web series review of netflix

 After the success of squid game netflix exposed another drama/web series with lots of action, thriller and with overpowered fight scenes.

DRAMA SYNOPSIS

The drama revolves around Yoon Ji Woo (Han Seo Hee), a woman who joins an organized crime group to avenge his father’s death and later goes undercover as police officer.

Choi Moo Jin (Park Hee Sun) is the boss of the biggest drug ring in Korea in Korea. He helps Yoon Ji Woo go undercover in various ways, but his true motives are not easy to understand.

Jeon Pil Do (Ahn Bo Hyun) is a police detective in the Drug Investigation Unit and a former promising judoka. He becomes Yoon Ji Woo’s partner when she joins the police.

Jung Tae Joo (Lee Hak Joo) is Choi Moo Jin’s subordinate. He is Choi Moo Jin’s most trusted henchman.

Cha Ki Ho (Kim Sang Ho) is the head of the Drug Investigation Unit. He owes to take down Choi Moo Jin’s drug ring before he retires.

Do Kang Jae (Jang Yul) is a former member of the drug ring. After he was kicked out, he vowed revenge.

REVIEW

This drama really deserves a lot of attention, after all this drama has eye catching story and their cast whoi does excellent job- but the quality in production and acting are easily on par, such is the generally higher-than-average standard of k-dramas in general.  Han So-hee, last seen in NEVERTHELESS, also streaming on Netflix, plays Joon Jiwoo, a young woman determined to avenge the death of her gangster father with the help of his old crime boss associate Mujin and his shadowy organization, which is known as, simply, well… “The Organization.

My Name does not waste a minute to suck you into a story that is well-paced and superbly acted. Ok ok, before I go too far into it without context, the series, consisting of 8 episodes, is rife with techno beats and the brilliant Han So-hee being an absolute badass. Her gangster father’s disappearance has put a damper on her life with her getting bullied relentlessly at school. But what happens when he is murdered?

Well, she teams up with a crime boss and the police and seeks revenge, of course.

My Name is an absolutely thrilling ride. The episodes are thrilling, grungy and feature a narrative style that keeps you on the edge. It’s a revenge thriller, so of course, expect all the usual tropes that come with a story like this. However, even with the tropes, the series never feels old or boring. If anything, the creators have done an excellent job at moulding these tropes to fit a storyline that will make you go to the next episode the moment one is over.

It’s not just the thriller aspects of it though. My Name is just so deeply emotional at all times. Ji-woo’s sadness and heartbreak are apparent and the emotional upheavals that she goes through before and after her father’s death give her story the much-needed ammunition and reason.

In some scenes that are difficult to watch but are moments for Ji-woo to grow, it’s Ji-woo’s resolve that we see throughout. The gym scenes are by far the most heart-wrenching because Ji-woo is the outside – she’s a woman in a man’s world. She’s insulted and sexually abused, but she comes out of it like a phoenix.

Her growth can be attributed to Park Hee-soon, who is every part sinister and nurturing to the orphaned Ji-woo. In another gruesome scene in a cage where the recruits all go against each other, Ji-woo, in spite of being the youngest, holds on to her own. It’s gruesome, it’s horrifying and it’s a great watch. The violence can get to some and you might just be a little nauseous, but there won’t be a moment you won’t cheer for Ji-woo.

My Name also looks absolutely splendid. The cinematography is excellent and the scenes are bathed in dark reds, oranges and shadows. It looks absolutely splendid and makes this revenge story all the more thrilling and exciting to watch.

Han So-hee, who was so different in Nevertheless, is an absolute badass here. She is a cannon waiting to go off to avenge her father and ease her guilt. Underneath all of her rage, though, is a person who is vulnerable, scared and heartbroken. Han So-hee embodies all of those emotions effortlessly. The pain of losing her father and the determination to murder his murderer come upon her face and through every action of hers.

The action sequences, too, look absolutely great and are realistic. At no point does it seem like So-hee is beating people to a pulp. It’s so absolutely thrilling that it makes watching this a charming affair.