Big Mouse (2022)

PERFECT AND SUIT MY TASTE

I'm really looking forward to watch this drama even before it airs because the casts are superb! And, to be honest, this kdrama hasn't disappointed me at all. It's like a mind game, and I want to see more! Besides, I like this kind of genre.

The plot, the characters, everything is perfect, and I don't feel like any of the plot is rushed. This kdrama successfully keeps my attention glued to the screen.

This is the best ongoing kdrama I've seen so far, and I'm hoping that it will be successful and that the plot will not be messed up until the end of episode 16. I will update this review once this drama has finished airing to see if it deserves a 10 or if it should stay at 9.5 or lower.

Update: I just finished watching it. A well-paced drama, I think the script for this drama is great; kudos to the writer and director for not wasting valuable talents. Because you know, some dramas have really great actors, but because of the poor script, everything feels wasted. I agree with people who say that the ending feels a bit rushed, but overall, it's still ok.

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pre big mouse

1st off I'll say this only "worked" cuz of the actors, mainly lee jong suk. I am a LJS fan, I adore the dude but I'm unbiased when I say his acting improved so much and he carried this on his own
unlike Eve tho where SYJ and the ridiculous makjang were entertaining, this got boring after ep7ish

for acting and character I'll rate them as such

Lee Jong Suk(Park Chang Ho): 10/10, legit carried the show, went from UWU to believable mob boss in 1seconds
Im Yoon Ah(Mi Ho): 8/10 but I enjoyed her time as "minnie mouse". I wish this show was more of a power couple
Kim Joo Heon(Choi Do Ha): 5/10. he was bland the 1st half, unsurprising reveal, over estimated himself and boom he was dead in 1 second
Kwak Dong Yeon(Jerry): 7/10, he was better as the bromance cellmate, got super boring when he was revealed to be a big mouse lanky
Yang Kyung Won(Gong Ji Hoon): 8/10, better psycho villain than doha, 2 overexaggerating psychos in 1 drama gets bland, and he was the crazy one 1st so doha just felt like a copy cat
Ok Ja Yeon(Hyun Joo Hee ): 6/10 seemed more villianis but like miho, the women here were an after thought
Jung Jae Sun(Park Yoon Gab): 8/10, I know the actor as the jijjiri type of evil, so I liked how he got a bigger role and the actor tbh would've been better as real big mouse, he switched between petty villain to power boss well
Real Big Mouse: 3/10, the actor felt bland, his character twist even blander, 99% of the people didn't believe it was him xD
3 VIPs: 1/10. they were a 3in1, they dragged one side kick villain into 3 and made them 3 whiny losers


this show was a fun underdog forced to be the big dog, the prison scenes were fun, but then it all lasted so long that their main fight was just an echo "loooook for pappppeerrrr"
everything was resolved way too quickly, doha big villain that ruined water supply, miho gets sick/dies just as a pawn in the revelation and booooooooooooom, doha is killed

the best parts for me were actually the fact that they were married, but I guess like every other "marriage" in "crime" genres, the wife must die so the husband takes action ;/
this overall felt like a prequel to the story of Park Chang Ho as a real badass big mouse, in a way real big mouse was better off as an organization with no leader, or 1 guy that manipulated ppl, having 1 guy with his own set of organization just for him to die so Park Chang Ho could take over the crown on a silver platter, was all just too simple

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Big Mess (in a good way)

This is one of those dramas that is a bit hard to rate, the story is overall good, the production amazing and the actors are all professionals who know what they are doing. Teaching viewers never ever to drink, well anything while driving, to not trust anyone and that it only takes one moment to make a fatal mistake that will kill you...

The story is some kind of combo Mouse, Prison Play Book, Big Boss and Erin Brockovich with a twist... And a couple of plot holes. It started. off trying to portray Big Mouth as a guy who is slightly pathetic, happily married with a great found family in his father in law but kind of a looser, and well though Lee Jong Suk does do a good job trying to portray that guy, I could not really buy it and did not really enjoy seeing him that way... However I assume that was there to make way for the rapid character development that followed. Beside that first episode of pathetic Big Mouth. The rest of the characters and their characterisation was done really well, they were all divers, complex and mysterious enough to make me suspect more or less anyone as Big Mouse during that first part of the drama. All good things that had my head spinning in. a good way.

