This TV series is very well executed in almost every way. Only two minor things distracted me. One was the background song played in episode seven during the recap of the previous episodes which I experienced as a breach of style and irritating even. The second issue is that the university professor was put forward too much absent-minded, too much unorganised therefore it missed the comical note this character was probably supposed to add.
Besides that, the acting of all actors is high level acting; very well directed and with a good story with recognisable themes such as the profit making of big internet companies at the expense of their clients (think of the European law suits against e.g. Google (2019 and 2020) and currently (2021) the Facebook inquiries), the difficulty of changing your karma in life and how much easier it is for most people to curse other people than to send other people blessings.
That for me was the horror presented to us in these series. I was glad this TV series wasn't overloaded with bloody faces, screaming people and stressed-out characters that we see so often in plastic American horror movies. The rituals from different cultures were not ridiculed but presented as part of a way of life in some cultures.
The whole police team came across professionally, Ji-won Uhm and Ji-so Jung both performed their roles with a high credibility. Both characters trying to cope with loosing a loved one and coping with a sort of treason towards those loved ones followed by the realisation of what really happened instead of letting their own made hell take over. The development of Moon-Sung Jung's character is very well acted out and Moon-Sung Jung played his role with convincing calmness.
Also my homage to the acting of Dong-il Sung, Min-soo Jo, Min-Jae Kim and all the other actors and technical crew, writer and director who all made "The Cursed" to what it is: a great show. Thank you all.
Besides that, the acting of all actors is high level acting; very well directed and with a good story with recognisable themes such as the profit making of big internet companies at the expense of their clients (think of the European law suits against e.g. Google (2019 and 2020) and currently (2021) the Facebook inquiries), the difficulty of changing your karma in life and how much easier it is for most people to curse other people than to send other people blessings.
That for me was the horror presented to us in these series. I was glad this TV series wasn't overloaded with bloody faces, screaming people and stressed-out characters that we see so often in plastic American horror movies. The rituals from different cultures were not ridiculed but presented as part of a way of life in some cultures.
The whole police team came across professionally, Ji-won Uhm and Ji-so Jung both performed their roles with a high credibility. Both characters trying to cope with loosing a loved one and coping with a sort of treason towards those loved ones followed by the realisation of what really happened instead of letting their own made hell take over. The development of Moon-Sung Jung's character is very well acted out and Moon-Sung Jung played his role with convincing calmness.
Also my homage to the acting of Dong-il Sung, Min-soo Jo, Min-Jae Kim and all the other actors and technical crew, writer and director who all made "The Cursed" to what it is: a great show. Thank you all.
