Lie to Me had a flimsy story premise. A woman irritated that her friend has stolen her first love, lies that she is married. What happens after that is not good storytelling.
What I liked:
a) Physical chemistry between the lead actors Yoon Eun-hye and Kang Ji- hwan is good. Three passionate kisses (by kdrama standards) - Karoke in Episode 6, Coke Kiss Episode 8, Final Kiss Episode 16.
b) Likable Male Lead, Kang Ji-hwan is good looking and adorable when his character was able to cut loose a bit. Unfortunately the story was so uneven: he hates her, he loves her, he has to honor his former relationship, he doesn't believe her, marriage or bust, it was like watching multiple personalities.
c) couple of good songs on the soundtrack.
What I didn't like:
a) Annoying Female Lead, Yoon Eun-hye was so good in Coffee Prince, I was shocked how the character bugged me the first 6 episodes, was OK the next 5 episodes, then annoying again. Much of this was bad writing, but the actress chose over-the-top physical acting in the first 6 episodes which I had a negative reaction to. I did not find this character charming. The character seemed to cry loudly in EVERY episode.
b) The story line was flimsy without providing characters to care about. No matter how hard the actors tried, there's no way they could save this empty plot. Lie to Me is like being served a rice cake when you were hoping for a delicious dessert.
What I liked:
a) Physical chemistry between the lead actors Yoon Eun-hye and Kang Ji- hwan is good. Three passionate kisses (by kdrama standards) - Karoke in Episode 6, Coke Kiss Episode 8, Final Kiss Episode 16.
b) Likable Male Lead, Kang Ji-hwan is good looking and adorable when his character was able to cut loose a bit. Unfortunately the story was so uneven: he hates her, he loves her, he has to honor his former relationship, he doesn't believe her, marriage or bust, it was like watching multiple personalities.
c) couple of good songs on the soundtrack.
What I didn't like:
a) Annoying Female Lead, Yoon Eun-hye was so good in Coffee Prince, I was shocked how the character bugged me the first 6 episodes, was OK the next 5 episodes, then annoying again. Much of this was bad writing, but the actress chose over-the-top physical acting in the first 6 episodes which I had a negative reaction to. I did not find this character charming. The character seemed to cry loudly in EVERY episode.
b) The story line was flimsy without providing characters to care about. No matter how hard the actors tried, there's no way they could save this empty plot. Lie to Me is like being served a rice cake when you were hoping for a delicious dessert.