There are also quite a few great pebels of romance, that truly add that something to this drama, and though it is not in any way a romance, those pebels where a lot better than many scenes in pure romcoms. Me a romance junky would have loved to see more of those... Maybe in a drama special...

The villains in this are as corrupt and evil as it gets, while I would say I have seen quite a few evil rich and corrupt people portrayed in dramaland... I found that the villains here actually managed to beat quite a few of the previous evils I have seen. So I would say the villains here are defiantly among the top villains of dramaland.

There were however a few draggy parts in the middle, some a bit to predictable parts and some stuff that where clearly only there to confuse us. There where also a few social issues mentioned here and there such as domestic abuse, and doctors ethics but they were not really explored...

At some point the drama changed direction, while some may not like this I really enjoyed the shift and found the second part really interesting, and while I did feel that the ending was a bit rushed I was kind of impressed over how they wraped it up.

So people, do not drink anything and drive... heck why not avoid contact with liquids all together... But if you do enjoy watching evil, corruption, eat the rich type of stories and do not mind a few plot holes here and there this may just e a good fit for you.

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Who is Chairman Kang Sung-Geun’s son? SEASON 2 maybe...

I LOVED IT .... IT WAS WHAT I EXPECTED,
but it is my first time after Vagabond that i still have a lot of questions.
Several truth were kept quiet, the most important one will hairman Kang Sung-Geun’s son return since we know the false culprit died being still a prisoner..... the final was precipitated, but I loved not having to wait too much to know what will it be at the end,. The actors and actresses amazed me with their acting, specially Kwak Dong Yeon (Jerry) after VINCENZO, MONSTRUOUS, he is rising and i am routing for him. No need to mentions the premium lead actors
Lee Jong Suk *** Im Yoon Ah*** DAEBAK ALWAYS!
Another one keep suprising me Yang Kyung Won (Gong Ji Hoon ) a role that's suit you woaahh !
I've been watching you since CLOY, VCZO, OOD.... AGAIN Im impressed!
Found a new gem to observe seen him in HAPPINESS Yoo Tae Joo KEEP climbing!
I give it a 100/100

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Great on the 1st half, meh on the 2nd half...

BIG MOUTH refers to Park Chang Ho, as he is known to talk big but can not follow it up. He’s also a lawyer with a very low winning rate. One day, he was framed as a notorious swindler "Big Mouse" and sent to prison. Since the real “Big Mouse” is still a mystery, his wife Mi Ho is now struggling to prove her husband's innocence…

First, the premise is gripping as we quickly presented with the big question "Who is Big Mouse?“ It kept me wondering on who is Big Mouth and his motives. I enjoy seeing Chang Ho’s gruesome experience in prison and his dynamic with his wife, Mi Ho. I love the suspense and how they address a realistic political issue.

Then the reveal happened and it was so underwhelming... It feels that the drama lost its’ steam. We were introduced to so many plot points but it continues solely on hero vs villain plot, while sacrificing some characters at no cost. There’s a time jump towards the ending, and all that happened afterwards made me upset. The sequence of events were rushed and the huge blow I was expecting feel a bit off. Had they build up the finale properly, I’m sure it would’ve been more impactful.

This is my first Lee Jong Suk dramas and his psycho acting was entertaining. Apart from him, the acting of Kim Joo Heon was enjoyable, especially his fake crying and facial expressions. Overall, Big Mouth shows amazing performance and story until the reveal happened, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt and feel free to watch it!

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Literally so good

I literally loved it so much. Like this is first thing I've seen of Yoona and Lee Jongsuk and it made me love them. Like I really liked this, I was a little upset with the ending bc of a certain death but I really liked it. It really interested me with finding out who big mouse is, I had many guesses that were all wrong (lmao) but that was even better because it was unpredictable. If your seeing this you really should watch the show it's so interesting, I was really sad when it was over. Changho and Mi Ho's relationship was so cute. And I loved the way Changho really made people believe it was him.

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Strong overall script, rushed ending & the worst possible ML acting ever.

- Brilliant story and equally awesome storytelling (until last couple of episodes, where I think the creators were confused on how much to carry onto season 2, where the son that old antagonist would probably the main antagonist for s02). They also kept the main plot reveal mysterious enough to not get boring well throughout the first half of the season.


