Review: Vincenzo (2021)

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Photo: tvN

Rating: ★★★★☆ 
Huhu meter: ▮▮▯▯▯ 
Genre: Action, Suspense, Comedy 
Main Cast: Song Joong-Ki, Jeon Yeo-Bin, TaecYeon

SYNOPSIS 

A Korean-Italian lawyer based in Italy who works as consigliere in a mafia returns to South Korea. He aims to recover gold bars hidden in a building that's about to be demolished. The story unfolds as the tenants of the building get involved after learning that the purchase of the property they're in was done illegally.

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Not that I hate it but slapstick comedy is a little too much for me. Some scenes made me laugh out loud and some were just alright.

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The action scenes, for me, were greatly executed. The fall of the antagonists was also satisfying in my opinion. Ah, that final dance of the Zumba Queen.😁

There are a couple of key takeaways for me. First, nothing ever goes 100% according to plan. For every goal we have, there will always be roadblocks but it will be our determination and actions that will dictate if that goal is truly ours to have. Second, if we open up to people, we'll be surprised how those we don't expect to be on our side will step up to help with the roadblocks we encounter.

I've been seeing polarizing reviews of the lead couple. Some wanted more romantic scenes because they were really shipping them and some thought they didn't have any chemistry at all. I'm just satisfied with what little they've given as a "couple" because, for me, their relationship wasn't meant to be given too much attention.

I liked the story of how government officials and agencies are linked with conglomerates. Some scenes are obviously outrageous for entertainment purposes but the plot is definitely relevant to the real world. 

There was no character development for the lead which was actually nice, for a change.😉

WHO IS VINCENZO FOR?

Vincenzo might be for you if you're looking for a good action series without too much drama. If you're not too cringy with slapstick comedy, then you'd probably enjoy this. 

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