MR is the "sequel" to "Heart of Greed" and it definitely lives up to its hype and expectations. I love MR and to me, it is the best modern drama so far for the year 2008. The plot is excellent, the cast is fantastic, and I was never once bored. I wished the editing was better though since some of the scenes didn't flow smoothly enough but I blame that on the fast production instead of the plot since it was filmed and released in the same year. Minus the bad editing, another flaw to MR is the ridiculous love triangle between Raymond Lam, Linda Chung, and Bosco Wong; however, it was a little bit better than the draggy love triangle between Linda Chung, Raymond Lam, and Yoyo Mung in “Heart of Greed”. I find MR a lot more interesting than "Heart of Greed" since it moves at a faster pace, focuses more on family, and has a lot more likable characters.
Ha Yu: I like Ha Yu better in here than in "Heart of Greed" since he eventually redeems himself. Ha Yu is a fantastic actor and I'm glad he won Best Actor since he showed many sides to this character. 5*****
Louise Lee: This character is practically like the one in "Heart of Greed" but I found her too nice in here; she seems more realistic in "Heart of Greed". Louise is the ultimate mother so no complaints here. 5*****
Michelle Yim: Michelle receives a larger role in here and she doesn't disappoint! I love how evil she is and I always look forward in watching her onscreen. Her wig doesn't do any justice to her looks though since it's so ugly. She's such a great villain though! 5*****
Susanna Kwan: She's more annoying than evil in here. I like how she was able to portray a softer side to her character near the end. 5*****
Lee Heung Kam: She's a great veteran and showed many sides to her character. 5*****
Moses Chan: I like him in here but it was frustrating to see him like Kate Tsui before liking Tavia Yeung. 5*****
Raymond Lam: His character is so sweet but I don't get why he loves Linda Chung so much. Linda is not that great of a character so it was annoying watching him so heartbroken over Linda's character. 5*****
Tavia Yeung: I love her in here! I have always like Tavia as an actress but this brought a whole new level of love for Tavia as an actress. I love all of her scenes and every time she cried, I wanted to cry with her. 5*****
Linda Chung: Such a drastic change from her role in "Heart of Greed". I thought her character in "Heart of Greed" was sort of annoying but at least her acting improved. She's just plain annoying in here since I found her character useless and she made me cringed every time she cried. This is one of Linda’s worst role and bad acting. 2**
Kate Tsui: She looks so unattractive in here and her role was extremely annoying. I don't think she looks evil enough but she was convincing when she pretended to be all nice and innocent. 3***
Fala Chen: She's really cute/adorable in here! I wished she had more screen time though. She was really believable as a mute girl and her acting has improved a lot. 4****
Bosco Wong: His acting was good but his role was not as likable as Raymond's in "Heart of Greed". 4****
Louis Yuen: He is a lot less annoying in here than in "Heart of Greed" but his role did get smaller. 5*****
Chris Lai: He was a lot more likeable in "Heart of Greed" and he barely had any screen time in here. His acting has gotten worse since I thought he was a lot better in "Heart of Greed". 2**
Vincent Wan: He's sort of cute but he's so wooden and stiff in here. 1*
Ha Yu+Louise: They really look like a real couple! 5*****
Ha Yu+Michelle: 4****
Susanna+Louis: They don't look like a couple at all and I wasn't even sure if Louis even loved Susanna until the very end. They were a pretty funny couple though. 2**
Moses+Tavia: I like them together but too bad they barely had any scenes together as a couple. I'm still not convinced that Moses loves Tavia as much as Tavia loves Moses though since it seems like they hooked up for the sake of having a happy ending. 4****
Moses+Kate: A superficial couple since they like each other because of looks (for Moses) and money (for Kate). 1*
Raymond+Linda: I thought they were an okay couple in "Heart of Greed" but I hated them in here. I rather have Raymond ended up with no one since Linda is not worthy of him; she's too selfish and weak. 1*
Raymond+Tracy Ip: They don't have any chemistry together but I actually liked them better as a couple than Raymond and Linda. 1*
Linda+Bosco: A better couple than Raymond and Linda since I think they deserve each other. 2**
Bosco+Claire Yiu: I felt so bad for Claire! 1*
Kate+Chris: This is a strange couple since I don't think either one of them truly love each other. They deserve each other though. 2**
Fala+Dexter Yeung: They don't match in terms of looks at all but their characters were cute together. 3***
Themesong by Susanna Kwan: Not as strong as the one in "Heart of Greed" but still good. 4****
Rating: 5***** This is definitely a classic!
An indirect sequel to "Rosy Business" but I enjoyed and liked this a lot better than RB.
I like the connection to "Dark Tales I and II", even if it wasn't realistic.
I initially was going to skip this since the plot didn’t sound too exciting but rave reviews and the curiosity to see Idy Chan’s come back drama enticed me to watch CMN. I’m so glad I watched this since this is a good action/thief vs. police drama in a very long time. I absolutely fell in love with CMN right at the beginning since it was clever, suspenseful, and thrilling to watch the cat and mouse games between Damien Lau’s thief team and Joe Ma’s police team. CMN reminded me a lot of Ocean’s Eleven and Death Note (but not as extreme).
I initially was going to skip this drama since the plot didn't seem too appealing but I like Steven Ma and a lot of people praised Linda Chung for taking on a different role so I decided to give this a chance. The beginning was kind of boring and slow-paced since it focused too much on Kent Cheng. However, when it starts focusing on Linda Chung and Elaine Yiu, this drama gets really good and exciting to watch. I like how realistic AJCL is and how it talks about real life problems that everybody faces with. This drama is a nice change from all the other typical love dramas.
Initially, I was going to skip this drama but everybody was raving about it so I decided to give it a try. The beginning was slow, the middle was captivating and interesting, and then it died off... This was a unique drama since TVB never had a drama centered on dancing before but it was a stereotypical TVB drama in its own way. It had a happy ending but was too rushed.
