Review – Angel Eyes
A perfect, classic romantic melodrama! I say classic in that it got everything right – the pacing, the tropes, the love triangles, the side characters, the mysteries, the music (was stellar, great soundtrack), and the sigh inducing love story. Just… Achingly romantic story of first love… overcoming an obscene amount of obstacles – just thrown at them one by one. Oh, the drama! Oh, the tears! Oh, the ridiculous joyously fun circles of coincidence and fate and connections. God, I love melodramas. It’s my favorite genre, so when I find a great melodrama it’s like a gift addressed to me. Romantic melodramas are my favorite of course, because then you have the painful separations, the smoldering, the aching between two people as they are yanked apart over and over. Sigh. I ate that mess up. Plus this drama balanced out all the sadness with lots of light hearted moments, comedy, exciting work stories, side stories, and more. It was so well rounded! I adored it!
This drama had two attractive leads: Lee Sang Yoon was mesmerizing as the die hard for love… it was impossible not to fall head over heels in love with this guy… and Gu Hye Sun was adorable, plucky, and proved she could also bring it to the melodrama table with some outstanding emotional performances. I also loved the teen versions of these two, whose story took place in the first two episodes. Kang Ha-Neul and Nam Ji-Hyun were sooo cute together.
Overall Rating – 10/10. Organ Donors Are Confidential For A Reason.
More About Angel Eyes and Why It Is Amazing (with spoilers spoilers)
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