It's Okay, That's Love

It's been a very long time (if ever?) since I've been completely satisfied with an entire series. From start to finish, my enthusiasm never let go and I dutifully looked forward to the next episode every week. I fell in love with the music, which complemented every scene in an amazing way; I fell in love with all the characters, I felt like I was friends with them all, and I really experienced it to the fullest – I laughed and cried. There isn't a single stupid twist where you roll your eyes and think to yourself that the writers hadn’t quite pulled it off. All of the characters stayed true to their characters with fidelity to their backstories. I doubt I'll come across such a gem again in a long time. The filmmakers didn’t shy away from talking about and portraying oft neglected, even taboo subjects like sex (here the various sexual innuendos ran like an assembly line from the characters' mouths) and psychological disorders – how can you live with such a mentally disturbed person, how does it impact those closest to them? Truly, this series really got me, and it will be number one in my series hall of fame for a long time. But to make it all work required truly excellent performances from the actors, and I'm sure it's clear to everyone that their performances were indeed excellent. All of them. Unfortunately (unfortunately?) I have absolutely nothing to criticize this time around. Jo In-Sung and Kong Hyo-Jin had great chemistry, you could just eat them up with a bucket. There's no point in listing the other actors here, I'd just sing their praises. A show like this is right up my alley. It's 100%. (12/09/2014)

It's Okay, That's Love is charming in that it's normal and crazy at the same time. Without realizing it, you'll have fallen in love with most of the characters and simply fallen into their world, since they seem so close and familiar. And as their story draws to a close, you'll be sorry to say goodbye to them. Because rarely are actors in a series so natural and the script so nicely mature. Also Hyo-jin Gong and In-seong Jo were really good together and there was a real spark between them. Plus, you could tell they were enjoying making the movie. And that's what it's all about... 4.5 stars. (10/11/2014)