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Reviews
Miseuti (2018)
Soap
A mediocre drama, basically a Korean soap, good for watching if you are bored in the afternoon. Difficult to feel involved or any empathy for any of the characters. Good cinematography and acting, but the directing style is cliched and the scriptwriting is mediocre. This is a common problem with modern TV dramas, it seems they spend a lot on the actors and sets and very little for good quality scriptwriters.
The Devil's Violinist (2013)
Mediocre at best, partially redeemed by the music
They took the work of a genius and turned it into a mediocre movie. Bad acting particularly by the Paganini character with his cringe making, bland American accent. The writing and direction were just plain awful, I have seen better 30 second advertisements. If you enjoy the music of Paganini this movie is something to avoid. Some musical moments, mostly singing appeared as rays of sunshine through an overclouded sky. The characters were entirely one dimensional and quite unbelievable with poor acting and dreadful dialogue. No surprise then that the director was also the writer, and I will avoid any work of his I come across. Needless to say, any similarity between Paganini's life and this movie is purely coincidental. Even as just entertainment this is a boring, clichéd movie-don't waste your time watching.