Mad Dog (2017)

Insurance crime drama with the right amount of everything

To be honest I jumped into this with bit of prejudice that I would not make it past three episodes. Well man.. was I wrong!! and am glad I was.

The plot progression was smooth and kept the excitement going till the last episodes. The characters were well written. Here we can find a villain/villains who can think better or on par with the leads. I found this to be more realistic than other crime thrillers that I've watched recently, since the ball wasn't with any one of the sides for long.

Another major plus for me was the romance aspect of this show. The characters weren't forced into a relationship and lots of screen time were not wasted on clichés. What we get is short and sweet version that is much more appealing.

Definitely, a re-watchable drama.

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Le crash d'un avion détruit bien des vies, et entre autres celles des personnages du drama.

Ce que j’en ai pensé :

J’en ai pensé beaucoup de bien, car ce drama réunit ce que j’aime vraiment : de beaux personnages charismatiques, une enquête tout à fait passionnante et par dessus tout ce qui me met en joie : la bromance !! Et ici on en a une de première classe !
Il y a aussi une belle amitié entre les membres du groupes, qui ont une confiance sans faille en Kang Woo.

L’histoire en elle-même est archi classique, on sait clairement où sont les méchants et qu’ils vont certainement payer la facture à un moment ou un autre, (le plus logique serait que ce soit la fin !) Mais les enchaînements d’évènements sont très bien agencés, le suspens est toujours maintenu (malgré un petit ralentissement ver les 13/14 mais pas au point qu’on veuille accélérer ! ) et tenu jusqu’au bout ! Les personnages sont bien campés, certains mauvais depuis le début, (et quels mauvais, de plus en plus mauvais, on va dire !) d’autres vont se poser des questions et hésiter, d’autres franchiront par amitié des barrières qu’ils n’auraient jamais osé sauter…
Les dialogues sont bien écrit, particulièrement les échanges piquants entre Min Jun et Ha Ri, ou Kang Woo et Min Jun, mais par dessus tout l’intérêt est maintenu par l’excellence de l’interprétation !! Je n’ai vu Yoo Ji Tae que dans Healer, où déjà il avait un peu ce personnage protecteur, et ici il est excellent, dans la douleur extrême, dans l’émotion, ou dans la ténacité du chien enragé qui ne lâche pas sa proie ! Le duo avec Woo Do Whan fonctionne à la perfection. Woo Do Whan incarne avec talent un personnage ambigu, plutôt cynique et sans trop de scrupules cachant un cœur profondément blessé et un remord constant. Chacun des deux hommes va donner à l’autre le moyen et l’occasion de sortir de la spirale du regret et de se rouvrir à la vie. Il y a deux personnages féminins, chacun bien en place aussi, Ryu Hwa Yung est l’agent qui n’a peur de rien, qui maîtrise sa vie et son passé, et elle ne s’en laisse pas compter par le beau Min Jun ! L’autre femme, Hong Soo Hyun donne une belle crédibilité à une personne tiraillée un moment entre deux positions puis découvrant peu à peu sa vraie nature.
Alors oui, il y a une petite romance, petite mais plutôt jolie, qui ajoute une fleur au bouquet d’humanités que forme cette équipe disparate qui a su créer entre ses membres un fort sentiment d’appartenance à une sorte de famille de substitution.


Au total, c’est un drama qui laisse le sentiment chaleureux de l’amitié, triomphant du malheur et du désespoir. Moi qui déteste l’idée même d’une seconde saison pour les dramas, je retrouverais à l’occasion avec plaisir cette fine équipe de chasseurs d’escrocs parce que j’ai eu de la peine à les quitter !

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GOOD DRAMA - RECOMMEND IT

Surprisingly this is a good drama, I gave rewatch value 9 just because I've watched this drama 4X over, just because I love it. The main story was about a plane accident that related to giant insurance company and aviation company that found a scapegoat to one of the pilot. The brother of the scapegoat (dead) pilot and a husband of two of the dead passengers worked together to solve who's the instigator - to be the blame of that horrific plane accident. As they're working together with the help of a team, they finally found the answer of bereavement. Started as competitive stranger, ending with brotherhood that have their back.

I love all the characters, they're fun to watch, the tricks and trips packed of actions. If want to watch some action and wittiness so this is it! It wasn't a serious drama but nor light one...

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It's annoying and that's why it's interesting!

First off, this is not for everyone. If you are not a fan of stories of financial collusions, sabotage or economic strategies, stay away! Unless of course if you are only here for Woo Do Hwan then it's visuals galore:)

This verbose series is really about all those 3 boring things i just mentioned brought together by a catastrophic event. The same catastrophic event brought together the main characters. Whether you call them protagonists or antagonists is entirely up to you on where you stand on the issue. Like i said, it's verbose. There's also lots of attempts to be Mission Impossible-ish which i found to be corny (bec i am a big fan of this genre and i know Wow from Weh). So as an action series it is lacking. As a drama series, yes there are some cry-worthy moments in there. And there are attempts to be comedic too which i found lame.

But i do like this series bec of the storyline. The strategies and character shifts changed a lot, making frowns appear and disappear involuntarily on my forehead at any given moment. I am annoyed both in a good and bad way many times. Suddenly i found myself invested in the truth no matter who the heroes and villains are. Does that make sense? It is for this reason that this show is interesting for me.

