Two aspects that are usually very different but through this drama are associated in a fresh way. This is something different and interesting because it ties together two interesting aspects: fantasy which are essentially seeing the future through dreams and the justice system. Many recent dramas have been historical dramas that are trying to break the past tropes for a fresh feeling or are mundane/ “normal-life” struggles dramas that bring in new and ironically less “normal” characters. This plot is one of the most interesting yet not confounding plots (I’m looking at you ‘W’) that I have seen in a Korean drama in recent memory. My overall thought is that this is a drama that is great to watch once and feel good about the romance, the justice system and the characters.ĭisclaimer: I am not a Lee Jong Suk or Suzy fanboy (or many other actors to begin with) so I have no personal feelings for any of the actors.ĭisclaimer 2: I value storyline/plot and character/character development extremely highly and far above music which is also above replay value, but I will analyze each in their own category. The other reviews on this site seem to be incoherent and sort of click-bait so I will try to be as analytical and straightforward as I can with my review. Rewatch Value 7.5 The amount of hate that this drama is receiving is astounding to me because in my opinion this has been a stand-out drama among many other dramas that were considered vastly popular this year including Suspicious Partner, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, and others. When Jae Chan, Hong Joo, and Woo Tak then start having dreams about one another, they realize that their lives are now somehow entwined.īut can the three discover the reason that they were brought together, and can they prevent the people closest to them from getting hurt? Jae Chan decides to interfere in the course of events and ends up saving the lives of Hong Joo and Han Woo Tak, a young police officer. One day, Jae Chan has a strange premonition dream about an accident involving Hong Joo and Lee Yoo Beom, a ruthless attorney who used to be Jae Chan’s tutor. Since Hong Joo was young, she has had the ability to see the good and bad events before they happen, however she is often unable to do anything about it. Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother, Seung Won, move in across the street. Nam Hong Joo lives with her mother, Yoon Moon Sun, a widow who runs a small restaurant. 1, The Man with the Iron Fists), Tzi-Ma (Rush Hour, The Quiet American), Yunjin Kim (Lost, Diary of June) and Kelly Hu (Martial Law, X2), Sleeping Dogs’ gritty plot is brought to life by a star studded cast of Asian and Western cinema stars.A young woman with bad premonition dreams meets two people who suddenly develop the same ability. With a supporting cast including Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man, Zombieland), Robin Shou (Hard to Kill, Fatal Chase), Terence Yin (New Police Story, Colour of the Truth), James Hong (Blade Runner, The Day the Earth Stood Still), Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Vol. Wei becomes one of the most-trusted lieutenants of ‘Red Pole’ Winston Chu (Parry Shen – Better Luck Tomorrow, The New Guy), slowly becoming ingrained in the criminal underworld and becoming one of the very men he was sent to bring down.
Aided by police inspector Pendrew (Tom Wilkinson – Batman Begins, The Full Monty), Wei earns the trust of his childhood friend, Jackie Mah (Edison Chen – Infernal Affairs I/II, The Dark Knight). Sleeping Dogs features the voice talent of Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day, Total Recall) as Wei Shen, an officer sent deep undercover into one of Hong Kong’s most feared Triad gangs, the Sun On Yee. ‘As huge fans of the genre we knew exactly who we wanted we knew who could bring the script to life. ‘Sleeping Dogs features over two hours of rich dialogue in a story inspired by some of Hong Kong’s finest films,’ said Stephen van der Mescht, executive producer at United Front Games. A line-up of both Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema stars were enlisted to help the game capture the tone of Hong Kong cinema. Square Enix London Studios, a part of Square Enix Europe, today revealed the cast list for its hotly anticipated open world cop drama, Sleeping Dogs, set for release from 14th August 2012.