Vincenzo (2021)

Just go dor it it'll surely not.... Disappoint you it's a perfect combo!!! ✨??

I just finished vincenzo and yes it's just a blockbuster.??.. Not only because soong joong ki made come back through it but because of the extraordinary Story, caste, and brilliant acting .....
If you are a action and thriller lover do watch it as it's released gully now you need not to wait for next episode and trust me it won't disappointed you.... So the Story goes like this soong joong ki was abandoned by his mother due to some reason ( i wont tell that) and then he was adopted by a Italian family after years the Italian mafia came to south korea to get the gold left hidden by the boss but was stuck there due to sone reason and then he met cha young and he fell in love with her... Further the started to Fight against babel a company but at start they didn't know eho the real boss was. But soon it came out to be joon wo.. ( tbh It was really shocking
I didn't expect so)?? and that's how he started to do all possible things to get him down and soon everyone around vincenzo became fond of him even the main villains brother left his brother and went to vincenzo.. Even there are some emotion scenes of death and even he killed vincenzo's mother that was truly hard to digest!! As vincenzo couldn't even tell her he was her son!! ?????
I would give its Story 9.5 because although the story wad great but what i found disappointing ??was that there was Very less romance!!!!!! I was totally shipping chen cha/ power couple/ mafia couple/ vincha but we were barely shown any Romance scene so if are here to see sone romance sorry it's gonna disappoint you a bit.. Although there are 2 kiss scenes to satisfy your eger fully!!! But still ut was not so great at last the love story was left open!!! We weren't shown that what they did with the gold or how the utilized it... Or if they ended up together!! ????
And ost or music was overall great... I would say but still something felt missing so i would give it 9....
And caste has done it's best so 10 points i could found any error in there acting further italian scenes were shooted virtually and still the vibes were same!!!! ✨? so loved it!!!!!
I won't say anything about rewatch value cause i don't like rewatching dramas!!! ?✨ sorry
And overall 9.8 .......... Just lover it!!!

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The true satisfaction comes when you look at the entire plot.

From what I realized is that everyone has mixed reviews on this drama. So If you want to watch this drama there are a few things you need to know.

1. The start is slow, like any other normal drama to a point that will make you even wonder why everyone is making such a fuss about it. But believe me when I say it's going to snowball into something really good. At times you will find yourself at the edge of your seat and the next second rolling off it while laughing.

2. You're going to meet the most eccentric bunch of characters, that you won't see in any other drama. The only sane character is Vincenzo and he later gets influenced by those bunch of weirdos down the story. At first, you will probably find it exasperating, but trust me those characters will grow on you.

3. Truthfully the story doesn't have much depth to it. but the true satisfaction comes when you look at the entire plot. Usually, most of the stories are good guys vs bad guys. but have you ever watch an evil guy standing alongside the good guys and kick the asses of another bad guy? and the satisfaction of the bad guys losing at every corner because of one big baddie on the good side!!!

To sum the story up, it's about the evil Wusang- Babel family bullying the Geumga family and the rest of the society with their power and money. This powerless party pairs with Vincenzo Cassano to fight against the opposing party. So a fight between the Cassano - Geumga family Vs. Wusang - Babel Family ensures. To put it simply it's like a fight between Godzilla vs king kong.

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Série incrível, divertida e merece todo o hype

O que falar sobre Vincenzo? Apenas que merece todo o hype que teve e muito mais!!! Uma série de 20 episódios de 1:30h de duração e mesmo assim não tem um segundo que fique chato e monótono. Começo dizendo que Vincenzo é muito mais que uma série de máfia ou uma série de comédia, ela é os dois e faz isso magistralmente. Vincenzo não é um herói, nem um vilão, ele está mais para um anti herói charmoso, que acaba fazendo as coisas certas por motivos e com métodos não tão corretos. "Os fins justificam os meios" nesse caso. Eu gosto da dinâmica da série bem jogo de xadrez, eles ganham umas batalhas e perdem algumas, os vilões são extremamente cruéis, mas também super realistas. Eu não sou muito adepta da ideia de "justiça com as próprias mãos", mas gostei de como foi executada, realmente se dependesse da justiça, nenhum dos corruptos da série seria punido e eles continuariam com impunidade e fazendo o que bem entendem, como a gente sabe que é o que acontece na vida real. Aqui Vincenzo assume o papel de ser um demônio que pune outros demônios e pra mim o final com a aquela maldita velha bruxa (Choi Myung Hee) e o psicopata (Jang Jun Woo) sendo torturados até a morte foi altamente satisfatório.

