The Lies Within Review
December 04, 2019
The Lies Within
Plot:
After her father dies and her husband goes missing, Kim Seo-hui teams up
with detective Jo Tae-sik and joins the National Assembly. (Source:
Mini Review:
↬A story about uncovering a deep buried
secret and the violent outcome it leads to, this OCN thriller was all about
that, which made the synopsis highly misleading as it had little to do with
National Assembly or politics. The plot begins when Kim Seo Hui’s husband
suddenly goes missing after her father’s death and with the help of detective
Jo Tae Sik they try to solve the mystery and get her husband back.
↬The initial thrill and mystery
was all exciting, to track back all the steps up to her husband ,what was he
working on before he left or why was he suddenly seen at a different location
days after his alleged disappearance. But as with most shows, midway through it
lost its track and started making up unnecessary back stories of all characters.
↬The lead characters had little
depth and felt almost silly. Even if I could try to understand Kim Seo Hui’s
character as a simple well protected girl who was suddenly thrust into these
situation, detective Jo Tae Sik made no sense half the time, as he himself did
little investigation and mostly depended on information provided already. Also
none of the supporting casts were impressionable, but still will give credit to Jeon Ho
Gyu (who actually did some investigations) and In Dong Gu (who also took his
work seriously).
↬Also the secret that the story
revolves around was almost out in the open for anyone interested to find about
it. Maybe those people who wanted to keep the secret buried should have tries
to get rid of articles or the involving documents in the 1st
place instead of trying to kill everyone.
↬The ending picked up some of the
pace back and tie up the loose ends but still made little logic to the
Characters drastic decisions.
Ending Notes:
🔺OCN thrillers are known for
violence, so not for faint hearted
🔺The Series tried to show bonding but couldn’t actually show depth or logic of the characters which helped little in sympathizing with the characters
🔺The initial thrill is lost among plot-holes and unnecessary background stories. Give it a try if interested in secrets among secrets with a bit of thrill
🔺Also watch if you are Lee Min Ki
fan (Like Me)
I like watching thrillers and OCN shows try to show the plot to its true self, The Lies Within was not up to the mark for me. Will be waiting for a better thriller also next work of Lee Min Ki.
Final Rating: 2/5 👀
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