‘My Name’ review: A predictable, pacy revenge saga led by an outstanding Han So-Hee

The Netflix K-drama on the surface might be a simple, straightforward revenge saga, but is one that benefits from the lead star and some superlative action sequences

Earlier this year, Han So-Hee starred in the K-drama Nevertheless where she played a college-goer caught in a turbulent relationship, confused about life and love. However, in the recent Netflix release My Name, So-Hee makes you forget she ever was the young, delicate student from the previous show.

The eight-episode action-packed crime noir drama is unsurprisingly brutal and often, predictable. The writing though, remains consistently pacy, which perfectly meets the demands of the genre, and packs in quite a punch.

To avenge her father’s death, Song Ji-Woo (So-Hee) joins the Dongcheon crime syndicate headed by Choi Mu-Jin (Park Hee-So) and later on, changes her identity and enrolls in the police force. It’s a simple enough story and the focus remains trained on Ji-Woo’s obsession with revenge, so much so that we are hardly allowed to dwell on anything else. The show moves quickly between fights, drugs, deaths, and big reveals.