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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 12:26 AM Oct 2021

Sisyphus, the Myth on Netflix. Head scratcher ending.

If you enjoy time jumping stories, this is a good one. Also, great action scenes from young actress, Park Shin-hye. This is a South Korean production with a large cast of very good actors. But I do caution that it is told in a very Korean format. Probably too many repetitive scenes, which may have been necessary to keep track of what everyone was doing, when they were doing it, but the scenes could have used editing. And I'm not a fan of the sappy music to highlight emotional scenes. I thought this shorted the actors, who didn't need the extra contrivances -- but that just reflects my American taste. At 16 one hour episodes, it runs long.

But, still highly recommend it. I enjoyed the interaction between the actors and wish I could have followed it in its original language.

And then, there's the ending. As I would put it, a logistical success, but a strategic failure. Thankfully, movies can be written to give you a happy ending, and this one contorted itself to deliver.



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