Sobre a dinâmica do Vincenzo com os outros personagens eu devo dizer que amei. Primeiramente amei a Hong Cha Young, acho que é a melhor mocinha de dorama coreano que já vi até agora. Linda, ambiciosa sim, não é sonsa nem metida a boazinha, engraçada, inteligente, e o que mais gostei é que ela não está lá para ser uma chata, pra limitar até onde o Vincenzo pode ir, nem pra ser a bússola moral (como a detective em Lucifer, por exemplo). Ela está lá pra derrubar a Babel, vingar o pai dela e também se vale do princípio que os fins justificam os meios, embora não seja tão extrema como o próprio Vincenzo. Outra coisa que merece destaque na série é como eles conseguiram introduzir mais de 10 personagens secundários relevantes e fazer você se apegar a todos e todos terem sua própria história e suas próprias peculiaridades. No fim eu já estava sentindo que todos os membros do Geumga Plaza eram minha própria família. Além disso, gostei de como a história do ouro fica como plano de fundo, a série não vira uma "caça ao tesouro", na maior parte das vezes isso serve mais é como alívio cômico.

Também tenho que falar sobre a construção da personagem Choi Myung Hee. No primeiro episódio, quando ela aparece dançando da lavanderia, eu até gostei dela. Quando ela se revela vilã, parece que tudo nela é feito pra passar uma sensação de asco. O visual desgrenhado, quando ela usa tênis de academia com roupa social, sempre dão foco nela comendo de um jeito nojento. Enfim, muitas vezes odiei mais ela do que o próprio Jang Jun Woo, mas é bom ver como conseguiram desenvolver tão bem uma vilã feminina, a ponto de só ela aparecer na tela já te deixar com raiva. A atriz com certeza está de parabéns.

Claro que eu não poderia deixar de dar destaque para a maravilhosa atuação do Song Joong Ki. Vincenzo é um personagem com vários nuances, ele pode ser sério poker face, ele pode ser mal, ele pode ser cômico, sentimental, bobo, charmoso...e ele soube desenvolver cada um desses aspectos de uma maneira completamente crível. Um ator que te faz rir e chorar com certeza é um ator incrível e Song Joong Ki me fez sentir várias emoções durante a série (inclusive amor, acho que me apaixonei kkkk), certamente merece o título de um dos atores mais bem pagos da Coreia.

Enfim, Vincenzo é uma série incrível e entrega absolutamente tudo, comédia, drama, romance, mistérios, plot twists... pra mim uma das melhores coreanas que já vi, vale muito a pena!!!

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Genuinely good.

Vincenzo was a show that was enjoyable to the very end. The relationship was cute and not too overly romantic as that wasn't the focus of the show. The show integrated the relationship in a way that was sensible to the overall plot of the story.

Vincenzo gave a satisfying and realistic ending. I believe that the show wouldn't have been as good if he didn't have to flee Korea after killing the villains. Though it was sad to see him and his new family in Korea, it was a strong and solid ending.
The story was very strong, and the actors executed their roles to perfection.

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Pour moi, à découvrir...

Voilà un drama de qualité. Certes, il ne plaira pas à tout le monde, et je le comprends tout à fait. Mais pour ma part, j’ai juste adoré…

Drama de genre plutôt policier et drame au départ, c’est en fait un joli melting-pot de bien des genres. Cela a été pour moi, un vrai ascenseur émotionnel : J’ai ri, pleuré, été sous tension, éberluée… Bref je suis passé par tous les stades possibles et inimaginables. Les 10 premiers épisodes, ont adhère, les 10 derniers on ne respire plus, chaque fin d’épisode nous laissant dans un questionnement terrible sur ce qui va arriver à l’épisode suivant.

C’est sûr que du coup, certaines personnes ne vont pas adhérer à ce mélange des genres. Mais j’ai trouvé, personnellement, que c’était mené de main de maître, et très bien réalisé. Aussi j’ai aimé passer d’un genre à un autre, et vivre toutes sortes d’émotions en un seul drama.

