Series Feature: Confession (2019)
It's not all the time we get to witness a well-executed crime/law series this is why I was kinda upset at myself for delaying watching this show for a number of times already. If only I knew how good this drama is, I would've prioritize watching this over some cringe-y crime-romance series.
A story of a father who got separated to his by the law due to a crime that he confessed to committing in the past. In the present timeline, the son, Do-hyun, is now a respectable lawyer who was later on revealed to be investigating the truth behind his father's confession, convinced that the confession was nothing but a lie made to conceal a scandalous truth. It all started when he got involved with the murder suspect Jeong-gu who appeared to be the key to getting a lead. As the show progress, the audience will get to know the truth behind his father's confession and how Do-hyun, Police Officer Chun-Ho who arrested his father, his friend and love interest, maybe?, Yoori, a media personnel and Madame Jin, his office assistant (who will later on be revealed to be an important figure) were all connected with each other.
The cinematography provides a quality-viewing. I especially love the interrogation scenes because of how the camera plays with the ambient light in the prison. The color tones were kind of dull but somehow fits the overall mood of the show so it's not a big deal. The flow of the story is just perfect. Each scene were explored properly down to the smallest detail, leaving no room for questions. But the main feat of the show as to why I highly respect Confession is it's straight-to-the-point execution. No fuzzy-wuzzy involved. As for the timeline of the story, though the show may may throw flashbacks here and there, you will never lose your sense of time as they were used properly. There's also balance between the protagonist and the antagonist, meaning, you won't get frustrated while watching it. The commonly-used pattern – the protagonist losing everything at first then later on, comes back for a revenge – does not apply to this show because technically, the characters already lost everything right from the start so it's a fresh approach on a series under this genre. And if you're wondering about the court scenes, there are court action present but on the important scenarios only. Also, you shouldn't expect it to be very elaborate, as you might end up dissatisfied.
Overall, it's a good watch. If this on your watch-list, there's no reason to hesitate anymore.