga oke banget.

Sampai episode 6 ini kita masih dibuat penasaran atas banyak pertanyaan yang belum terjawab ;
1. Kenapa bale bisa hidup, padahal dia terkena luka yang sangat parah ketika berhadaman dengan jeong jiman? Siapa yang menyelamatkan Bale dari ledakan di Laos?
2. Kenapa jeong jiman bunuh diri? Atau apakah jeong jiman benar-benar telah mati?
3. Apa alasana babylon mengejar jeong jian?
4. Apakah warna kode yang dipakai oleh minhye, pasin, dan brother?

Leia Mais