Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

Un drama convenu mais très solide

Si ce drama n'invente rien, il est, par contre, très bien scénarisé et réalisé. Alors, certes, les ficelles sont un peu grosses mais on ne pourra pas lui reprocher cela, puisqu'elles sont inhérentes au genre. De plus, je trouve que la multitude de rebondissements est amenée avec douceur et certaines interrogations des débuts trouvent leur explication "logiques" ou astucieuses dans les derniers épisodes. Certes, ce drama n'est pas dénué défauts, mais ils restent mineurs. Ce qui explique, aussi en partie, ma note est un dernier épisode particulièrement réussi, qui prend son temps, là où d'autres dramas ne savent pas éviter l'écueil du bâclage. Une mention toute particulière pour l'excellent jeu d'actrice de Jin Ji Hee.

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Just A Typical RomCom

First things first, do NOT go into this show thinking this is anything resembling a revenge drama. It's not! No, I didn't see any trailers nor did I have any prior knowledge of this series before I watched it, so maybe it's my fault for assuming that. Either way, this is definitely nothing of the sort. It's a nice, cheesy, typical romantic comedy. Truly. As long as you watch it with that little tidbit in mind, you should be fine going into this story. (Also, I've decided that I'm actually going to remember the character names from now on to make these reviews more seamless.)

Now. The one thing I will say is that this was another show that I felt had amazing potential but it fell flat for me in some aspects. While I understand that expecting the female lead to hit us with a complete 180 was unrealistic to begin with, I still expected her to have more of a backbone than she did. After watching the first episode, you would be under the impression that she's going to be a tough, femme fatale getting back at her family and ensuring that she doesn't waste her life again. Wrong! You would be dead wrong if you allowed yourself to believe that? What's wrong with you? (I'm joking about that, friends. That was just a little bit of sarcasm.) But seriously, I fully expected Yi Joo to go toe-to-toe with her stepmother and stepsister and never miss a single step. In fact, I expected her to always be three, maybe four, steps ahead of literally everyone else. She has the advantage here! She's the only one (that we know of at this point) that has literally traveled back through time. She knows what most of her opponents and enemies don't know. So, why isn't she beating them at their own game? Why wasn't she able to do that?

Granted, I understand that she couldn't possibly be three steps ahead of her brother-in-law because he was running circles around his own family for years. She couldn't possibly beat him, but HER family? Yes, she should have been able to neutralize them very very early on in this show. She simply didn't, and I don't understand why the writers wrote it that way either. Which brings me to another issue I had - there were far too many players in this game. There were far too many moving parts in this machine and that bogged the show down tremendously. There was no reason for this show to have this many villains at once. Absolutely none. In my opinion, they should have picked one - if it was going to be Jung Wook, then let it be him. If it was going to be Yi Joo's family, then let it be them and only them. It didn't need to be both sides of the family causing a ruckus here.

Back to my original point though - there were times when Yi Joo allowed people to chew her out and she stood there and said nothing! When her pathetic ex-fiancé chewed her out in the bridal shop, I wanted to scream! Why are you letting him, of all people, chew you out and humiliate you in front of all of these people? Especially when YOU didn't do anything wrong. Se Hyeok only married you to get closer to your sister, who he was truly in love with. In knowing that, that man could NEVER raise his voice to me out of indignance. It wouldn't have happened. Yi Joo should have shut that down immediately! I understand her needing to get stronger to fight back against her stepmother, but that shouldn't apply to everyone else. Everyone else should be fair game. These people abused, isolated, alienated, and treated you like a stranger in your own home since you were a child. Where's your anger? Where's your fire? Where is it?! Your own father allowed his wife to do all of those things to you and he said nothing. Now that I'm thinking about it - maybe that makes more sense to the story. Maybe the reason Yi Joo didn't know how to stand up for herself is because her own biological father didn't know how to either. Like father, like daughter.

I have no notes on her husband. Do Guk was fine. I had no issues with him. I did, however, have some issues with his story though. Let me explain - yes, I know that he traveled through time like she did. However, there were some things he'd say that made no sense. He mentioned the fact that Yi Joo spoke casually to him first and that's why he felt so comfortable doing that when they met in the future. However, we NEVER saw anything like that. In fact, Yi Joo questioned whether he even knew her before she got married when they met in the current timeline (that's technically in the past, weirdly enough). So, when did they have this conversation? During the big reveal, that was something that was still left unexplained. They went back to the events of the first episode but not any further than that. I think the writers wanted to fully sell the idea that they knew each other but they failed at doing so. They wanted to create this intimacy that never actually existed between the two leads. The point is that the writers should have incorporated some scenes prior to the first episode that explained why Do Guk was so enamored with Yi Joo. Do Guk was in love with Yi Joo like Se Hyeok was in love with Yoo Ra. Which actually means that both of them were in love with a fantasy because neither of them knew these women enough to be in love with them. We all saw what happened when Se Hyeok finally saw the real Yoo Ra. It wasn't pretty! It simply worked out well for Do Guk when it didn't for Se Hyeok. Go figure!