- Rushed ending almost ruined the whole series, almost seemed to be as if last 2 episodes were written and directed by someone else. Almost everything (in last 2 episodes) was predictable and cliche'd. Maybe they wanted 18 or 20 episodes to hash out everything.


- The worst and I mean the worst acting I have seen so far in kdramas by the main lead (Lee jong suk). I mean is he so popular in korea that he received such an awesome role despite his expressionless, stone-faced, always-looking-like-a-lost-one-in-the-room so-called acting skills? His dialogue delivery was so tame and lame that it looked like a little kid throwing mumbling tantrums in an intense scene (actually in all scenes). He definitely has a talent to bring down the intense or heavy scene the director must be trying to present. It must be so embarrassing and at the same time infuriating for the other cast members to be giving their all and yet the main lead is doing his worst possible in return. I have not seen many korean shows, but, of all the ones i have watched their are so many male leads who can easily pull off the necessary vibe needed in this role. It's like a rich kid showing up and reading lines after reading just a single time and everyone one probably cheering him as the best actor. I almost dropped this show after the pilot episode because of this main lead. if he's getting such brilliant roles, out qualifying other actors, then in my opinion he must have tons of connections/cash, or maybe casting team must be taking a break after casting pretty good rest of the cast and hence got high on god knows what and cast this guy as the main lead, or maybe the magic do exists in this world and this guy has it and casts it on the production team to get the role. Because, I honestly do not understand how else can someone who acts like this can land such a role.

This Lee jong suk broke me from korean shows with his worst acting skills (is it right to even call it a skill if you are so bad at it?), i am definitely going to take a break from kdramas.

Overall, this show is a must watch. Good thriller. I would have rated this one an overall 9, but, Lee jong suk's acting is a given negative 2 (if not 4). I feel for Kim Joo Heon & Yang Kyung Won, for they gave such good performances.

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Disappointing comeback for Lee Jong Suk

Pretty disappointing considering that I like Lee Jong Suk and the director, but it was really like a Vincenzo wannabe, and I didn't like Vincenzo either. So many kdramas right now about vigilante heroes...

Some specific things that I didn't like: 1) The sudden shift in personality when Chang Ho went to jail. They tried to pass it off as him acting, but he did it flawlessly. A normal person couldn't believably act as a mob boss, convincing real gangsters. 2) The wife got leukemia so quickly after just one exposure to the radiation. That didn't seem believable to me, but maybe I'm not very knowledgable about cancer. 3) The final episode was all over the place. I really wished I could double speed, but I was on Hulu. 4) How is Chang Ho going to be a good Big Mouse and still make money to support the organization? At least Bruce Wayne started out already rich.

Two things I did like: 1) Yang Kyung Won. Wow, he's a good actor! 2) Chang Ho finally getting revenge by buying the building where Choi Do Ha swims and filling up the pool with radioactive water. Honestly, I feel like the entire drama was written for that one scene.

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Full of grandiose schemes that fell flat.

I was one of the people who got excited prior to the airing of BM but when I finally watched this, it was truly a disappointing experience to me. I did not enjoyed 80% of the drama. Because I don't want my precious data used to download full eps go to waste so instead of quitting early I had to force myself to finish this one like I did with Snowdrop, Jirisan.

Going further, my review is full of spoilers so read at your own risk.

I don't feel the plot at all . They tried to do everything heroically but the execution just felt flat and cheap to me. That Big Mouse organization was only powerful in name but not in reality. Thanks to big mouths who overhyping this organization from the start, they made me expected more when I really should not. When the real BM was revealed , I was so disappointed . He had no charisma & no authoritative vibe as a person who supposed to be a leader of such organization.

Miho's death was cruel ,pointless and unnecessary. Can't they atleast wait until CDH got his punishment to kill off her character mercilessly like that? They claimed many got cancer as a side effect of that radiated waste water , most of them took some time before they died on their deathbed like that Tak guy but not with Miho. One day she just dropped and not too long & gone just like that. If they tried to show a lot of time has passed in prior to her death I don't buy it. She deserved better .

We never really see what they really do in that secret lab. What was that NF9 anyway? What was the end product and its use ? And that darn paper that started everything. I was rather surprised that other than Prof Seo no one else in Gucheon even bother to check water sample while this shit been happening for 30 years that made many lost their lives . Where were the victim's family members? I want to see few of them at least tried to oppose that 85 years old grandpa. Sure sure that grandpa was so powerful...