Le petit bémol pour moi : Catégorisé « Romance » également, si vous êtes comme moi, une romantique inconditionnelle, vous serez un peu déçus… L’histoire charmante entre les deux leads, restera malgré tout, très loin en arrière-plan, et on n’y goutera que quelques petites miettes. De quoi parfois, vous laissez un peu sur votre faim…

Sorti de là, le couple principal marche à merveille, les acteurs sont topissimes : Autant Song Joong Ki, porte son rôle à merveille, et j’ai adoré l’ambivalence de son personnage : Il a un côté sombre, noir, il le sait, et essaie de la modeler pour en faire quelque chose de « bien ». Et d’un autre côté, il a un cœur, et s’attache de façon touchante à tout les personnages secondaires qui sont autour de lui, ou encore dans sa relation avec sa mère. Un de ses plus beaux rôles pour moi. Certes, c’est un méchant, mais il représente aussi une réalité terrible du monde d’aujourd’hui. Et il a porté ça de main de maître.

Quant à Jeon Yeo Bin, dans son rôle d’avocate un peu barrée, elle tient la route, et une fois la surprise passée, a réussi à m’emmener dans son univers avec plaisir.

Leur duo est une magnifique relation pleine de complicité et d’amitié.

Les rôles secondaires, idem, une fois la surprise passée de ce côté un peu « fou », c’est un vrai bonheur de les voir évoluer, et s’entraider, et devenir une « extension » de Vincenzo CASSANO. Ils sont tous extras, chacun dans leur personnage.

Quand à Ok Taec Yeon, il est juste époustouflant dans son rôle de psychopathe, Chapeau bas...

Certains n’aimeront pas cette glorification de Vincenzo, et cela n’excuse pas tous les crimes qu’il a commis, en effet. Mais tout ce côté complexe du personnage, a été à mon sens, magnifiquement travaillé et interprété.

Bref, vous l’aurez compris, hormis pour le côté romance, sur tous les autres plans j’ai été comblée. Pour l’instant, un de mes meilleurs dramas 2021 sans hésiter.

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The BEST ANTI-HERO Oddly Satisfying Adrenaline Rush Satire Drama of 2021 so far

I watched this drama because I was curious why this drama is 9 in mydramalist and 8.6 in imdb so I was more curious then watch it after watching the drama I was so amazed of the location they shoot especially the scenery superb and also after watching the special episode they did not shoot in Italy but they use only CGI WTF!!!! MIND BLOWN I was so speechless yes Director Kim Hee Won you did great!!! The story is very fast paced after 3 episodes it will not bore you watching becoz it has a lot dark comedy skits it will make you feel weird but laughing all the time and lots of action scenes with less romance thank God becoz im single lmao , but has roller coaster rides of emotions like in ep 16 and ep 20 its so painful to watch so I was devastated watching it and has lots of twist and turns or plot twist that keep your adrenaline rushing all the time. The acting is Perfect Vincenzo Cassano(Song joongki) is one a hell of a monster that could not be beaten his a fcking overpowered lol but I like his personality very cold but very witty always thinking outside the box and know how defeat his enemies smoothly and also the hilarious female lawyer and also her partner in crime Hong Cha young(Jeon Yeo Bin) is a weirdo wtf she supports Vincenzo Cassanos dirty mafia tactics to ther enemies because of corrupted justice they faced so its ok with me atleast its not your typical goodytwoshoes FL Lol and she is a badass too I love her!!!! Also all of their enemies are bunch of PSYCHOPATHS their so dangerous that they can kill you without mercy!!! Also a lot of side characters in the drama lol at least it will not be a boring drama to watch. The Music is spot on , a perfect OST , BGM and sound effects are all wonderful. A big thumbs of to the staffs, actors, writers , director and all who participated !!! Hands down, THE BEST KDRAMA OF 2021 SO FAR!!! Highly recommended who are a fan of satire, dark comedy, slow burn romance, action, mafia , and thriller.

