I’ve been looking for some Mafia series
(for research reasons) and coincidentally Netflix featured a Korean Mafia
series. It was the Top 10 most-watched series here in the Philippines, so I was
curious.
Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-ki),
a Korean-Italian Mafia lawyer pays his home country a visit to do some
unfinished business, only to discover a conglomerate interfering with his plans with
injustices.
The series started with our main
character in Italy doing some business for his deceased boss. It was dark,
mysterious, and brooding. The series screamed crime and mystery, a story
that’ll delve into a dark web of conspiracies.
Since his boss and father-like figure
died, he decides to go back to his motherland, Korea. Little did we know, it’s
not only Crime and Drama, but also comedy. Just as Vincenzo lands on Korean
soil, things start to get eccentric. The well-groomed, dangerous mafia lawyer
is out of his element: he gets mobbed, and people around him are almost defined
as crackheads.
But after each episode, you begin to
warm up to these quirky characters like Hong Cha-yeong, the leading lady and a
lawyer, and the tenants of the Geumga Plaza. This Mafia k-drama is like an
Anime in real life. It’s entertaining to watch the weird antics of the characters
and how a cool, mysterious man like Vincenzo reacts to them. It’s an odd mix,
but that’s what makes Vincenzo the series that it is now. It is dark and
twisted with a blend of slapstick comedy, family, and friendship.
This is my second K-Drama series, and
I’m starting to think that Koreans are really good at developing their side
characters’ arc. Their personalities are likable and you truly root for them
(despite how annoying they can sometimes be), most especially when they start
to work together with our Korean-Italian protagonist.
Vincenzo was in Korea to do some
unfinished business until he finds himself part of a lawyer’s case that is
actually bigger than all of them. As the story progresses, it truly gets
darker, and blood will be shed. A conglomerate – Wusang Law Firm and Babel
Tower-- is causing havoc behind the scenes that cause innocent people to die
for their own power and greed. The devil was working hard.
We watch Vincenzo, Hong Cha-young and
their friends try to take them down. As Vincenzo would say,
“Only evil can punish evil”
In order to win the game, you’ve got to
play dirty. The whole thing not only spills blood but also deceit, corruption,
and psychotic games. Our gang plays hard, but the other shows that they can do
better. As you go through the 20 episodes, it invites the audience to
investigate and predict what’s going to happen, but the storytelling is really
clever with its twists and turns that you wouldn’t expect. It makes it overall
exciting.
Vincenzo is a crime, drama story about
how in this world, only evil can be stopped by evil. It’s a story about trust,
family, and friendship. Accepting the past, and make do with the present.
And, oh yeah, do not mess with Mr.
Vincenzo Cassano.
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| That iconic thumps up of approval. |
RECOMMENDATION
I truly recommend it to those who love
Mafia stories with a touch of ridiculous comic relief. If you love crime scenes
and investigation, this one is also for you. I had a blast watching this.
It’s a fun and fulfilling K-Drama that can actually leave you with separation anxiety
just after watching it. I know I have.
If you’ve watched it, let us know your
thoughts on the series in the comments down below.
RATE: 💣💣💣💣
EXPERIENCE: 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
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