I don't get husband and wife vibe from the main leads. Their relationship was more like two close friends who were supportive of each other.

The ending also was kinda out of place and so sudden. You would think 16 episodes with 1 hour of each episode would have less chance of having a rush ending but you're dead wrong . They just need 10 minutes, just 10 minutes to explain the most important part of the story. Meh. If they want to pull the same vincenzo ending to the bad guy, why bother tried so hard to be the good guy from the start .They should do it earlier so that not many episodes wasted just to get the bad guy behind the jail and BM would end at 12 episodes which would be doing us a lot of favor and save our time maybe I would rate this even higher than a 6. I don't really mind realistic ending because in rl that ending would happen but I don't like the way they did it here.

In conclusion , BM for me was the most disappointing drama of this year. I don't recommend it unless you're a big fan of Lee Jong Suk or Yoona or Kwak Dong Yeon.

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Who is Big Mouse?

Big Mouth is a crime/thriller/noir drama about Park Chang Ho, an average lawyer, who suddenly gets framed for being the infamous swindler Big Mouse (BM) – whose identity is unclear. As all evidence is pointing towards him, he is sent to prison, facing all the criminals BM betrayed.

The Bad Part:
I hated the first episode. It's your typical introduction episode, introducing the characters and building up the story. I dislike such episodes since I find them incredibly boring. I prefer starting with a bang. So, I skipped a lot in this episode and was about to drop it, but something in the cliffhanger grabbed my attention, and I decided to at least give it a second chance – and watch ep 2 too, not expecting much.

The Fun Part:
The second episode changed everything. I got hooked immediately. The Main Lead, now in prison, decided to get himself killed as he saw no way out of his unfortunate situation. But instead of getting killed, his provoking attitude gained the respect of other inmates, lol. You can't believe how much and how hard I laughed in those few episodes. It was so much fun and I got hella excited. The story also started to get interesting.

The Interesting Part:
Soon everything calmed down and the drama got very intriguing. In order to survive among these criminals, ML started to pretend to be Big Mouse for real, climbing to the top. His whole character changed. While he was an average nice guy and loving husband before, he now had to be strong willed, violent, smart and badass – making a 180 degree turn. And I absolutely loved it. So, after all, this boring and average lawyer had a whole lot of courage inside him. Because that is what it takes to change your attitude from good to bad in front of everyone, and stand eye to eye with the prisoners.

There was a lot of stuff going on throughout the drama. To clear his name, ML also (with the help of his wife outside) tried to find out who the real Big Mouse is. While searching for the truth he came across lots of things, like fight for power, conspiracies, secret labs, crimes, two-faced people, and a whole damn network, etc etc. One clue was Seo's paper that lots of people were after. So what is written in there? Why was he framed, and by whom? Who is real and who is fake? What is even going on? WHO IS BIG MOUSE?

The guessing game about the real Big Mouse was so much fun. But the reveal was not as spectacular as I hoped. Mainly because lots of suspects got cleared one after another, not leaving THAT much options. But the road to the reveal was very entertaining. All the theories me and other watchers came up with… that was definitely worth the watch haha.

My Likes:
So, you probably noticed by now that I really loved the story and the guessing game. And I also loved how prison shaped ML to be a whole different (but sexy lol) person. I especially liked the background music, a lot. I also started to grow on most of the characters. Park Chang Ho, Ji Hoon, Warden Park and Jerry were my absolute favourite characters here! And the whole gang, ya know. While I first thought Lee Jong Suk would not be the best choice for this role, he surprised me with his acting big time.
The final resolve was a little bit easy and maybe a bit fast, but it was also kinda understandable. The actual ending was awesome tho!

My Dislikes:
I first disliked MLs wife, Miho, for being a pretty cliché character straight out of a romcom. I liked her role and character in general, but I just didn’t really love her personality – I found her rather bland and boring. Maybe it was the acting, or idk. I might have preferred a different actress. BUT after like… half of the drama, I started warming up to her. Though, sadly, I never felt their chemistry at all. Even though I never skipped her scenes, as they were important for the story, I was honestly a bit glad she didn't have too much screentime. That’s just my personal opinion tho.
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All in all, the drama turned out to be very intriguing and kept my attention the whole time (leaving out ep 1 lol). It did not drag at all. One of my favorite dramas of 2022 for sure!

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