All in all, I wouldn't rewatch it. It was okay. It was nothing absolutely amazing, but it's something to watch when you're bored and you don't want to watch anything too dark and heavy. This is a lighthearted show that makes no sense at all when you truly examine it, but that's fine.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Perfect Marriage Revenge '' is a fantasy melodrama with a nice start.

The drama indeed starts off strongly, with the makjang vibes really rocking it, as the main female lead was being bitten down again and again by her evil adopted mother and her daughter. The love story that started to bloom was quite interesting as well.

And sure, there were some really idiotic things happening to the characters, but the melodrama allowed the story to be excused from them. The ending, however, and the episodes towards it, were all something that the makjang genre didn't support. The drama started focusing more on the romance, hence, it didn't have enough time to wrap up nicely the rest of the storylines. And, the fantasy element that was used in the first episodes and was forgotten in the middle ones, was brought out again, and wasn't handled smoothly, rather, it was quite rushedly concluded.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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This was a wish fulfillment drama.

The story isn't all that compelling and it sure as hell isn't anything you haven't seen before EXCEPT for the fact that we came out the dugout winning and continued to. It was refreshing and entertaining to see our leads (especially our FL) fight back with as much venom as was thrown her way and not fail at every turn.

and after all the suffering that we've put ourselves through watching almost every FL get treated like a floor rag and being magnanimous in return, this drama provided us with the opportunity to watch and cheer one on as she got her pound of flesh back with impunity.

but even that lost its allure after a while and the feeling of satisfaction wasn't enough to carry such a basic script and subpar acting

(also, i truly believe that all the wardrobe funding went to the sister cause what were those outfits that man was in. he was dressed like someone's grandpa half the time and I 100% believe he'd never seen the inside of a fitting room)

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Modern Fairytale

Menu= Synopsis/Concept ~(6)
Ingredients/Recipes= Script Writer ~(9)
Chef= Director ~(9)
Flavors/Taste= Actors/Performances ~(9)
Restaurant/Decor= Wardrobe Production-Value ~(7)
Waiter/Service= Editing/Pacing/Cinematography ~(9)

Starter/1st Act ~(9)
Main Course /2nd Act ~(9)
Dessert/3rd Act ~(10)

The concept was very simplistic and has been done before, but the script writer was given simple tasty ingredients and managed to flesh out a script that avoided to many cliches, and stuck with the simple straightforward theme. The script avoided the biggest mistake that plagues a lot of writers, trying to put an overly realistic spin on the story and trying to be different. The classic are that for a reason nothing wrong with “tried, true and tested”.

The director did a good job of staying out off his own way and let the story flow naturally.

The actors overall did a nice job and avoided overacting which generally plagues Makjangs, making this one of the few off this genre I can watch.

Sets where okay, no great emphasis on production value, the wardrobe was good with minimal emphasis on costume design, everyone’s wardrobe reflected their character, which showed that thought and planning went into them.
The product placement was not over the top and intrusive like you see a lot of the time.

Pacing was good and crisp, no lagging.

1st and 2nd act were smooth like freshly churned butter in french country side boulangerie. And thank goodness there were not crazy breakups in the 3rd and we got revenge served with a great heaping helping off the warm and fuzzies.

I’ve rewatched twice already, enough said.

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You will love to hate this? ;)

Actually no, you won’t hate this. :) It’s like the old-style kind of Kdramas, the kind I used to make fun of years ago lol.. It is quite additive watching this, so my suggestion is to binge- watch!

The storyline is pretty cliche, a typical revenge drama with a time travel twist. You have the evil stepmother and stepsister, and you will love to hate them. Somewhere in the middle your blood will start to boil watching each episode, but not to worry the good guys always win.

The chemistry between the main leads are pretty decent, and there is one really good kiss/ bed scene ;);) it’s a happy ending as well. So have a go at this and enjoy it :)

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Revenge that was served, not quite so perfectly

The show really leaned into the FL’s “family” being trash - forced confinement, poisonings, murder for hire, verbal abuse etc. At times it was completely over the top as was the way in which the FL ended up being raised by them. Though this is a fictitious story, it was hard to suspend disbelief surrounding how she ended up in that household due to the extreme contrivances and coincidences.

Many of the characters in this were as dumb as a box of rocks. The FL was pretty dense to start, but thankfully she wised up after literally getting a new lease on life. But her ex fiancé was probably one of the stupidest characters I’ve seen in a while. He repeatedly made incredibly imbecilic decisions and was just…argh. It didn’t help that the actor in the role wasn’t that good. He only had two facial expressions, mindless stare into nothingness or mouth hanging open with a painful frown which I guess was supposed to convey shock and horror. He was awful.

