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Vincenzo: Spoiler-Free Mini Review

Jul 15
2 min read

Updated: 4 days ago

Title:

Vincenzo (2021)

Platform:

Netflix, TVING

MDL Rating:

8.9

IMBD Rating:

8.4

Genre:

Contemporary Thriller, Comedy, Mafia

Episode Count:

20

Parental Guidance Rating:

TV-14: Fear, language, violence. On the more intense end of TV-14. I'd put it at TV-16, but not MA.


For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433812/parentalguide/

Starring:

Song Joon Ki (Descendants of the Sun)

Jeon Yeo Been (Our Movie)

Ok Taec Yeon (Heartbeat)

Kim Yeo Jin (Itaewon Class)

Jo Han Chal (Hometown Cha Cha Cha)

Kwak Han Seo (Queen of Tears)

RBTS Rating:

8.24/10 Stars: A dark, satirical comedy with twists and turns and an subtle, but perfect romance.



Synopsis:

At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. Due to warring Mafia factions, he flies to South Korea where he gets involved with lawyer Hong Cha Young. She is the type of attorney who will do anything to win a case. Now back in his motherland, he gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of his own medicine—with a side of his own version of justice.



Stay Tuned: Full Review Still to Come!


Spoiler-Free Mini Review:

Vincenzo is a dark comedy about a former Italian Mafia member who returns to his homeland of South Korea and becomes embroiled in revenge and other hijinks. The drama had a slower start for me, and I wasn't fully committed until the end of episode 2. I absolutley loved the female lead and how crazy she is, as well as the other building tennants. Though satirical and sarcastic, Vincenzo has a lot of heart.



In terms of content, there are no explicit scenes, but quite a bit of blood and violence. The mafia guy is going to do his mafia thing. I swear at one point the show was MA on Netflix, but I double checked and it is in fact TV-14.



Side Note: Vincenzo makes a cameo in Queen of Tears as the shows share a director. Plus, Song Joon Ki (Vincenzo) and Kim Ji Won (FL actress from Queen of Tears) starred together in Descendants of the Sun.



Story=3.85, Acting=4, Production Quality=5, Ending= 4, Enjoyability= 4, Would I rewatch= Yeah


Trailer:


Director: #KimHeeWon (Queen of Tears, Little Women, Tempest, The Crowned Clown)

Screenwriter: #ParkJaeBum (The Fiery Preist)


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