Prosecutor Princess (2010)
Grade:
C+
16 Episodes
Spoiled, materialistic Ma Hye-ri agrees
to study law after her father threatens to kick her out and make her
own living. Unfortunately, she doesn't make a good first impression
when her boss finds out she skipped an important training meeting to
go skiing and attend a luxury handbag and shoe designer launch party.
At the resort, Hye-ri has her purse stolen, loses the shoes she bid
for, and bungles prosecutor Yoon Se-jun's efforts to capture an
evasive suspect. She does meet an interesting man, the lawyer Seo
In-woo who offers to let her stay in his suite after Hye-ri loses her
hotel reservation. Soon after, Hye-ri discovers the prosecutor
training and overseeing her cases is none other than Yoon Se-jun, and
he knows Hye-ri is the reason his suspect, a man he'd been chasing
for nearly three years, was still at large. Hye-ri is soon ostracized
and given little to no case work because no one will take the naive,
fashionable prosecutor seriously. What happens when her mysterious
benefactor In-woo appears, offering more help and guidance? Will
Hye-ri be able to win the approval of her co-workers and her father?
And why is In-woo so interested in Hye-ri if he knows she has
feelings for someone else, even offers to help her win that man's
heart?
*Hye-ri's
character has a bit of a “legally blonde” vibe at first, what
with the cute skirts, frilly office décor and airhead-like optimism.
It was difficult to like the materialistic girl, even after a few
flashbacks reveal she was once very fat and had all the emotional
issues that go with it. It wasn't believable though, what with the
comical, almost cartoon-like fat suit she wore while trying to
express a serious, difficult period in her life. The music was
annoying as well, repetitive and banal, and the plot was SO SLOW. I
had a difficult time finishing this because it was just so boring. It
wasn't as bad as “Nine: Nine Time Travels” but it was close. The
love interests were confusing as well. I'm starting to think it's
better to write love stories as clearly defined “A likes B, but C
likes A” - not this nebulous “I think I have feelings for him,
I've acted like I do for more than half the show, but maybe I
actually like the guy that was helping me win the first guy's
affections...” I won't watch this again.
