I recently watched the show Ghost Bride, which is airing on Netflix. The preview was interesting enough to make me want to watch it.
Summary:
A young woman in 1890’s China is in love with one man from a very rich family, but his cousin who is dead forces her to marry him by threatening the life of her father. Her dad was especially dear to her because she had already lost her mother. The woman comes in contact with a policeman from Heaven who is after the ghost and they work together to try and stop him. During that time the woman ends up in some sort of afterworld purgatory and will die if she doesn’t stop the wedding from happening.
The best parts:
- The actors were good
- The special effects were great
- There were some funny moments
- There is a mystery whodunnit that wasn’t easily solvable
- It’s a short drama (thankfully)
Things that were’t great:
- The young woman had no empathy for the guy she was in love with or his cousin. I get that being forced into a ghost marriage will make you hate your fiance, but they guy, as bad as he was, actually liked her and clearly had a messed up upbringing. I felt a little sorry for him and thought he could change his perspective given some effort, but she clearly didn’t and preferred to see him rot in hell (not a figure of speech).
- She was also forgiven for doing something that I thought wasn’t easily forgivable and she also jerked someone around in a way I didn’t like.
My recommendation
If you like fantasy and ghost dramas and good special effects than it’s probably worth watching, just don’t expect perfection.
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