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Definitely worth watching plus very original concept!
I'm so surprised the main couple got a happy ending here or more like that none of them died and that it wasn't just 4 minutes imagination and the series didn't end like DFF where I absolutely hated the way it ended. It was really great and interesting to see a series where a popular BL pairing was separated. JjayFuaiz nailed their roles and though they didn't end up together and most probably wouldn't even if Tonkla didn't die, I really loved their story. It was really sad but actually realistic. They were true lovers to enemies and that's how the story should end. It's also good to know that in the end Tonkla and Korn still loved each other and Korn died with him. It's probably better for him after the shits he went through for his father, even separated from Tonkla to save his family business... and he deserved peace in the end.I really love the way this story was written and that they showed us that some criminals can really change their perspective and want to redeem. In the end Great was really well written and was lucky enough that Tyme loved him too much to leave him and also that he got the chance to live a much better life.
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uhm shortie
the plot is good for marathonthe acting is so amazing for the mc
i kinda amazed the supports role is also good at acting
the visual is nice, the filter, the effects
but i get confused sometimes, but thats okay
the ending, feel too rushed, i feel like everything just vanish??
myb bcs its "4 minutes"
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There are some hard to believe moments, like a police officer sharing highly confidential information with a guy he just had a one-night stand with, which felt a bit unrealistic. The series definitely leans into the surreal. However, Great was easily my favorite character; he has questionable morals but is so tragic, a "poor kid" trapped in his family’s cycle of corruption. Watching him finally break free from that facade was incredibly satisfying.
I really liked Tyme’s doctor friend; at first, I actually thought he’d be Tyme’s partner! As for Tonkla and Korn, I would have loved a different ending for them, but given how Korn is portrayed, it couldn't have gone any other way.
The series can be chaotic and, at times, notoriously difficult to understand, but that doesn't make it a bad show. Its ambition and emotional depth make it a journey worth taking.
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Result of the combination of good script, acting and staging (First update from the original review)
In 'Manner of Death', 'Triage', 'Dead Friend Forever - DFF', 'Make a Wish' and 'Bite Me' the famous Thai screenwriter Isaree Siriwankulthon (Sammon), reiterates her interest in witnessing the suspense, the alteration of the time, time loop, medical-forensic work, hospital environment, police investigation, kidnapping, murder, slow-burn romance, friendship, family relationships, school and university ecosystem, unjustly accused characters, action, political, police and business corruption, always having homosexual characters as protagonists.For her part, director and screenwriter Ning Bhanbhassa Dhubthien has demonstrated, through the series 'KinnPorsche' (2022) and the film 'Man Suang', that both film and television language constitute a tool that she can also use at her own discretion taste, and in which, incidentally, you have the possibility of continuing working with your most recurring motifs or thematic interests.
In '4Minutes', the series in which Sammon and Ning join forces for the first time, the actions of the peculiar creatures that populate the creative universe of the Thai author duo remind us of those of some of the protagonists of the aforementioned works, bringing us closer to their characters in a very sensitive, fluid and ethereal way, recording their most banal movements and glances and turning them into revealing moments by transmitting all the intensity of love through tenderness, melancholy and an enveloping atmosphere.
Great, its central star, is one of the most striking characters to emerge from Sammon's imagination: a university student at the Faculty of Business Administration and son of a rich businessman, blessed with a gift that is also a curse, since he has the supernatural ability to know what is going to happen in the future 4 minutes in advance, always and when it affects him.
This power leads him to alter the results of many events, while the memory of what happened visits him again and again in his imagination. Thus, the story restarts from the beginning, over and over again, so the audience will have to pay attention to discover which is reality and which is not.
He a piece of character, very competently defended by Bible Wichapas Sumettikul ('KinnPorsche'), in which it could very well be the most significant role of his still young and promising artistic career, and thanks to which he unleashes fervor among lovers of the Thai dramas, especially LGBT+ themed fans.
He knows it and devotes himself with devotion to building it, polishing it, making it unique, to providing it with an empathy that overflows the screen and allows him to put himself in the viewer's pocket. His acting counterpoint with Jes Jespipat Tilapornputt ('Sassy Player', 2009), - his counterpart in 'Spaceless', a short film directed by Jatuphong Rungrueangdechaphat, also in 2024, and which serves as a letter of introduction to the acting couple - seduces and fascinates. As do the episodes that make up the drama from its beautiful presentation to the no less admirable farewell.