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I enjoyed this drama a little too much, not going to lie. The drama seems like your typical undercover dogs team with everyone playing their own roles, however, the team dynamic is truly so strong. They have disputes and it doesn't seem to end till the last moment, however, the insane character development from lack of trust and despise to love and family is most worth the watch. I admit that I chose to watch this drama because Woo DoHwan was in it, knowing how great and charismatic of an actor he is, however, the rest of the casting was equally as strong. The minimal romance scenes definitely leaves the audience craving for more, however, we're reminded once again that it's a thriller/mystery/action, not necessarily a romance drama. Therefore, I give the drama a solid 9/10.

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Not for everyone

I’ve been watching kdramas for a while and have been a fan of the crime/law series that this genre provides, but I wasn’t a big fan. It felt like the main conspiracy of the show could have been solved much faster. I feel like this show would have benefited a lot more from a traditional 10 episode format (each episode being an hour long) since they stop solving other insurance scams and try to take down the large plane crash conspiracy.

However, the acting is amazing and all the main characters are lovable, the ost is amazing as well.

Definitely recommend checking this drama out if you like crime/injustice shows

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Slow paced

Great cast of actors, all of whom kept me watching more than the story did, to be honest.
Occasional bit of uncomfortable character portrayal from Yoo Ji-tae; maybe he was directed to be a little OTT at times and that's why.
Woo Do-hwan was excellent as the cocky, detached and guilt-ridden younger brother, seeking the truth about what happened to his estranged sibling on the fated flight this drama's based on.
Lovely seeing Ryu Hwa-young, who I thought acted well alongside WDH. Her acting is subtle, with some great facial expressions.
It has all the right ingredients for a mystery; twisting plot, corporate greed and conniving, fractured families, betrayal, outcast private team of insurance fraud investigators, made up of different personalities, with friendship, loyalty and humour in the mix.
The plot was pretty good, with twists and turns.
For me, however, the pace wasn't the problem, but the length of the show. 16 episodes was too long and the story ended up being drawn out. It became too convoluted at times.
The last 2 episodes, like earlier ones, were very good; if only they'd left out parts that felt like padding, rather than valuable additions to the story.

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If you ever watched the American version of Leverage or the Korean version of Leverage, The Player, Special Teams Unit...then you'll love this.

This drama is about a plane crash that took loved ones away unexpectedly. The subject can be really harsh for those who may have lost a loved in a plane crash. That haven't happened to me thank goodness and I hope it never will because some episodes in this drama made me forget that it wasn't real. The pain and the hurt were really there. The first few episodes I really really fought back some tears. The mid part had me doing the same. Some episodes had me gritting my teeth. It was just that powerful.

The cast was awesome. I usually watch these dramas because of the type of genre that I love but when you add in cast members I'm familiar with and like that makes it even more enjoyable for me to watch.

I will say Choi Won Young who plays as Joo Hyun Gi has a disturbing look. The Vulcan hairstyle he sported made it worse. For those who's not familiar with the term Vulcan-check out the late Leonard Nemoy's hairstyle from Star Trek and see if I'm lying. He played the same character in Hello Monster which makes me believe he's a type cast meaning he gets casts as playing a social & psychopath. If you look the part, play the part. Jeong Bo Seok who played as Cha Joon Kyu as well.

I loved the way it ended. The screenwriter got it right. This is how I wish every Korean drama that I've watched would end this way.
The only thing I didn't like was that it ended and I now have to find another drama that's up to that caliber.

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The storyline and the cast alone rated my 10! Woo Do-Hwan you were magnificent in the character you portrayed and convinced me of this tragedy. Yoo Ji Tae I love the character you portrayed as well. I wanted to give condolences that's how convincing you were. I wished the writer would've added to your story a little more regarding your character's wife and son. Ryu Hwa Young you also played a great character, wished the writers would've given you a little more romance with Woo Do-Hwan's character. oh well, you win some you lose some... The rest of the Mad Dog Team: Kudos to Pentium played by Kim Hye Sung, and Park Soon Jung played by Jo Jae Yoon! The music was on point. I love investigative work. I enjoyed this KDrama. This is the 4th KDrama I have watched in 2 days with Woo Do-Hwan in it. He will be on my fav Korean Actor's list even though I don't know if can sing, or do martial arts (but that backflip kick of his awesome)

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this drama really is really amazing as an action/revenge one
all were amazing in his role
i liked it so much, sure became one of my favourite dramas ^_^

although i like hye sung but i saw him a little weak in his acting
specially the shot he was stabbed in

and what about won young stupid cravat
every time i saw it he gives me the feeling that he was in rush while he was dressing up LOL


and i wasn't satisfied about the end totally

*till the end they didn't explain why they killed (min jung)
and what's her role in all these suspicious insurance documents??

*all those crimes and killing and each one of villain characters
took between 5-7 yrs in prison only, even when they were responsible about 67 one killed at the plane crashing COME ON .. REALLY -_-

*how come (jung jin) didn't go to prison after killing one and stabbing other and trying to kill 2,
one of them three times ??

all these judgments wasn't fair at all for me

and all( mad dog) group they gave (hye sung) the excuse , forgive and consoled him for what his father did
but at the same time they judged (do hwan) badly for the same crime
this was extremely unfair they all torture him at the beginning
although he wasn't responsible about his brother's crime even if he committed suicide as they said

and the romance was very slight although it was cute but it was very cold at the same time

in-spite of all these points i really enjoyed this show and highly recommended

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