8 out of ten, for season one. 9 for season 2.

martin-fennell

Iris 2 9/10 Terrific. This for me is better than the original. I found myself questioning it less than that. Section chief Oh is not irrating, as I found him in the original. Jang Hyuk is excellent as the damaged (aren't they all) agent. But all of the cast turn in good performances particularly Lee Da-Hae as the love interest. There are quite a lot of hand to hand combat scenes. Some better than others. The best one for me is between Lim Soo-Hyang) Yoon So-Yi. There also some nice comedy moments, particularly a howlingy funny sequence involving a gangster/arms dealer. Well he's listed on Asian wiki as arms dealer. But he came across as more of a gangster to me. Park sang wook is great in what is basically a cameo role as the aforementioned. The story for me is tighter than in the original. There's also a nice cameo at the end from.. Well I won't say who. But the sequence ends with two women showing a bunch of guys that you can;t put a good woman down, or a bad one for that matter. It made me think "Oh, those two should have their own series together" But it would me more lighthearted than iris; maybe as two female private eyes :) sequences that made me go "hmmm" It is obvious when Park Tae Hee how Park Tae Hee dealt so easily with iris agents, how good she was. Yet only two are sent to tail her afterwords. At least one great snow chase scene. Was there two, I can't remember. Some great fashion too, particularly Lee Da Hae's trench coat, and Oh Yeon-Su white outfit. Then there is Lee Da Hae's great walk, when she enters her place of work, and the sound of her shoes. I also liked the music.

score 9/10

martin-fennell 29 June 2013

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