Casamento Impossível (2024)

Meh

I was debating on what to title this review.

I usually work some snarky bit in, but with this one all I have is MEH.

A generic, lackluster, non emotional response to a mediocre experience.

"Expressing a lack of interest" is the actual definition.

There were a few laugh out loud moments, but those were few and far between.

Very few and very far.

The characters were mediocre, the writing was lackluster (and that is being kind), the chemistry was not there, and plastic surgery reigned supreme on the screen.

I had a hard time caring about any of the characters, their stories, or who they ended up with.

Everyone just looked odd to me and some scenes were a little too over the top to take seriously.

I get that the FL was supposed to be strong and have a fiery temper, but my interest for her dropped to zero when she hit the ML in the face, breaking his nose or whatever that was all about.

If the roles were reversed, we never would say a man was strong for hitting a woman in the face over her behavior.

It just fell very short and the longer I watched, the worse it became.

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Messy and mindless, but still fun enough

This drama was so messy. It started out pretty good and I was interested enough to see how it all unfolded, but the further along it got the worse the pacing was. Not only that, but it was a little hard to like any of the characters completely when they were all pretty selfish in their own ways...and then didn't seem to really develop in any meaningful way (because I felt like we didn't see any development on screen).
That isn't to say that I didn't enjoy parts of this and I did finish it. I just think that it could've been so much better if they just developed the characters and their relationships better and then worked on the pacing overall.

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It had potential.

There were so many things in this k-drama that I found certainly questionable, but I won't lie, I was entertained most of the time. But here I'm going to mention why I think it could have been so much better:
- It was hard to empathize with the main male character, I didn't feel that the reason he decided to steal (yes, steal) his brother's fiancée moved me enough to get to understand him, therefore, everything he did to achieve his goal didn't seem noble to me and his redemption was resolved so easily, all for the convenience of the plot.
- I didn't believe enough that they were so in love at the time they confessed it to each other, much less on her part. I understand there was some attraction, but directly making it seem like they couldn't be without each other didn't make it realistic, I feel like that wasn't built up very well. When I saw them acting like any couple I didn't believe it.
- The character of the brother and the approach to his sexuality was so superficial, I couldn't connect enough with him either, I think they could have put his story to better use and not just have him be there for plot convenience, again.
- Another thing is that many times I felt that the tone of the plot was lost, I didn't understand if it was a romantic comedy, something dramatic or who knows what else. The truth is that they didn't know how to balance it. Rush and superficial.
- The side stories offered NOTHING.

But I will put as plus points, the OST because I personally liked it, especially the song 'Butterfly', also that I have seen the actors' work previously and I consider them to be pretty good, but of course this is not their best work. And also something in favor were the cameos in the last episode (especially Kim Beom and Lee So Hyuk) lol.
Overall, I wasn't bored, yes, it was entertaining, but I think there was a lot of wasted potential. It wasn't horrible but it certainly could have been a lot better.

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Not Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Wedding Impossible '' is a romantic comedy about a contracted marriage.

The drama starts out nicely, introducing the main characters and their situations. However, as the story progresses, the main plot is ditched and the drama becomes something completely different. And boring to boot.

The romance, therefore, which was cute at first, got overdramatic for no reason and the second male lead was pushed aside, as the drama mainly focused on the main couple.

Also, the family drama was predictable and unoriginal.

At least, the performances were enjoyable for everyone in the cast.

So, overall, two out of ten.

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bro it had everything for being the romcom of the year?

I wouldn’t lied when I said that the firsts episodes I was invested in the story but i don’t know why at some points it became boring?‍?
I think one of the problems is that they spent too much time in their stage of not realizing their feelings and when they were already in love the drama only have 2 episodes leave so they needed to end everything but overall i really enjoyed watching it.

Regardless of everything bad, I like the chemistry of the couple but I think the little screen time as lover couldn’t explore their full potential? Also, they lost the opportunity to make a good LGBT+ character but they missed??

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"All of it, boiling it. I looked inside, man, and it was turning gray"

Admittedly, it's a stretch to find a connection between "Apocalypse Now", Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War opus that's a modern homage to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", and "Wedding Impossible", a rom-com-ish enemies-to-lovers chaebol-family-corporate-succession drama. But hold tight for a moment.

One of the "Apocalypse Now" characters in its journey in to a deep and dangerous Viet jungle is somewhat unbalanced Louisiana native nicknamed Chef. During one of the quiet interludes on the boat, one of the handful of other soldiers asks Chef how he got the Chef nickname. And Chef responds with a story about how he was going to study at an exclusive French culinary school and instead ended up in the US Navy with the intention of being a cook. And then one day:

"They lined us up in front of a hundred yards of prime rib. All of us, you know, lined up and looking at it. Magnificent meat! Really! Beautifully marbled... magnifique! Next thing, they're throwing the meat into these big cauldrons. All of it, boiling it. I looked inside, man, and it was turning gray. I couldn't f**n' believe that one!"

Much like Chef and his hundred yards of gorgeous beef, "Wedding Impossible" has the ingredients for a bountiful feast of a drama, but renders it through an uninspired and worn and clumsily exposited narrative that ends with a production far short of its potential.

