The Judge from Hell is a supernatural and intriguing South Korean drama that follows the story of a ruthless demon who was sent to Earth to become a judge after she wrongfully condemned an innocent judge to eternal punishment.
Kang Bit-na (Park Shin-hye) was a judge on Earth who was wrongfully killed by a yet-to-be-discovered serial killer. A demon—Justitia, in hell whose job was to eternally punish people who did wrong and send them to hell, falsely punishes Bitna after her death, thinking she was a bad person. Justitia’s ruler—Bael, then exiled her to Earth for not doing her job properly, and taxed her with a mission of killing ten unrepentant souls within a year and returning to hell….failure to complete the mission within a year would result to her destruction.
Justitia then inhabited the body of dead Kang Bit-na, the dead judge, to accomplish this mission. Bitna then came back to life but with the spirit of a demon—Justitia in her. Justitia's underling in hell, Gu Man-do was sent also to Earth alongside her to help her in the mission.
Bit-na then returned as a judge, with her daily normal activities but with a different personality. Bit-na was known previously as a timid, kind judge but now she was seen as a courageous, ruthless, heartless judge. A lot of persons who knew Bit-na were surprised at her new personality and the transformation. To accomplish her mission, she gave light sentences to people who had committed grave crimes, released them and later killed and sent them to hell. Bit-na had no interest in serving justice in court as a judge, she had to accomplish her mission before the deadline given and that was all that mattered to her.
In no time, citizens started protesting against Judge Kang Bit-na, saying she didn't deserve to be a judge. It was then she met Han Da-on (Kim Jae-young), a quick-witted police officer with a down to earth approach about getting justice. This was in relation to his painful past. Da-on, unaware of Bit-na's true identity, became highly suspicious and started investigating the cases which related to her judgments…In those cases that she judged and freed major criminals, they always died mysteriously afterwards, with no single trace left.
While Da-on started these investigations, fate connected Bit-na and Da-on and love….happened.
However, Bit-na was a demon, did Da-on stay on after this realization? Did Da-on, who took an oath as a detective to bring justice always, compromise his office and support Bit-na in her killings?
Could Bit-na finish her mission or did she face destruction ultimately?
Review:
Park Shin‑hye popularly known as PSH shines in her dual role in which she was portrayed as Judge Bit‑na and Justitia. Sassy, cold, vengeful, her character was that of a true anti‑hero and has been acclaimed as one of the best of her works.
I loved that the bad guys got the treatment they deserved.
If you are in for pretty faces like Bit-na or handsome faces like Da-on, then this movie is for you. If you are in for a courtroom drama with supernatural additions and twists also, then this is a must watch. The Judge From Hell comprises of 14 episodes filled with suspense, making you stay glued to the screen. It is a solid watch, i must say!
9/10 is my rating. Available to watch on LokLok.
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