This review contains SPOILERS!
Baek Hee Song and his wife Cha Ji Won are the perfect married couple: they have a nice house, the cutest little daughter Baek Eun Ha and while he works as a metal craftsman, Ji Won is a detective in the Violent Crimes Unit. Besides the fact that Hee Song's parents are cold as ice (if not openly hostile) to his wife and daughter, his life runs smoothly.
But...how would you react if you happen to discover that the person you have known for 15 years, and eventually married, lied to you for all this time?
Because Hee Song isn't who he claims to be...his real name is Do Hyun Su and he has been living under someone else's identity because of the atrocious crimes that his late father committed. However, his past forcefully starts to reemerge when journalist Kim Moo-jin walks into his workshop and a series of crimes direct the police investigations to reopen that case.
To add insult to injure, the people who have been pretending to be Baek Hee Song's parents for the at 15 years are also hiding something to Do Hyun Su: their son, the real Baek Hee Song isn't dead, but in a comatose state and they are curing him in their own house...and they will stop to nothing in order to protect him.
My Opinion👍👎
This thriller/psychological drama is a gem: from the script to the casting and the sceneries it really caught mine (and my sister's) attention from the very beginning.
Likewise in "Psycho, But It's Okay", we have once again a lead protagonist who has been diagnosed with an anti-social disorder and, in my opinion, this time it was portrayed in a way that was more realistic...Do Hyun Su's so charming and manipulative that the viewer forgets he's faking his feelings and doing it for his own well-being. My sister and I often questioned his motives and also his strong relationship with his daughter, who's the cutest little thing ever!
Cha Ji Won has a balanced personality and that was really important when she was at a point whether she had to choose between her husband and doing the right thing (has a person and as a cop).
Throughout the entire series, we get to see how she and Do Hyun Su met each other and how their relationship evolved. I was moved by her confidence in his feelings when he thought he had none.
The investigative team she's part of reflects this aspect: they'll do whatever they can to protect her, but not if that means breaking the law.
Now to the bad guys: actor Kim Ji-Hoon is a terrific Baek Hee Song, one of the best villains in dramaland, no doubts. Both his expressions and body language were frightening and his coldness while trying to frame Do Hyun Su is really something else.
The story will keep you engaged up all the way to the final episode and all stories are concluded quite satisfactorily...I wouldn't have minded if the punishments were stricter, but that's just me.
"Flower of Evil" deservedly gets the full rating because it's never boring and has some mind-blowing plot twists to keep the thrills up!
My rating: 5/5
Ph: impawards.com & hancinema.net
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