The Lies Within (2019) User Reviews

Just watch for the ending..

[anareshreddy-00712 · 8/10 · 31 August 2020]

Interesting story.. But bit dragged in the middle but powerful ending makes it a decent watch..

Great "who done it" detective series!

[esthercolon-53804 · 8/10 · 2 December 2020]

This was a great detective series! I must admit I figured out two mysteries on my own especially who was really behind it all. But it didn't take away from the suspense and my interest in each character. The lead detective was excellent as were all the other supporting characters. One character broke my heart and I'll say no more so I don't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. I sometimes fast forward when episodes drag on or get a bit boring, but I never did that with this series. Totally worth watching!

Gripping and tense mystery

[cheshire-12907 · 8/10 · 30 September 2021]

Superb acting from everyone, especially the actor who plays the deplorably narcissistic Chairman Jeong Young-mun (he's not listed on here or on Wikipedia, so I don't know who he is).

GOOD TO WATCH

[pjkblue-35926 · 9/10 · 17 December 2021]

Everything has problems in a 16-episode series, but one thing I will give credit to is... finally the writers had an ending where the bad people get caught and the good people have what I call a sentimental ending with little or no confusion, because I've seen a lot of Korean series that screw up the ending and leave the viewers with "WTF" written all over the place.

It held up with a few bumps here and there but overall it was very much in stride.

Those who were silent

[alaningle7 · 7/10 · 3 May 2020]

Plenty of red herrings in this drama of murder and corruption in the conglomerate world. It is well acted with an intriguing story but to me the overall tempo is off. Probably should have reduced the episodes to tighten story and had a few less baddies.

The Lies Within

[Tweekums · 9/10 · 21 February 2023]

As this Korean drama opens a woman crashes from the top of a tower block. A couple of weeks later an assemblyman is killed when his car is driven off the road. The two events aren't considered to be connected and both are initially thought to be suicides. Jo Tae-sik, a police officer who has requested a transfer to a rural area, is given the case. It is meant to be an easy last case but he soon realises the car crash was no accident. Along with two colleagues he sets about uncovering the truth. Meanwhile Kim Seo-hee, the assemblyman's daughter, is encouraged to stand in the by-election caused by her father's death. Around the same time her husband disappears. She is pressured to help push through a law her father intended to propose. As the story progresses these two protagonists work together and find themselves and those close to them endangered as they cross powerful people determined to keep a dangerous secret.

I thought this was a really solid series. Fans of Korean crime drama should really enjoy it. The central mystery is interesting and provides more twists and turns than I'd expected from a series that shows us some of the behind the scenes plotting. The drama provides plenty of tense moments as well as one major shock which I won't spoil. As is often the case in K-Drama there are also a few laughs, more so early on, to lighten the tone; many of these are provided by policewoman Kang Jin-kyung. The cast does a fine job bringing their characters to life. Overall definitely one to watch if you enjoy Korean crime dramas.

These comments are based on watching the series in Korean with English subtitles.

2nd most annoying FL ever

[chilligrrl · 7/10 · 15 October 2023]

Why is she so dumb? So clueless? Why the heck does she just scream hysterically at every opportunity? Why does she just do what everyone tells her to do? This could be a very good series. It's interesting. The FL however is a clueless barbie doll with zero facial expression apart from "dumb vague". Why Kdramas can't put in more strong women characters who aren't helpless dolls is beyond me, but they keep repeating the same mistakes.

She is only minorly below the screaming woman in "she was pretty" who screams in every show she's in unnecessarily.

I otherwise like the show, but am not sure whether to continue with the mute button on permanently or just suck it up and watch it. There's not a lot of choice without my neighbours calling the police on me from all the hysterical screaming.

Drives me crazy

[aninditagaluh-12810 · 10/10 · 7 November 2020]

First thing first, watch this on Netflix. now. love the character development and how they brought the viewers to each layers closer to the truth. I found this very exciting, interesting, and it truly drove me crazy. all the secrets that's been kept from me, from the characters, anger me so much but then again, realistically speaking, humans I see in real life would honestly go to that extent to protect what they think needs to be protected; wealth and public's opinion of them.

