Miseu Hammurabi

Miss Hammurabi is not exactly a law drama. It has cases and it is about judges, but it focuses more on the characters than the plot. Those characters are interesting, with rich backgrounds, that usually explain the way they act in the current time of the drama. Through the show, we learn more about them and more about their lives, as they start to develop relationships with one another. In the end, we get friendship, romance, strong office dynamics and a nice conclusion. So, it is inevitable that the performances were good as well. Go Ara has a way to express deep emotions in her every drama, and L has finally grown to a mature actor with flawless performances. So overall, 6,5 out of 10.

The story did not make me get bored. That is the strongpoint of this movis. Of course we do not have to forget all the actors who mostly played well in this movie. Some people said they got amazed by acting of Go Ara as a hyperactive judge in this movie but I more more appreciate her work in: "Hwarang" and " Haechi". In those two dramas she did not get major role as in "Miss Hammurabi" but her acting is unfogettable and I always miss her present in every episodes of them.

The first 13 (out of 16) episodes were so fun to watch. The last 3? I had to watch them using the Netflix's skip button so I could know the 🙄 Koreans just don't know when or how to end their shows, this 16 episode obligation is ridiculous.

The final set of conflicts was overplayed and overcooked.

I liked everything about this drama. The cast were excellent, the storylines were varied and held my attention. But I could only give it 5 stars. And that is entirely sure to the main character. She was incredibly annoying. She cried literally 5 times per episode in all but 2 episodes. Every time she opened her mouth she looked like she'd burst into tears. It ruined the show, which is a shame as it would otherwise have been a 8 star review.

This show was quite melodramatic at times, though I certainly cared enough about the main characters to want to keep watching. There was a bit of overkill when it came to the use of emotive background music.

I usually love legal dramas, but Miss Hammurabi compared to, say, Suspicious Partner, for me falls a little short of the mark. It didn't really have one overarching mystery that got solved in the end, so felt a bit haphazard.

I wanted more closure on one of the main cases that we saw the judges handle - it would have been satisfying to see more justice served there. All in all the loose ends were tied up satisfactorily though.

In summation: this was an "all right" drama that didn't make it to my faves list.