Review: Will Love In Spring [China]

THE SHORT VERDICT:

If you’re tired of big sweeping romantic love and are hungry for something romancey but feels realistic and relatable, this could be your ticket.

Show does a solid job of exploring what happens when two flawed individuals, who are different in many ways, are drawn to each other.

Li Xian and Zhou Yu Tong are both great in this, and their chemistry feels especially organic and sparky; sometimes I felt like a voyeur peeping at real-life lovers.

Show is admittedly a little uneven in spots, but is still very much worth the ride.

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Review: Nothing But You [China]

THE SHORT VERDICT:

A very feel-good, uplifting sort of story, once you are able to tune into Show’s vibe.

Our story world is on the simple, almost sanitary side of things, and our emotional arcs lean simple as well, which, together, makes it feel a little Hallmark-Disney, in terms of tone.

If you’re able to roll with that, the underdog story that Show serves up is accessible and engaging, and quite slurpable too.

Also, if you’re able to appreciate the idea of “romance in the small things,” instead of the more common big, sweeping romantic declarations that Dramaland tends to serve up, you’d have a good chance of loving the central romance in this too.

On balance, I found this one to be very enjoyable, and well worth the drama hours.

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