worth watching, as long as you're not expecting a masterpiece

karluk99

Life Risking Romance is a mixture of romantic comedy, suspense and murder mystery. Accomplished actress Ha Ji-Won plays the female lead, mystery novelist Han Jae-in (Jane Han) who has run out of creative ideas and decides to try to discover the identity of a real life serial killer so she'll have a plot for her next novel. She's assisted by police detective and childhood friend, Seol Rok-hwan (Sherlock Holmes).

The main suspects are a neighborhood burglar, who is definitely a thief and may also dabble in murder, handsome FBI agent Jason Chen, who was stationed in Miami when some similar murders happened there, and Detective Rok-hwan himself, who may be using his position in the police force to hide crimes.

It's fair to say that this mixture of genres works well at times and not so well at other times. The comedy has some good moments, but relies too much on fart jokes. The romance is a love triangle between Jane, the FBI agent and Sherlock Holmes. Both would-be suitors have their strong points, but it's a little hard to disregard the fact that either one could be a serial killer. As a murder mystery, there are too few suspects to leave room for more than passing doubt about who the real culprit is.

On the positive side, all of the actors do a very good job with the material they are given, Ha Ji-Won looks as fabulous as ever, and there is real chemistry between the leads. Jane has a good future with either boyfriend, if only she can figure out who is the murderer - before it's too late.

score 6/10

karluk99 24 February 2017

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3647036/