Class of Lies

" Class of lies " had a strong start. The story goes deeper and deeper as it goes, involving more and more characters as it proceeds.

However, there were a few elements that prevended this drama from being great, even though the performances were seriously good. First of all, the story was good, but the drama had some boring scenes. Maybe they didn't handle the pace well enough to keep it interesting through and through. Then, the whole mystery and plotting was not as easily believable as it dealt with kids. But that was easily overlooked. Finally, the ending was questionable.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

The conflict here is so subtle yet horrifying to watch, the way the bullies has rank and abusing their means to get what they want, even the lawyer has to stay under coverage(which is a little loose end to me, like how on earth some high case lawyer unrecognized on this school still bugs me) but its interesting

Series like this is not that easy to find where every episode feels like a whole movie alrdy... I have doubts before watching it but it all disappeared only after 1 episode. It's not the type of series where i have to wait until 5-7 episodes before it gets intense/thrilling.. the first two episodes had me intrigued already and that's what i love about this whole series! The actors and actresses did a really great job with their role (kdramas acting never really disappoint me) the casting is just perfect, it's like they're really meant for that role.

Great acting, Amazing plot, Great casting, overall a 10/10 !! Pls make more series like this! I'm tired of sitting in a boring episode full of talking and eventually end up with a boring twist.

Intriguing murder mystery crime drama. Extraordinary performance by Yoon Kyun Sang, but then again, I'd watch him in whatever drama he's in. The entire cast was unbelievably awesome. The narrative was absolutely fantastic.! Brilliant! Loved it!

Here's my take on this series:

Premise: 8/10 The premise of this show is genuinely good, I swear. However, there's this strong soap opera vibe that the director brings in, which kind of takes away from its potential.

Screenplay: 5/10 With such a good premise, it's a shame that the screenplay is quite drawn-out. Many unnecessary scenes are dramatized to the point that this otherwise great show feels like a cheesy soap opera. I'm sure it would be much less 'soap opera' if the writer cut out the unnecessary scenes that don't give impact to the plot. This series could have been wrapped up in just 12 episodes and would have saved a lot of budget.

Acting: 6/10 No, seriously, I'm not a hater. I don't even know most of the main cast. So this is purely from my neutral standpoint. I feel like most of the actors here aren't giving their best performance, especially the one playing Beom-jin. After some digging, turns out Beom-jin's actor is the most popular among the other cast, but he's the one that bothers me the most. There are some villains here, like Gi-hoon, Joon-jae, Beom-jin. But Gi-hoon and Joon-jae managed to portray their villains in their own way. They're natural in their roles without seeming forced. While Beom-jin, I'm not sure if he can't handle his character well or he's just not a good actor. There's something odd about the way he portrays Beom-jin. His acting isn't consistent, sometimes he does it fairly well, but most of the time not. Jaw-jutting and glaring are typical cheap soap opera angry acting we've seen. And that's what he's doing in this show. The way Beom-jin gets angry is really like watching your average soap opera actor. And honestly, his acting seems much more forced compared to other villains in this show. Whether it's his fault or the director's, I don't know.

Scoring: 5/10 Everything feels overly dramatic. Simple scenes that could've been conveyed through dialogue are drowned in excessive dramatic music. And sometimes there's a song in the middle of conversations, no, I'm not kidding, it's literally a background song playing amidst the dialogue between the characters. And it's not a romantic scene with a song playing, it's a regular conversation scene between students. Really weird.

My conclusion: While the storyline premise is intriguing, its execution feels more like a dragged-out soap opera plot. Like i said, this show could've been wrapped up in just 12 episodes, but the excessive drama and flashback scenes make it drag on for 16 episodes. Even after sitting through 16 (each 1 hour long), the mastermind behind the murders didn't face the consequences he deserved, which was quite disappointing. Save your 16 hours for watching another show.