Review: Master's Sun

Friday, January 31, 2014
South Korea fused horror with romance and comedy to present to you: Master’s Sun!



Horror + Romantic Comedy = Master’s Sun!


The Rundown

Behind the name: Also known as — Sun of My Master, Sun of the Lord, Mr. Joo’s Miss Tae
Country: South Korea, 2013
Genre: Horror, Romantic Comedy
Distributed by: SBS
Director: Jin Hyuk
                     Cast: Gong Hyo-jin as Tae Gong-shil/Tae-Yang, So Ji-sub as Joo Joong-won, Seo In-guk as Kang Woo, Kim Yoo-ri as Tae Yi-ryung, Kim Mi-kyung as Joo Sung-ran, Choi Jung-woo as Kim Gwi-do
                     Compare to: The Grudge meets typical Korean romantic comedy
            Hate it or Love it?  Like it!

Synopsis in a Sentence: A lady is haunted by ghosts who convince her to do things for them, which leads her to a man who can stop her from seeing them, so she should stick to him like glue, right?
           
On Writing: The Plot

It’s quite a new outlook—horror meets comedy meets romance. Still, that’s shrouded in typical theme: rich, cold, capable guy ‘mistakenly’ falls for poor, helpless, pitiful woman. What’s different here is that there’s a bit of character growth as this plays out, but are we surprised about this, especially as the story’s crafted by the talented Hong Sisters who have produced shows like “My Girl” and “You’re Beautiful.” It receives marks for offering something new to the screen.
(3.5/5)


On Acting: The Cast

Can I just rave and rove about Kim Mi-Kyung, wonder-lady and actress extrodinaire! For some wonderful reason I’ve seen her in three consecutive dramas in which she plays very opposing roles. In this one, she’s the snotty mother-in-law (or something like that well aunt,) in any case; she plays the patronizing represented of rich chaebol family who is opposed to the union of the poor, pitiful woman and the rich, handsome man. And she plays it well. The comedic scenes are also well played out! Shout out to Kim Mi-Kyung!

 Kong Hyo-Jin plays the female lead, and does so quite well. She transitions into the growth of her character quite well and carries us through the series. She keeps us interested, which is no easy feat. But do we fall in love with her at the end of it all?

So Ji-Sub plays male lead, and we’re hooked on his mannerisms by the end of the show. Quite fun! Well done!





And we love the uncle of the male lead, played by Choi Jung-Woo! He’s everything we want him to be. Top praise goes to his character in this series!

(3.5/5) sincerely 


On Production: The Creativity

Production is good, it’s really good! Asia, can we say, specialises in producing horror, and the fusion of that with comedy is great in this one! Great job!  
(4/5)                                             


On Resolution: The Conclusion

The resolution of the story… is quite good actually, it’s well done. Issues are wrapped up, it’s not predictable and mundane, and we’re quite satisfied with the outcome. Time well spent, a story well ended!
(4/5)


The Verdict: If you’re in the mood for horror with a romantic twist and then some comedy, Master’s Sun is right up your alley!

Overall Score = 15/20





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