Love Me If You Dare

This C-Drama is worth the watch. I totally did not expect to like the drama as it wasn't my cup of tea according to the synopsis but boy was I wrong. It surpassed my expectation and it was definitely my cup of tea. If you love watching dramas with twists, this is it. Wallace Huo, who plays the main protagonist, is an excellent actor. He definitely brought his character justice. His emotions, actions, and just everything was on point. His chemistry with his leading lady is sizzling too. He definitely did a great job portraying his character as Bo Jian Yan/Simon/Allen. Aside from his acting, Wallace is smokin' hot in this drama. His clothing and hair is on point. If you love men in suits, this is it as well. lol Going back to the drama, it is beautifully shot and edited. Maybe just a few mistakes here and there but it's not entirely noticeable. The flow of the storyline is good, music is good, casting is good, and the budget of the movie is good as well. If you do plan to watch this drama, don't stop watching it. It gets better each time. You'll definitely find yourself staying up all night to finish watching it.

This drama was very weird.

In the beginning it is mind-blowing. The romance is cute and hilarious, the crime stories are logic, and dialogues are witty. You are waiting that the scriptwriter (the one of the brilliant Nirvana in Fire) is going to explain all the mysteries and combine every plot-line (crimes, love, mental twists of the hero) in a very clever and dramatic way.

But THEN from ep. 15 or 16 everything changes.

The show now looks like a cheap action movie, full of clichés and predictable. The characters lose their individualities, the crazy hero becomes a usual person, the girl disintegrates into a stupid damsel in distress. The pace is totally off. Now it is just a clumsy story about the gang of maniacs haunting the hero. Some mysteries of the first half are merely forgotten.

Of course, Wallace is gorgeous actor, I like his big black eyes, he steals the show but the best actor couldn't rescue this stuff.

Many TV dramas have problems with the plot in the final part but here this problem is particular.

Looks like somebody (TV producers? Chinese censorship?) intervened the shooting and quickly converted the show into a low-grade action movie. Maybe they ran out of money? Some traces of the original plot (more dramatic or even tragic and less soapy one), some Chekhov's guns remained in the first half but they don't shoot.

9 for the beginning, 3 for the ending, 6 as the average.

This is one of the best crime drama / series I've seen and I like to watch something like that. I love crime. Well worth watching the drama. Actors are a great fit perfectly into their roles. It's also really exciting, I love it.

Since this is one of my earliest review, it tend to have many mistakes here and there, I am sorry about that .

As for the TV show, its just reallyy amazing, a great Comedy-Romance-Suspense mix. Everything about the drama feels great , it has elements of suspense and crime , strong emotion and funny moments. make you laugh many times, the feelings is easily felt and reach your heart.

Story 10/10 - Its a unique story - I cant say anything that might spoil the story, but its more than a typical love story, nothing complex or boring, It is full of thriller ,suspense and deep emotional moments that keeps you wanting more and more of it.

Acting/Cast 10/10 - the acting is perfect - both the male and female lead do a great job at expressing what they have to express , they totally fill each others gap (emotional and intellectual lacking).

Music 8/10 - OP/ED theme is just amazing, it give the right feeling to the show, background music is amazing, thrilling at times, and comfortable , dialogs are as clear as it can get (NOTHING LOUD THAT DISTURB THE DIALOGS).

Re-watch 5/10 - I don't usually re-watch dramas, and there is lots of other dramas waiting for me to re-watch this again.

Overall 9/10 - It was my first Chinese drama and I'm glad it turned out to be something amazing which made me Wanting to watch other Chinese dramas ( I hesitated to watch them before). I RECOMMEND it to ANYONE interested in MYSTERY/CRIME dramas to watch it, its like reading Sherlock Holmes books to me (I haven't watched movies or dramas of Sherlock homes ).

A Really Good-Watch.

A MUST WATCH DRAMA!!!

This is not a typical Chinese drama which are usually unnecessarily dragging the plot...its 100 times better. This is a very intelligent, well written and properly engaged drama. It will make you sit at the edge of your seat. You cannot skip any scene even once. One more thing I liked about this drama is that there were no cliches which is the main ingredient of Chinese drama.

Plot: It is adapted from Ding Mo's novel of the same name.

Its a story of a criminal psychologist who cracks the cases of the most mysterious and horrible criminals with the help of his assistant. I can't say much about the story because of the spoiler.

Chemistry: The chemistry between leads are heart-fluttering. They are very very very good looking couple. You will get Sherlock and Watson feeling.

Wallace Huo: He is an epitome of beauty. His walk is elegant, his dialogue delivery is spot on.... He is smoking hot. I couldn't take my eyes off him. If you like men in suit then watch this drama for him.

Coming to his acting Wallace lives and breathes his role as Bo Jin Yan. He's has done a full justice to his character, his emotions, actions, expressions everything was on point. What a versatile actor!

Sandra Ma: She is an amazing actor.

She wasn't at all annoying. She's not made to be a bad-ass but her softness doesn't make her less strong.

Andrew Yin: The bromance between Jin Yan and Zi Yu(their characters name) was everything. It was beautiful to see their friendship/relationship. He made me smile whenever he was on screen.

Cinematography/Direction: The cinematography is gorgeous. The use of fish eye lenses were just amazing. I applaud the tension building and the plot transitions. Everything was placed carefully.

However if you're a long time kdrama fan and want to try Cdramas and if your genre is crime thriller then I would definitely recommend "Love me, if you dare". Watch it for Wallace Huo, he is a one man army. But prepare yourself before watching this drama because sometimes it will make u question about ur insanity.