Beautiful Mind (2016) User Reviews

Loved it

[gvipgirl · 9/10 · 27 February 2020]

Very engaging and interesting storyline. The main actors were brilliant!

Must-see

[samarsalem92 · 10/10 · 13 November 2018]

" beautiful mind "" The best kdrama i ever watched...

Many irritants

[rguddu_india · 27 May 2021]

One thing i hate about Kdramas (or many be it's Korean culture?) is when the male actor runs and grabs the arm of the female unnecessarily. It's ridiculous when the other person is 3 meters away and a couple of loud calls would suffice to draw her attention.

Another thing to hate- unrealistic show-off by the protagonist who is supposed to be a professional like a doctor. One would think such people would be mature-sober kind.

I found both these in the 1st episode itself. Add- cartoonish villain who tells his evil plan in open, a police officer who can't detect 'it's murder' even after seeing the car hit a person after changing into reverse gear. All these within 1st 20 minutes. For a show touted as realistic medical drama, it's big letdown.

The female lead is excellent and may as well salvage this.

I Was Left Wanting More...

[Chaokage · 10/10 · 19 August 2021]

This is an amazing thing to watch. This series is definitely one of the best medical dramas out there. The main character Lee Yeong-oh is one of the most interesting, most wonderous things to see. Just watching him lights up the screen. You just keep wanting to see him more. He is also accompanied by an equally wonderous character, Gye Jin-seong. Her importance rises at the later episodes of this series. My one and only disappointment is that the series was only 14 episodes. 20 episodes would have definitely satisfied my hunger for more. Yup, the series is just that good. A must watch!!!

Interesting🔥

[shavinabalu · 10/10 · 24 January 2021]

The best medical kdrama I've ever watched. The story is very unpredictable and fascinating. The two main character did an amazing job with the acting. Really worth watching❤

Lovely drama

[ceciliahills · 10/10 · 26 August 2023]

I just finished the drama for the second time in a few years interval and I have to say I'm still in love. I'm older now and can understand more of the concepts that I ignored for handsome male leads and the love story when I was fifteen. This was an impactful drama which is what movies should be about, they should teach you and engage all your emotions be it joy,sorrow,mirth or incredulity and this did just that. I empathized with Lee Yeongo, cheered when he started learning to feel even if it was just a little, felt sad and understood Dr Hyeon moral delimma.

I'm sad it ended with fourteen episode but I will definitely watch it again and I hope someone else gives it a chance and falls in love like I did.

Good enough

[PennyReviews · 5/10 · 25 September 2016]

Beautiful mind tries to be an in-depth story about a brilliant but antisocial doctor. However, it never gets to really solve the cases it presented. Maybe the fact that it ended too soon (14 episodes when the most of the dramas have 16 in average) didn't help with it. So, was it good? It's good enough. The romance was sweet, though it was quick and short, but I guess it works as the drama manly focuses on the hospital, the illegal activity that takes place there, the doctor and his relationship with his father, and his emotional issues. I think that the illegal cases were too ambitious, as they weren't really got solved satisfyingly. The medical cases were interesting, and the way they were solved was quite entertaining. Also, the story about the doctor was really good, as the character evolves and changes throughout the drama, as well as his relationship with his colleagues. One thing that bothered me was the fact that everyone called the doctor a monster because of his condition. I hoped that it would be like "It's okay, it's love", were they handled the issue very sensitively and introduced the audience to not discriminate people with mental illnesses. However, in beautiful mind, that's not the case. The guy was called a monster till the very end. Finally, the acting was good and that helped with the development of the story. So, 5 out of 10.

A Decent Story Wrapped Up In Too Much Drama

[fake_moviestar · 5/10 · 22 February 2022]

Hidden at the center of over-dramatic scenarios and ridiculous medical cases that would never happen (yes, I understand this is a drama but still this was pretty over the top) was a decent story about a man who cannot empathize with others.

The supporting cast was a bit too large, but some of those supporting members were some of my favorites. The silly and unrealistic medical cases were frustrating to watch, because the central story was really good and heartwarming. Jang Hyuk was a fantastic actor in this, conveying so much emotion with very few expressions. The way he comes to learn about emotions and falls in love was extremely romantic and heartwarming.

The FL was so great in this, never annoying and she made understandable decisions and had realistic reactions. I loved them together, although I felt the chemistry was somewhat lacking.

Overall I was very engaged in the story, but found a lot of it was too overly dramatic. I definitely would not rewatch this either.