Review of Still 17

Still 17 (2018)
6/10
Touching in parts but long winded
22 February 2021
First the good points. There are some genuinely touching moments in this story. The main characters are good hearted so they evoke sympathy and the pain is quite real. The accident and the ripple effect on the characters is quite well constructed and the coincidences don't feel fake. Most the people are nice and their kindness is moving to watch. The housekeeper is like Suspicious Housekeeper.

Some frustrating elements. It takes too long a time for her to find her family and for them to make the connection. As if the police can't help her look for her only relative. Also the other men who love her like the nephew and the doctor seem unnecessarily tacked on to make a cliched love triangle.

Shin Hye Sun is an expressive and convincing actress even if her face is not the most beautiful. Yang Se Jong is sweet and they make a compatible looking couple.

Watchable but not a must see.
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