The FL’s father was not only a horrible person, but he was pretty dense too considering he couldn’t see that his wife was a sociopath despite her repeatedly deceitful and abusive behaviors. The ML’s half brother also wasn’t the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but in hindsight I found nothing about that character made any sense. He was in the story purely for plot.

The revenge plot was okay, but I’ve seen better. The setup and execution lacked punch because the audience was oftentimes completely in the dark about what the FL was planning to do and the story didn’t build. It just moved along at an even pace. As a result, when the villains were finally taken down it was anti-climatic. Moreover, after everything the FL went through, I didn’t think it was realistic that she’d ever forgive her father. He allowed her to be abused in his household for years and did nothing about it. In the end, he didn’t deserve to be in her life or to walk away virtually unscathed.

The love story was a little ridiculous, but what else is new. The ML fell in love with a painting by the FL. Watched her from afar which led to him falling deeply in love with her. It can’t get anymore preposterous than this. But…the leads had really good chemistry, which made me a believer in their love. I would’ve liked to have seen more push/pull in their relationship before they got together. More close moments in the house they shared and a little more to their “honeymoon” would’ve been nice too. Though the revenge plot was lackluster I will admit I had a good laugh when the dumb ex boyfriend marriage plans got ruined when the FL’s stepsister showed up on his doorstep 9 months pregnant, declaring him as the baby’s father. He fought so hard and did so many utterly dumb and despicable things to please her and be with her. He finally got the spoiled insufferable brat just when he thought he’d moved on from her to greener pastures. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.

Overall, this was entertaining enough to see it through to the end, but it wasn’t as well executed as it could’ve been.

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NOT WORTH THE HYPE but watch and decide for yourself

Personally, I hated this drama. It came HIGHLY recommended to me and it fell so very flat and flopped so hard. Everyone was praising it like it was the best drama of 2023. Really?????? Not by a long shot when dramas like Destined with you, My Demon, Welcome to Samaldri, See you in my 19th life, Twinkling Watermelon etc exist.

Not going to lie, I watched this drama and I was hooked by the pilot episode. Despite usually avoiding Sung Hoon's dramas like the plague (MR ONE EXPRESSION), I really did like the main female lead and was willing to give the show a go. I feel like the first few episodes were semi-ok and piqued my interest but the acting of the Stepmother was so OVERDONE and CRINGE even for a makjang drama and then every single episode was torture to finish. Thankfully the drama is short so I pushed through it. The chemistry of the leads kept me going where the storyline was boring and predictable etc.

I guess I couldn't take the drama all that serious when they essentially did CONTROL COPY AND PASTE to the entire Love Ft Marriage Divorce cast into this drama. Seriously it was a joke.

It's a drama that I will never rewatch but it wasn't the worst kdrama that I've ever seen either. I just get really mad with people praising it like it was the bes thing ever. Watch and decide for yourself.

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It could have been better

The drama starts out with a positive light and I got hooked at first, but after the first few episodes, I got disappointed with the storylines direction.

The drama was supposed to be based on the FL lead's revenge journey towards her family but it was not a satisfactory in my opinion.

The payback was a little too lenient for my taste, I expected more due to the fact that her mother, sister and husbands family were all mean to her and took advantage of her gentle personality.

After she was given a second chance her character didn't seem fired up to bring down the people who had wronged her in her previous life.

The paintings were nice and looked realistic, the ML's mother was nice but I didn't like the ML's wardrobe, his clothes were very baggy and made him look funny.

The accident that happened between the ML and his brother was not fully explored, his trauma was not covered in an understanding way.

The ending seemed a bit rushed but the leads looked adorable.

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Un bon dosage de vengeance et de romance

Après le très décevant "Boss & Me" (version chinoise) que je venais d'abandonner en cours de route tellement l'héroïne enjouée et neuneu m'agaçait à force de ne jamais s'affirmer (à sa décharge, ce drama a presque 10 ans donc bon...), la série coréenne "Perfect Mariage Revenge" a été un parfait remède ainsi qu'une excellente surprise.

Bien qu'elle n'évite pas les clichés habituels (une Cendrillon abusée par tous se voyant offrir une seconde chance et décidée à se venger, l'habituelle romance avec le PDG beau gosse d'une grande entreprise, secrets de famille et luttes de pouvoir, une mère & une sœur adoptives machiavéliques cherchant à pourrir la vie de la FL...), cette histoire sait les agencer de manière logique, efficace et sans temps morts. Ainsi, malgré certains rebondissements qu'on voit parfois venir à l'avance, il se passe toujours quelque chose et à aucun moment je ne me suis ennuyée. Ajoutez à cela des dialogues pertinents, des jeux d'acteurs relativement bons, des personnages consistants, le tout relativement bien dosé, et vous obtenez un drama coréen parfait pour occuper un week-end cocooning. Par ailleurs, la série sait aborder avec justesse les conséquences d'abus psychologiques et la difficulté de se libérer d'une famille toxique alors qu'on a désespérément besoin d'être aimé. Il faut souvent un déclic radical avant d'ouvrir les yeux et de s'autoriser à choisir une nouvelle route, et si le procédé n'est pas nouveau (après sa mort dans un 1er épisode où elle s'en est pris plein la gueule, l'héroïne a l'occasion de retourner une année en arrière et de changer le cours des choses), en tout cas il est pertinent et efficace.

