‘Vincenzo’ review: Slick and gloriously over-the-top
Regardless of the pleasurable campy remedy within the eight episodes aired thus far, the Ok-drama may positively do with some pacy, tighter writing
When the primary episode for Vincenzo dropped, viewers had been in for a shock. The premise, posters and teasers for the present had indicated a darkish, sober authorized drama with a beneficiant dose of motion. What has adopted since then within the much-hyped Ok-drama has been a mixture of genres, that has most of the time, saved the leisure quotient going.
The present follows Korean-Italian mafia lawyer Vincenzo Cassano (a really suave and charming Tune Joong-Ki) on a go to to Seoul. He’s a person on a mission and has his eyes on tons of gold stashed away; solely that the trail to his bounty is way from easy. The primary impediment here’s a constructing crammed with the a number of makjang (excessive) characters: a bumbling Italian chef, an aspiring actor with a passion for zombies, monks, a rogue college scholar, and even an under-cover detective.
Whereas a lot and sometimes pointless display screen time is spent on their antics and Vincenzo’s irritating run-ins with them, the bigger plot specializing in the evil conglomerate Babel Company, and the way the protagonist goes hammer-and-tongs at them make for the extra attention-grabbing elements of the present.
Vincenzo
- Director: Kim Hee-won
- Solid: Tune Joong-ki, Jeon Yeo-been, Okay Taec-yeon
- Variety of episodes (launched thus far): 8
- Storyline: Throughout a go to to his motherland, a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer provides a conglomerate a style of its personal drugs with a aspect of justice
Because the Ok-drama inches in the direction of its midway mark this weekend, it may positively do with some pacy, tighter writing. The penchant for campy, over-the-top drama that the writers appear to immensely take pleasure in works in elements, however they have to be cautious within the coming episodes to not let this eclipse the battle of wits between the hero and the evil conglomerate.
Jeon Yeo-Been, who performs hotshot lawyer Hong Cha-Younger has a aptitude for the dramatic, however her camaraderie with Vincenzo is among the highpoints of the present. Whereas Tune Joong-Ki has terrific display screen presence and is totally at dwelling taking down bumbling thugs in his sharply-tailored fits, Okay Taec-Yeon who performs Jang Jun-Woo isn’t far behind. The strong casting of the three foremost leads enormously advantages the present.
In eight episodes thus far, the 20-episode present has tried to pack so much in. There’s comedy, revenge, courtroom drama, motion sequences, tragedy and even the beginnings of a possible emotional mother-son reunion. However with the crescendo rising on Vincenzo and Cha-Younger’s takedown of Babel Corp, the subsequent few episodes hopefully commit a serious chunk of the screentime to all of the scheming and executing of those grand plans.
New episodes of Vincenzo are out each Saturday and Sunday on Netflix
