surprisingly good

Typical classical lakorn starring two of my fav actors: the ML and FL are also natural and good-looking, i am really a fan! Despite the low popularity of this one, it's really worth watching if you like lakorns... I mean, what lakorns imply: a lot of drama, a lot of villains, typical tropes - girl in debt, childhood friendship, misunderstandings etc. Still the pace is good, action hardly drags, dialogues and acting are on spot. I didnt feel like skipping much, and we talk abt a 15-episode drama where each episode is abt 1h.30min.!
The cast is excellent. Even support roles are nicely done! Details are also well executed.
Quality of the video is sadly mediocre.
The major objection is that everything is predictable, nothing original or memorable.
Not something to rewatch, but not bad either.

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nice classical lakorn

If you can get past the fact that ML really looks old most of the time - though he is pretty good-looking and a natural actor - you will enjoy this classical lakorn that employs some old tropes, like the girl being sold for debt, unexpected pregnancy, revenge, rich man/poor woman etc, all DONE RIGHT. The FL is really good-looking, interiors/settings are luxurious, fashion is ok overall. Action is too rushed in the end, not enough romantic moments to justify the hate-to-love transition.
Some side character steal the show... like the FL's mother and mother-in-law, they are also funny and round characters.
The SML - there are two of them actually - dont count, they are either boring or annoyingly ridiculous.
SIDE NOTE: the FL starred in a very similar lakorn, Raeng Ngao (2012), with same love triangle : uncle - nephew, but in this one she looks better, without the weird contact lens (?).
Right now i wouldnt rewatch this, maybe in the future?

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hidden gem

This is really a hidden gem having all qualities to be called a masterpiece, while dwelling on some old tropes - that we all love afterall - like the rich cold man falling for a not-so-bright average girl. I'd say, if i were to be mean, that this lakorn is the demonstration of the fact that all men like dumb girls... but it's more than that, it has some parodic elements that cannot be denied. Like - the adorable cartoon elements that pop up now and then!
All in all, i give this series a lot of stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: acting is at its best - Pakorn never looked more handsome (and i'm not a fan!), story is well balanced, a lot of pretty faces, detective plot counterbalances the romcom, settings, interiors and fashion are luxurious!..., the director is really outstanding, the mystery touch is nice etc. Oh - and Ken appears naked !!
The minuses of these... dragging at some points, especially the final that becomes cheesy, the FL that - in my humble opinion - has good acting skills BUT cannot convey real feelings, missing a certain sparkle...
STILL - dont forget this is a lakorn, it looks like a POSTCARD, millions of light-years away from reality...
Very enjoyable watch, didnt feel like skipping much.

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classical lakorn tropes done by the book

If you feel like watching a nice classical typical lakorn, this is it! It has got almost everything you should expect from this genre: hidden identity, hate to love, revenge, bickering couple, guns shooting, clingy women, childhood friendship, self-made men, a lot of screaming and verbal abuse, incredible twists etc. The ML can throw a punch and the FL isn't dumb. The romance is quite lacking, there are NO kissing scenes, no sexual tension, hardly some hugs towards the end, but a lot of fighting instead.
The film quality is pretty bad, somehow blurry, still the fashion and interiors are surprisingly modern.
But WHYYY oh WHY do they have to make the protagonists orphan in so many dramas? And i mean not just thai dramas! So often either one parent or both are missing, and there comes the kind-hearted "auntie" or "grandma" that raises the ML or FL... What makes parents look so unfit for dramas? I honestly don't get it.
The action and cast are quite easy on the eyes, despite the unnecessary side plots and characters.
Maybe i could rewatch some scenes when my brain needs a break.

