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Flex x Cop 2024

Ahn Bo-hyun and Park Ji-hyun reunite in this chaotic, but breezy procedural

Our Take (by Isabella Endrinal)

With plenty of familiar elements, Flex X Cop should feel unoriginal. After all, a rich heir that plays at being a cop to capture bad guys in response to his mother’s death? That’s practically Batman. But the show is more fun and breezy, with Ahn Bo-hyun as the charismatic Jin Yi-soo pulling out chaotic mischief that somehow doesn’t get him in trouble, paired with Park Ji-hyun in her first action role as a more stern, by-the-book detective Lee Kang-hyun. It’s an interesting buddy cop dynamic that leans more on lighthearted comedy than serious thriller, but the opening sequence hints at a more serious side, still full of action sequences expected from the genre. Flex X Cop may have plenty of familiar tropes, but the way it’s remixed feels novel and entertaining enough to watch.

Synopsis

A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.

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What happens

Instead of following his father in working for the business, immature rich heir Jin Yi-soo plays at being a cop, and inadvertently gets assigned to the violent crimes department, headed by the veteran detective that despises him, Lee Kang-hyun.

What sets it apart

The editing. In the first episode alone, there’s a multi split screen sequence after a successful arrest, a mirrored elevator transition, and two over-the-top introductions for the main character alone, all tied together with a breezy score. It’s fun and playful, just as much as its main lead.

TL;DR

Eat the rich!* *Except for Jin Yi-soo.

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Isabella Endrinal

Isabella Endrinal

Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.