Cristy Guo

Review: Love Story in the 1970s [China]

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THE SHORT VERDICT:

A love story that’s simple, earnest and very wholesome, set against the really interesting backdrop of the Cultural Revolution.

Both Sun Qian and Arthur Chen became their characters for me, making both leads extremely likable; it was very easy to root for their love.

Our supporting characters are also well-drawn as a general rule, and together, they make this story world come alive.

Big props too, to Show, for making this unique setting pop in a way that made me feel like I was a fly on the wall of this particular period in China’s history – without making it feel heavy.

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Review: Love Between Fairy And Devil [China]

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THE SHORT VERDICT:

Show is not without its rough edges, but it works out to be more than enough slurpy fun, and more than enough of an epic love story, that I was more than happy to just roll with the stuff that didn’t grab me as much, in our story, to get to – yes – our happy ending.

Esther Yu is as cute as a button in this, which is fantastic, but it’s Dylan Wang who really shines for me, as our titular devil. He shows way more range than I’d thought he had, AND he looks amazing, in an almost surreal sort of way, through the entire journey.

My eyes; they were quite pleased. 🤩😁

Best of all, this OTP shares pretty excellent chemistry, from the bickery silly stuff, to the swoony, skinship end of the scale, and their loveline makes for a pretty great backbone to our story.

Very solidly worthwhile, in my opinion.

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