Drama Review: Police University

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Rating

★★★

Duration

1 Hrs 10 Mins

Episodes

16

Drama digest

This drama revolves around the lives of students who worked hard to become police officers and a difficult professor who can do anything to catch the culprit. Professor Yoo Dong-man is a seasoned detective in criminal homicide and cyber investigation. He was assigned to the university. There is also another plot of three police officers building a team for a joint investigation to unravel the corruption taking place in the school. Watch the series to know more about the mixed sentiments between the professor and students.

 

The feel-good part

The comic timing is amazing in the series. Besides, the relationship shared by some male characters is the highlight of the series. Dialogues are written well, and there is no unwanted melodrama attached to them. The editing is also commendable.

The disappointing factor

There are some scenes in the drama wherein you tend to feel that there is no logic behind them. Besides, certain holes like the process of Seon Ho getting into the police university and surpassing the major task of being removed are not explained clearly. The drama struggles to do justice to both the crime and romance genres and proves sloppy sometimes.

In-depth analysis

The drama is set in the backdrop of a police university, which is seldom handled in past TV series. Though there are certain clichés in the drama, it is fun to watch it. There is sufficient campus romance in the series. One would be reminded of their energetic college days while watching the series. The series beautifully shifts between the love story at the police university and how to catch the criminal. Thus, it can be said that it has both the mirth and romance of a youth drama and the excitement got from an investigation drama.

Star power

The characters in the series don’t test your patience. They all have understood their parts well. However, one would feel that the series could have done more justice to Oh Kang Hee’s role. She is not given the much-needed weight to her role until the later part of the series.

Overall opinion

The drama manages to tickle your funny bones besides being a romantic one. Moreover, the youth’s ambitious spirit compensates for the flaws in the series.