KDrama to Miss: City Hunter (2011)

City Hunter (2011)

Grade: C

20 Episodes

Lee Yoon Sung's adoptive father, Lee Jin Pyo, is bent on seeking revenge and trains Yoon Sung thoroughly to assist in his vengeance. In 1983, the president and a few others decided to kill 21 elite soldiers who had been sent on a secret mission after deciding the secret mission was a bad idea and then covered it all up. Jin Pyo survived, witnessing the brutal murder of his comrades, spurring his actions to kidnap and raise Yoon Sung as his own. Will Yoon Sung complete his mission of revenge without losing his life, his sense of self, or everyone he cares for?

*I LOVE the actor Lee Min Ho (he was in “Faith” and “Boys Over Flowers”), so it kills me to give this such a low grade, but this show was too dark and sad, with too much focus on politics and a lame ending. There was a little bit of romance, but it definitely wasn't the focus, and there is not enough closure for any of the characters, really. Most dramas that I enjoy spend at least half of the last episode on a solid ending, but this drama only gave it five minutes to explain what happens to everyone. Kind of violent and a bit bloody, too. I won't watch this again.*