Vengeance et romance s'imbriquent relativement bien, et même s'il est évident que le côté vengeance est surtout un prétexte à l'installation de la romance, le dosage reste assez bon. Une fois qu'elle a enfin ouvert les yeux et cela de la manière la plus douloureuse qui soit, notre héroïne apprend à s'affirmer et rend tous les coups qu'elle a reçus. En cela, le drama est plutôt jouissif et fait office de bonne catharsis quand on vient de se taper une énième daube présentant de manière romantique les abus de pouvoir d'un patron froid et tyrannique sur la pauvre employée au bon cœur qui affiche une moue puérile et boudeuse au lieu de voler dans les plumes de ceux qui profitent d'elle. D'ailleurs, même si nous avons droit au beau PDG, l'histoire parvient à s'écarter de ce schéma traditionnel en développant une romance saine malgré un point de départ téléphoné (un mariage à durée déterminée conclu comme un contrat où chacun y trouve son compte). Dès le début le ML se révèle comme un partenaire respectueux des traumatismes de la FL et le parfait soutien dont elle a besoin pour reprendre confiance dans les autres, et à aucun moment il ne cherche à abuser de la situation. Quant à l'héroïne, elle est loin de la classique demoiselle en détresse. Il est vrai que le support du héros est crucial au début, néanmoins cela découle de ses décisions à elle sitôt qu'elle a choisi de prendre sa vie en main et de chercher les ressources nécessaires là où elles se trouvent. Après avoir expérimenté une dépendance affective avec son ex, elle se montre désormais plus indépendante et sa nouvelle histoire d'amour est beaucoup plus équilibrée. Certains ont pu s'étonner dans les commentaires que l'amour du ML pour l'héroïne est un peu rapide voire facile, pour ma part son affection m'a semblée logique et compréhensible au vu du déroulement de l'histoire et des révélations ultérieures, d'autant qu'il a également vécu un traumatisme familial. Sachant cela, il est normal qu'il s'identifie en partie à elle et que cela favorise le lien qui les unit. Et même si j'ignore si c'était intentionnel - en tout cas ça m'a sauté aux yeux et j'ai trouvé ça plutôt futé - la série réussit à mettre en parallèle deux situations où cette notion d'identification est présente, mais dans le premier cas (le 1er époux reconnaît son propre côté pitoyable dans l'image que lui renvoie la FL) cela ne peut aboutir qu'à l'échec alors que dans le second, ça devient constructif grâce au soutien qu'ils s'apportent mutuellement pour atteindre un objectif commun.

En conclusion, si on passe sur ses rebondissements parfois attendus et ses méchantes un peu caricaturales, on profite pleinement de cette histoire rythmée, bien agencée et construite intelligemment. Un drama qui ne renouvelle peut-être pas le genre, mais qui fait du bien au moral.

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Vengeance au féminin

Ce drama est vraiment bien fait! Le premier épisode nous met directement dans le contexte et je peux vous dire que j'ai failli en casser mon écran! Les "méchants" sont vite repérés et il me tardait de voir comment elle allait s'y prendre. Chaque épisode nous apprend quelques chose et sa vengeance évolue en fonction des personnes concernées. Je trouve qu'elle aurait put aller encore plus loin par moment mais c'est tout pardonné tant ce drama est devenu addictif.
Les deux acteurs principaux ont une alchimie imposante, dés qu'ils sont ensemble ils écrasent tout à l'écran.

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I just finished watching Perfect Marriage Revenge some hours ago and i will say it is really good. When this kdrama was ongoing, i decided not to watch and wait for all the episodes. After all the episodes were out, i was always procrastinating and finally, I've being able to watch. These are my reviews;
1. The drama is really good and i understood the hype of it when it was ongoing.
2. All the characters were perfect for their role. I've known sunghoon for while now but haven't seen his series yet until now and i will say it was worth it.
3. My little problem was that i expected a more intense revenge like that of 'The Glory' but the revenge here wasn't like revenge but a karma rather. The ending for all the villians were okay but not okay.
Thus, i will rewatch perfect marriage revenge but in 10 years time.
Also, i think the FL had her revenge so easy. She had a lot of people on her side when she did nothing. Anyway, GOOD JOB.

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