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YOU WON'T REGRET

THIS IS THE BEST DRAMA EVER INDEED. I can't stress enough how good this is. Tha story, the acting, the character development, the VILLIANS, everything is so on point. No one could have played vincenzo better than Song joon ki. He's the best. Jeon yeo been is so good as Cha young. Their chemistry is so refreshing. The drama makes you hate the villian(jang ho seok) and at the same time makes you fall in love with actor (Ok taecyon) cuz he's so good at it. And everyone else as supporting characters are also out standing. You will fall in love with the Geugum plaza family. Finale will leave you overwhelmed. Totally recommended.

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Revenge is a dish best served cold

Thrilling!
I usually am not a fan of "overrated" dramas (Descendants of the sun was a torture to watch), but this time I am on board. The mix of comedy and dark revenge is so fresh and so welcome in dramaland!

I had to subtract 0.5 point due to the finale episode which could have been SO MUCH BETTER (spoilers ahead):
- The smart and bold FL just disappeared due to an aching shoulder;
- The well-developed character that was Jang Han Seo left us in a disappointing way (don't get me wrong, I cried like a baby, but I couldn't stop thinking to myself that I couldn't care less about Hong Cha Young's boo boo seeing that boy alone...).
- Vincenzo's stupid behaviour during that whole "Hong Cha Young has been captured" scene.

Overall, the cinematography is very impressive, the ost and bgm go so well with the scenes, the acting is pretty much flawless, the story is (most of the time) quite nice with a lot of details on the revenge plots.

Of course there are some issues with this drama, mostly in the last 2-4 episodes, but to be fair I don't want to judge this drama on these. It managed to make me happy every Sunday evening, and gosh, that's not an easy thing to do. So thank you!

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Standing Ovation!

Okay, guys....if a drama doesn't offer what Vincenzo delivered, then I don't want it.

This drama has ruined everything!

Redefining friendship between the ML and FL - I looooved that Vincenzo and Cha Young were partners
Redefining badass - the ML is the villain and you will love him, the FL is what I want to be when I grow up, and the gang ...waaah
Redefining friendship - that Geumga Plaza Gang is just goals
Redefining romance - giving you that slow burn
Redefining humour - oh my gosh, had me tearing with laughter
Redefining plot twists - I remember following chats and videos about predictions and somehow, we all just didn't see it coming
Redefining OST - all the music *chef's kiss* and that BGM....gave me chills at all the suspenseful moments
Redefining character development - the most unassuming characters just blew my mind *Hello Mr Ahn!*
Redefining writing - the plot, the dialogue....whaaaaaat?!

Just wow. Hats off! Throwing flowers on the stage because ...wow! (I shall be in my room recovering)

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[insert italian music here] mamma mia, what a boring watch!

This show had a great premise: an anti-hero, a female lead who isn't all pure and innocent, bad guys who are actually badder than bad and straight up evil and an adorable pool of side characters around the anti-hero who bring out his good side and his bad side.

Now, notice how I said the show had a great premise? Well, it's a shame that they fumbled the bag.

The show suffers from being too long; in a world of kdramas that are 17 episodes, Vincenzo decided to be quirky and do 20 episodes. 20 long, drawn out, draining episodes this show consisted of. The middle suffers the worst with this, the constant rinse and repeated cycled of bad guys plotting, Vincenzo finds out, he stops their plotting and they get mad and decide to plot more to get back at him, so on and so forth. It felt like I was watching the same episode four times with how often they repeated this cycle over and over again. You can have too much of something and Vincenzo really kept adding to the plate even though I said I was stuffed and didn't want anymore.

The obvious problems with the show:

- How comically evil the main bad guy was. He was a hidden bad guy but then he was revealed and he was just so comically evil. Killing people left right and centre, greedy and it's stated he was diagnosed as a psychopath at 16 after killing four classmates. Like, uh obviously, we didn't need a diagnosis to know that. I don't even know what his actual goals are for being so evil; does he want more money? Does he want to quash the backlash his company is facing? Or does he just hate Vincenzo that much he would do anything to stop him? I don't know. I mean, I guess it's all three? But they're just so shallow. The end was satisfying at least but it just got to a point where I wanted him gone not because I hated him, but because I was so bored of him.

