Chanced upon Doctor Lawyer and was initially super excited because i love medical and legal drama and So Ji Sub. However i was quite disappointed. In the first episode i was very tempted to check the year the drama was filmed because there is a very dated look and feel about the drama that carried through right to the end. The script was over dramatised, the surgery scenes does not have the grit and realism like Dr Romantic and the court scenes were also very simplistic. It is hard to believe with Chairman Gu's power he was unable to influence the judicial system. Also disappointed with So Ji Sub's performance. He looked tired and listless throughout the drama. Understand that he character is supposed to be a very calm and collected person but even then the lack of emotion makes it difficult to empathise with him. Jayden's character was jarring in the beginning but mellowed out quite nicely at the end. Finally I don't understand the need to have the prosecutor to have the same heart condition. Initially i thought that since illegal heart transplant is liable for capital punishment (as stated in drama), I thought the writer intend for Jayden to "return" the brother's heart to the sister after his death, but this was not the case. So it felt kind of unnecessary.
Review of Doctor Lawyer
