Review: An Affair to Remember (1957)

This was a movie that started as a romantic comedy and then transitioned into a romance movie. I didn't really like it. I didn't sense the chemistry between the characters other than the comedic bits. The movie tried really hard to introduce events that would move the audience but they seemed forced to me.

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Review: Scarlet Heart (步步驚心) (2011)

This drama started off interesting. It had that old school Cdrama feel that we don't get so often now. Things were well paced.

However, the story soon became very heavy on the romance, of the Mary Sue variety. The politics was a background story, but specifically what irked me was that our main character was so involved in the entire story without having much of an impact on anything.

I normally don't like romance dramas, and I came into this drama hoping it would have some politics dramas. As a politics drama, I would not recommend it. As a romance drama, the Mary Sue stuff kind of put me off.

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