If you combined the puzzle-solving thrill of an escape room, the location-hopping allure of “The Amazing Race,” the amateur detective appeal of “Psych,” and the controlled, directed chaos of a reality show, you’d get something close to “Busted!” Part of the ever-growing catalogue of international imports under the Netflix Originals banner, this Korean variety show may be an unfamiliar genre to many English-speaking audience members. But the unclassifiable delights of this live-action ongoing murder mystery is something that translates to any language.
The overarching premise of “Busted!” is shaky following at times, but most episodes follow the idea that some shadowy force has gathered eight Korean celebrities, playing different versions of themselves, for a dinner theater-style mystery gone awry. When their first host winds up dead, the group gets led on a wild cross-country chase, with plenty of indoor and outdoor puzzle-solving along the way.
That process of deciphering...
The overarching premise of “Busted!” is shaky following at times, but most episodes follow the idea that some shadowy force has gathered eight Korean celebrities, playing different versions of themselves, for a dinner theater-style mystery gone awry. When their first host winds up dead, the group gets led on a wild cross-country chase, with plenty of indoor and outdoor puzzle-solving along the way.
That process of deciphering...
- 5/18/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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