But the ingredients? [chef's kiss]

Jeon Jeong Seo certainly isn't the classic siren type. She's naturally abrasive and blunt. Her history suggests she's far more comfortable with action and tension than light comedy and romance. But it's this genuine awkwardness that makes her No Ah Jung lead so endearing.

Moon Sang Min is rock solid as Lee Ji Han. He's not just the tall pretty boy. And he's got the "I'm cool on the outside but I'm a raging inferno on the inside" acting thing DOWN.

Kim Do Wan is one of the very best second male leads. Any doubters should skim through his scenes in "My Roommate is a Gumiho" where he throws down a masterpiece performance. Casting him as the closeted gay Lee Do Han, a LGBTQ character that is a three dimensional real human who happens to be homosexual instead of a paper-thin stereotype that populates most dramas, is a perfect choice.

There's a couple noteworthy supporting actors too - Park Ah In as the scheming older half sister is very, very good and Seo Woo Jin crushes as Ah Jung's cute young nephew. Song Sang Eun and Min Jin Woong have some nice comedic relief together.

It may not be a legendary pantheon of heavyweights, but it's a very solid group of actors and characters.

And then it greats dropped in a cauldron of boiling chaebol succession blah blah blah. Press conferences. Paparazzis. Living room confrontations. USB drives of CCTV videos. Secretaries. Suits. Snore. Snooze. Sigh.

It's still great fun to see young actors get a chance to be leads and to work incredibly well together. Despite the plot weakness, the two leads are terrific together. It's a fun show to watch when it sticks to the rom-com side of things. Unfortunately, there's not enough of a story there to fill in 12 hour long episodes and everything else is trite and uninspired.

Lightly recommended.

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Deludente su tutti i fronti, una serie da dimenticare...

Credo di poterlo definire un drama che non puntava in alto, ma che - a conti fatti - poco ci mancava precipitasse.
Niente di nuovo e il già visto è riproposto pure male. Manca la trama, ma con un buon romance posso farne anche a meno. Il problema è che manca anche una buona storia d'amore. Mancano attori validi, l'attrice protagonista in particolare non mi ha convinta, mi irritava anche solo vederla. Manca tutto, insomma.
Non c'è una scena - e dico una che sia una - che potrei salvare. Quando assegno valutazioni negative spesso lo faccio parlando di spreco di potenziale, di opportunità non colte, ecc. Ma qui, la materia prima scarseggiava già in partenza, su tutti i fronti (dalla scelta degli attori, alla sceneggiatura, alla trama, all'idea di base).
Da dimenticare, se si è visto. Da non vedere, se si è ancora in tempo.

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Laughably bad

I watched this drama exclusively for Moon Sang Min because I loved Under the Queen's Umbrella. This was just terrible.

None of the characters had any b*lls to speak up and tell the truth. Lee Do Han didn't have the courage to tell his brother that he was gay and that the marriage was a sham. Na Ah Jung didn't have the courage to tell her "fiance" that she liked his brother and to Ji Han that the marriage was fake. Lee Ji Han didn't have the courage to tell his brother that he liked his fiance. But, Ji Han still had the audacity to get on his moral high horse and get upset at Ah Jung and Do Han for supposedly keeping things from him after sneaking around with Ah Jung behind everyone's back.

Secondary characters were meaningless and boring. None of the older siblings got their comeuppance for continuously scheming against their younger brothers. Dead mom's husband didn't get punished for causing her death. Ji Han's "first love" was the most pointless and non-confrontational love rival ever. Nobody's actions had any consequences and nothing really mattered. The three main characters made some very strange moral choices and were never called out on anything. Zero thought was put into creating a meaningful story and character development.

The acting was mediocre. Moon Sang Min did a decent job. But, Jeon Jong Seo was terrible. She had one resting b*tch face in most scenes like the drama was a chore for her. Her and Moon Sang Min had no chemistry. Overall, the show was a complete waste of time with zero entertainment value.

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Worst Writing in recent K dramas

it’s one of the most sloppiest writing ever.
they had a good cast, but all wasted because of poor writing on the show.

it started of well then mid season there were many loopholes in their story.. and the need just fizzled out.

they had cameos in last episode to spike up the ratings, didn’t do wonders when your main leads have a messed up story.

at one point, you will be wondering why are they even doing this? what is the point of it?

waste of time literally.

if you have seen decent number of dramas, you will know why this is one of the worst writings ever.

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Be more bolder, pls

This is the first k-drama I wished it had more episodes. More episodes - more couple scences. They deserved more intimate, personal and beautiful scenes. One of the best couples from my latest seen shows. Great chemistry. Moon Sang Min is such a passionate and charismatic actor. And I am so happy that female lead is so funny, intelligent and active. ??One star down because of a very quick ending, and after one year meeting it was without passion between the main leads. Separately they were sad but together something was missing. Maybe some scene which would lead them close to each other. Meeting after one year should be full of secret pain and love they had to held inside. And it seemed to be unrealistic that the grandpa would be waiting (so long) one year to give them a bless.

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