CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Bardlerx Strictly average movie

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

peterxnxn After a few months even I'm crying after the time wasted to see this stuff. A mixture of (what?): body lotion, scented hair gel, some uranium, french perfumes, goulash, absurd stunts, syrupy kisses, whatever. Strong cut scenes (being imperfect anyway), lustrous actors, the feeling that they come from marketplace at their headquarter, fashion parade at the end of the series , unbelievable acts, a Kim Tae-he looking towards nowhere in many crucial points. What? A nuclear attempt? With the most unbelievable pretext? What a joke! All the series seems a huge, monumental joke; of bad taste. The actor Lee Byung-Hun is blank as always. For me, he never rises to convey an extraordinary state of life. Only the actor Jeong Jun-Ho saved a bit this messed movie. And actress Kim So-Yeon, yep, she really performed OK. I have all my respect for art and the work in movies but we are here, this years 2000 plus and this movie has not a valid message.

Mao123 Towards the end of this show, I found myself saying what more and more. This is not my first k- drama, but this is definitely one of the most disappointing shows I've ever watched. It seemed to have so much potential that all just fell flat in the final, crucial episodes of the series which made me even more confused as to why it was so highly praised and rated by everyone. I'm now wondering if we even watched the same show. Honestly, if you are going to watch this show, be prepared to be frustrated at the end.****************CONTAINS SPOILERS*************************First off, the beginning, although slow to some viewers, showed lots of promise. There were so many great opportunities that were set up and there were good characters, a lot of good twists and turns as the series continued, I could almost overlook the constant shaky cam., the choppy editing, and the odd direction. However, the show peaked around episode 15 or so and then rapidly declined at the end. The main failings were the plot, which became pretty convoluted towards the end, the lack of resolution of major plot points and the subsequent forgetting/absence of said plot points, and the plot holes that require you to suspend your disbelief and logic in order to follow what's going on and have it make sense. Then there is the final ending scene. I mean really, after watching all that they end the series with a major death that comes out of literally nowhere...I know apparently there were some issues with Lee Byun Hyun not wanting to continue with the series, but at least write off his character in a convincing way that actually makes sense in the context of the story. How are more people not upset with this? I understand that this was a tragic show and people died, but it seemed as though they wrapped up the main plot of the story, and LBH and KTH were going to get their happily ever after....except just kidding, he gets mysteriously shot and the show ends with no explanation whatsoever. That is not a befitting ending for the characters and his death was not set up at all and seemed to be a quick fix to the LBH issue and a chance to get in one last death for shock value.Giving this five stars because the plot was good towards the beginning and had some good performances in the lead roles.

canuckteach A stunning miniseries from South Korea about the 'NSS' (the South Korean Secret Service). Pardon me if I struggle with the character (or actor) names, but several performances are quite stunning. Character-development and -relationships are superb, irony occurs frequently, and there's plenty of action to match the slower sweet scenes showing the developing love-story between Choi Seung-Hee, the pretty female Service leader, and Kim Hyun-Jun, a stud recruit to the spy service. Talk about star-crossed lovers! They get separated, find each other, and then lose track of the existence of each other for months, but only after some very near connections. It's one of those: 'HEY! HEY! Look to your right - she's still alive... HEY! HEY.. Oh No..!' Unexpected sentimental stuff when you are are watching a cold-hearted spy & intrigue show.IRIS also features a 'cross-over' character {that's a term I invented, by the way, so credit me if you use it!}: a character who switches sides, for some reason, to aid the protagonist. Example: the cowboy who breaks free from the wealthy townfolk in 'SHANE' and rides out to warn SHANE about the pending ambush. In IRIS, it's a pretty North Korean agent who falls out of favor with her bosses, and joins Hyun-Jun in his quest to get to the bottom of this IRIS conspiracy (after a few attempts to kill him, of course).Also in the show is one of those super-assassin types, whose imminent presence is signaled by the camera focusing on his distinctive cowboy boots. Lots of fist-fights and shoot-em-ups to go with some well-staged car chases. Plenty of double-crosses and plot twists. It has everything U.S. network primetime action shows DON'T have. Like I said, run -- don't walk - to tune this thing in. I am writing this in early December: if you have down-time this month, add IRIS to the mini-series that will dominate your time, instead of clearing snow.

martin-fennell But in 24 as far i recall, you never saw Kiefer Sutherland crying. This has some great action sequences. It also spends more time on the romance angle than 24 would.ut it also has moments of which didn't cut it with me (1) When Kim Sun Hwa is shooting at Kim Hyun Joon she's not really a very good shot is she. As a matter of fact, a lot of people who tried to kill him are very bad shots (2) the reason for the main character to gang up with the terrorists and attack NSS seemed weak. They had nothing to do with what happened to him. That was IRIS. Is there something I've forgotten. (3) The final confrontion between Vick and Kim Hyun Joon, More should have made on how Kim got into the place. As a matter of fact, i thought that Vick would have made sure that no one was following him. Assuming that Kim was just too smart for him, you would imagine Vick have had lots of alarms in his place. So there should have been a sequence showing Kim getting into the building. Then when he has the opportunity to kill him, or take him in, he decides to throw his gun away and kick the you know what out of him. Not only that, he leaves the gun conveniently near for Vick to attempt to kill him. (4) The confrontation where the s.w,a.t team leader pulls a gun on Kim. That was just too silly. (5) The hostages disguised as terrorists. Well kim, and san wee were plainly being fired at. So unless a quick bit of hypnotism was done on the hostages to make them believe they really were terrorists, I don't understand why they would fire on them. my favourite character was the north korean female agent Kim Sun Hwa. She was serious mode most of the time. But on the few occasions, she did smile, it was lovely to see. My least favourite was the section chief. Where all of the other acting was minimilist, he went in the other direction. I liked him at first, but then his over the top expressions weren't to my liking. So why after all my complaints, do i rate the series so highly. Well, it's compelling. it keeps you on your toes. you want to know what's gonna happen. That's a big plus. I would like to see some of these actors (i include the ladies) in other stuff, because i found it hard to gauge just how well they can act.my favourite scene is where the section chief and others come to Choi Seung Hee's house on her birthday. But they find her in a very bad way. I just liked the way it changed from light to dark