- The 20 episodes. They dragged out a lot of storylines that didn't need to be dragged out. Fighting the case against Babel, trying to get the gold, avenging the death of a character - it just drags on SO much. Like, I'm not kidding, they have 20 episodes of the same thing of them trying to bring down Babel and they barely succeed time and time again. I'm just as exhausted as the characters watching them try to bring down the company. The pacing of the show was all over the place and completely destroyed my enjoyment of the show.

- The characters. Now, they weren't BAD per se but as i said before, comically evil bad guys who really do go above and beyond to be bad, and then Vincenzo just seems this completely untouchable anti-hero. He's always one step ahead and he's unbeatable. I do, however, like how they never completely redeemed Vincenzo - in fact, I would say that there's a moment where he's on the path to redemption and you notice it in his appearance in how he is adopting a more South Korean style with his hair and wearing lighter suits as well. Then an event happens that makes Vincenzo revert right back and you see it in his wardrobe, he's back to wearing the black and white suits and his hair is back to it's usual brushed back style. I loved this little detail and I've not seen anyone notice it but I just loved the fact they never made Vincenzo a good guy - he's not evil, he's done terrible, bad things but he's not evil. But if that's the case, then that means he's never had any character development either. He's the exact same as he was at the start of the show and he's made no progress except from the fact he's accepted that this is just his nature and he can't change.

What I liked:
-Han-seo. That's it. That's the tweet. I love him and I would die for him and I would tear apart the entire world for him to protect him. Han-seo is the most tragic character in the entire show and Dong-yeon was fantastic in portraying just how much of a broken person Han-seo is. Han-seo grew up under his tyrannical and abusive older brother whose abuse towards his younger brother got so bad it resulted in Han-seo's parents having to drug Han-seo to the point he could not remember the abuse, eventually affecting his own mental state. He's not the brightest crayon in the box but there's also the fact that most of it is an act. He plays up to the fact everyone thinks he's an idiot because he knows it's the only way to protect himself.

Just watching Han-seo is so heartbreaking because he continues to be a pawn to his older brother's machinations and is still being abused to this day but he doesn't fight back because his brother is all that he has and you then realise Han-seo's ultimate goal: he just wants an older brother and he wants to be safe from the abuse he has continued to endure since birth. God, I'm even tearing up writing about this because of how tragic of a character he is. The only reason he is on the side of the bad guys is because he's afraid and he was always afraid of his brother because he knows his brother is a psychopath and would not hesitate to kill Han-seo.

What makes Han-seo more tragic is that he does get what he wants: he finds that brotherly love he's always wanted in Vincenzo who, while initially not really caring for Han-seo, begins to care for him and even calls him his dongsaeng while letting Han-seo call him Vin-hyung. Han-seo sees Vincenzo as the ultimate big brother and says he knows Vincenzo can and will protect him and Vincenzo tries, God knows Vincenzo tries so hard, and Lord I'm tearing up typing this because this is literally the most tragic thing in Vincenzo. It just hurts even thinking about it because Han-seo was only ever a victim of circumstances and never gets to get out of that, he never gets to stop being a victim.

I can barely see through my tears right now what with writing about Han-seo, so I'm going to leave it here.

To round up:
I love Han-seo and he's the only reason i kept watching the show. If you like Mafia intrigue, a side of barely there romance and to see bad guys actually commit horrendous crimes instead of just plotting, then I guess this is the show for you.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the romance. Well, it's there, kinda. Yeah.

Anyways, it wasn't the worst thing to watch, nor was it the best. I will never rewatch this show even though I do love Han-seo and Dong-yeon. I watched this show over the span of two/three months instead of binge watching it. Glad I didn't waste sleep binge watching.

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Psycho VS Mafia

For starters if you're obsessed with psychopaths, mafia, murder and revenge like I am...you couldn't have come to a better place! Everything about this was pure, flawless and heavy GOLD (referencing)! From the beginning you'll witness the power and awesomness that is Vincenzo. The comedy throws an amazing loop into the mix of war, giving this show the perfect balance and there's enough romance to keep the main story going without any mishaps but still cause the plot to thicken like molasses. I was hooked from ep1 and I don't think it'll be different for anyone else lol The ONLY reason I don't give it a perfect 10 (despite all my praise) is cause the ending wasn't what I wanted (I'm so selfish LMAO).
I find it hard to believe you won't...
Enjoy!

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