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not bad but overrated

i really wanted to give this drama a better score than 7, but it's so full of tropes - though well executed - that i cant help it! the ML is really Mr Perfect, the FL is Miss Innocence, the parents are way too typical, the coincidences are never ending! it's also very predictable, slow, and... boring? after the first episode, all the action flows one direction. still it takes forever for anything to happen!
the woman-chases-man-first trope put me off - the FL acts clingy sometimes.
the old story of cohabitation and new love that heals past traumas is only saved by the good-looking faces - though i suspect filters were added - and the adorable cat... cinematography is excellent, benefits from modern technology.
everything is too polished to give the illusion of reality, like - the numerous expensive coats worn by the part-time waiter FL on a daily basis? seriously, her wardrobe wouldnt fit into a small rented room. this goes for the other characters as well.
support cast is excellent, though not necessarily needed to the main plot. a lot of scenes could be cut/skipped with no loss.
also... i'm not into narrative movies, i dont need that voice to teach abt what we see and what we should think.
watch it if you wanna kill time.

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watch the original!

Hey, just in case u dont have the time to watch both series, watch the original, it's better by far! The 2021 remake has got just one quality - the creepy ML, which might be fun to watch, i swear i could see him playing a great villain! In all other aspects, the 2009 version is WAY BETTER: Weir is funny, bright and versatile, the FL can put up a good fight, the characters are more rounded and more realistic, the house is more spacious and luxurious, and so is the vineyard. A lot of nice details are added to the main plot ! ❤️
By comparison, the new FL cannot act, she is very stiff, and also most actors/ actresses are very plain, hard to tell who's who at a first glance. The house looks more like a log cabin, and everything else looks low budget. The lines are delivered in a dull way, though the plot - typically lakorn twisted - is not dull in itself... The remake looks more outdated than the original!

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enjoyable rom-com though over the top

Really nice show... excellent actors, and new faces too! All very natural, and the ML shows a natural gift for comedy. Still the drama could've been cut shorter. You dont only get main couple, second couple, bust also third couple... and their parents too! And all the three couples have to fight parents' opposition! The scenery is pleasing to the eyes, and so are the actors/actresses - and i mean the entire cast. I didnt feel much like fast-forwarding, despite the unnecessary side plots. The conflict was good enough to keep it going.
Note: The fashion style of the FL is totally crazy... really bad choice of the lakorn's stylist. She always wears high heels and shorts in the field (!) and poses like a high-so, changing a lot of fashionable clothes, despite the average background. The ML advertises some nice checked shirts, but most of episodes he is yummy in his white tank top.
One big NO for me: the funny counterpart is ensured by the old spinster, the young retarded worker with his friend and the poor parents of the FL. Sorry but NO! Even if it's just for fun and it's an old trope, i cannot laugh at those! One or too laughing stock is ok, but too much is too much.
Would rewatch some parts only...

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too dark

typical and not-so-typical lakorn, with a lot of good points, like great acting, entertaining plot, good-looking cast, expensive settings - though quite artificial. but, despite beginning very promising, not only it started to drag, with a lot of repetitive or/and unnecessary scenes, it also turned out totally gloomy, hate and blood covering up all initial passion - flirting - love. hardly any room left for redemption - maybe 20 minutes of positive feelings in the end.
excellent job for both ML and FL, great actors, handsome too, despite looking quite mature. but the characters they played were lacking: ML is crazy to the point of self-destruction, FL is aggressive and insensitive.
honestly, i was disappointed after the first 3 or 4 episodes.

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Maybe ten yrs ago it was a sensation...

But right now i'd say its not much to see, except for a bunch of handsome guys throwing punches. I'd rather have watched em doing something else... Totally overrated. Only recommended for teen boys who are into action movies and not very fussy about plot. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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very enjoyable

am i crazy or the main lead Won Hyung Hoon looks a lot like Yang Se Jong ? i have no objection to this, just wonder. otherwise, drama is very good, so fresh and easy on the eyes... i'd watch it again any time. it contains only 8 episodes, also really short, so no time to get bored ... some sites compressed them into a movie. it might be low budget, or maybe just minimalist, but not in a troublesome way, it just looks more normal. nothing else to add to this, just watch it and enjoy, from start to finish it's nothing weird or outta place, quite the opposite. i should keep going to reach 500 characters lol

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soooo slow-paced

I would give this series a 10 for all the nice details put together, for the beautiful camera movement and especially for the adorable young actors... BUT the action soon becomes sooo draggy that literally nothing happens for long long minutes. I totally understand that life is like that, mostly relying on small gestures, but for a drama i expect something different.
Maybe it's just me losing patience?
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