Amazing story, decent "rest"

[PriestMarmore · 6/10 · 24 May 2021]

Let's first address the elephant in the room, the acting and production. By no means was terrible, but by no means was perfect. Because the story was good (more detail in a while) that didn't bother me so much but we need to look at the whole picture. Two things stand out as bad: -> The first is the production (more specifically the script supervisor) because you'll see that when the camera angle chances in some scenes, especially during the middle of the series, the placement of things and characters changes, almost like they were teleported. We also find some cases where the actors might be drinking and the camera angle chances and in that camera angle they are no longer drinking even though there was no jump in time which makes it really weird (although this is not a specific example because I don't remember specific instances, I just remember there were a few like this example, plus I don't want to give spoilers).

-> The second thing is the acting. Some characters are just a bit weird and overuse some of their acting peculiarities (like the cliché that is when the The Rock turns around and raises one of his eyebrows) and also in some scenes the acting is a bit unnatural, especially in high intensity scenes that involve crying.

In relation to the story I can't really complain, I'd give it probably a 9.5/10. I don't wanna spoil the series so I won't enter in detail but there's plenty of drama and action. The twists and turns are also oh so lovely.

Some might find it a bit slow during the middle but I totally recommend this series, just try to watch it for pleasure and don't be bothered by the production and acting mistakes.

Borefest

[robtwells · 3/10 · 11 August 2022]

Very long with not much going on... Except for the lead female hysterically screaming in literally every episode ( so annoying and over the top ) Worst Korean series I seen.

Can you figure out who-done-it and why?

[Ro-atthemovies · 9/10 · 14 August 2022]

Modooui Geojitmal was a thrilling series from start to finish. The who-done-it mystery, ample red herrings, along with shocking evil actions, gave enough intrigue to keep you guessing and engaged to it. Lots of suspicious characters who continued to develop, continued to be people you liked and hated. Lee Min-Kim's role as brave and relentless Detective Jo Tae-sik was amazing, this was my favorite role of his so far. Yoo-Young Lee as Kim Soo-he followed a path most people who experienced horror after horror would take, making mistakes, unsure of who to trust, but fighting her fear to keep going to find the truth. The surrounding cast was terrific as well. Worthy of a watch. Can you guess Who-done-it and why?

Again??

[dockie-94105 · 6/10 · 7 September 2023]

I just found this series on Netflix. I started watching it because I like the lead actor. But I am done with episode 3 and ready to quit it because, again, the female lead is so badly written. Why oh why, do K-dramas and K Rom -Coms always make the FL so dumb and clueless. Even if she is a veterinarian, business woman, college student, etc. It also seems like it is a rule that they cry hysterically non stop. I don't want them portrayed as fierce warrior princesses who so easily beat up or kill 200 pound men like Hollywood likes to portray female characters now. I just want them to have average intelligence or something interesting about them. Also, are Korean police really that incompetent? The female police officer and captain are complete idiots. Is it worth my while to continue??

It's okay

[cin_janssens · 4/10 · 24 November 2021]

Really bad female protagonist. She is as stupid as she looks. I think they hit the mark finding a dumb looking actress but it was just an annoying distraction. Also the female police officer was another total idiot. It was an okay story overpowered by dim female characters. Made women look bad. Didn't care for this one.

BRILLIANT,MUST WATCH

[yqqpkns · 10/10 · 20 February 2022]

If you are into detective ,thriller plot twist and then watch without any thoughts. You won't regret. Amazing cast with brilliant story not being unrealistic.

Good plot, unbelievable main character's situation

[adnilsih-imdb · 7/10 · 5 July 2021]

Good plot, except that it's another story of one of main character which (as always) a clueless daughter of a high rank politician/businessman, with well educated husband from the same level and situation, her life and family life revolved around that her whole life, but know absolutely nothing about her father and husband, but everyone else knows it. Unbelievable. In real life, only a lot of luck with the help of a lot of kind hearted people can help her.

Other characters are believable with standard acting quality. Should've been better in the details of production and storyline.