The friendship that develops between Great and Tyme takes them on a journey of discovery and acceptance that explores male vulnerability. However, it is not a simple story of a couple of friends succumbing to love. That is very seen and would be too predictable.
On the other hand, '4Minutes' is a more rounded, absorbing and sentimental story about two young people who find themselves involved in an exciting intrigue in which there will be no shortage of industrial espionage, murder, kidnapping, betrayal, infidelity, unfulfilled promises, political and police corruption, the proximity of death, revenge, score settlements, martial combats, and explicit sexual scenes (completely removed from the universe of pornography) and that provide absolute meaning to the characters' history .
On the other hand, '4Minutes' is a more rounded, absorbing and sentimental story about two young people who find themselves involved in a passionate intrigue in which there will be no shortage of industrial espionage, murder, kidnapping, martial combats, and explicit sexual scenes ( totally removed from the universe of pornography) and that provide absolute meaning to the characters' story.
With this premise, the director manages to develop a deep character study, investigating the existential motivations and experiences that shape them as individual beings but also as people united by an unbreakable bond. Likewise, it explores complicated relationships, social barriers, and depicts more than one gay romance while challenging social norms and embracing the power of love, acceptance, and understanding. It is much more than a simple love story.
Sammon has created a very intelligent script, in which the dialogues are the basis of the story. Through the conversations that Great and Tyme have, two characters emerge like few we have seen. The screenwriter's prose is almost lyrical and manages to capture the realism and naturalness of their relationship, friendly first, then romantic. The viewer is transported into the story, as if he had the two young people in front of him and was asking permission to jump to the other side of the screen at any moment to join the conversation.
As Great and Tyme connect, their relationship faces numerous complications. Great tries to understand what is causing his abnormality and how to escape it, while dealing with personal and family problems. For his part, Tyme secretly investigates criminal acts in which Great's family may be involved, especially his father, mother and older brother, Korn, played convincingly by Bas Asavapatr Ponpiboon, a character who adds greater complexity to the story.
Likewise, the stories that unite Tonkla, Inspector Win, Dome and Title, characters played by Fuaiz Thanawat Shinawatra, Jay Patiphan Fueangfunuwat, Mio Athens Werapatanakul and Jet Jetsadakorn Bundit, in that order, play an important role in the development of the series.
In this sense, a chance meeting with Great could help Tyme try to get closer to the young university student with the intention of penetrating his family circle to carry out his revenge, since he blames Great's family for the death of his parents. All this, while trying to save his grandmother from reprisals and fulfilling his duties as a doctor at a large hospital in Bangkok.
What begins as a game of cat and mouse will end up becoming a journey of no return. While Great secretly serves Tyme's interests to get even, the boundaries between sexuality and male friendship are continually compromised, with both characters drawn to each other.
The incredibly talented cast, which in addition to the aforementioned actors, includes JJay Patiphan Fueangfunuwat as Inspector Win, Fuaiz Thanawat Shinawatra as Tonkla, Job Yosatorn Konglikit as Den, Mio Athens Werapatanakul as Dome, and Jet Jetsadakorn Bundit as Title, It adds a touch of depth, elegance and authenticity to the series, and nails each scene and makes it believable.
The plot of the story is woven based on the two axes of coordinates that constitute Great's respective relationships with Tyme, a surgeon whom he knows due to his supernatural ability, and the one he has with his powerful family, businessmen they will not hesitate to commit the most terrible crimes if these help them get away with their crimes in the competitive business world.
The development of dramatic tension will be the result of both vectors, which pull Great in opposite directions, and which will narratively establish the counterweight between two categories of values, which will face each other on the stage table, and to which he must have a clear and lucid choice for one of the two: both at an aesthetic level and in content, which we will see trying to be resolved in the treatment of the psychological level and development of the characters.
In the photography of Pavarisa Tadde and Ittipong Klinchart, the exuberant beauty of colors and light of the luxurious surroundings of the Great mansion, the beautiful city landscapes, contrast with the most gloomy and degraded spaces, such as those of hospitals, also seen as a setting of pain and death, the humble house in which Tyme lives with his grandmother, since his parents died long ago, or those in which a corpse frequently appears.
In the context of Great's environment we also see how, both at the level of photography and staging, there is this significant disparity: the luminosity and brightness in the daytime scenes, with the darkest, warmest tones (from yellowish to almost reddish from inside the house); In both, he participates in the fiery internal love dynamics in which the protagonist begins to anticipate, in the form of a visual fantasy, his passion for Tyme.
The soundtrack by Terdsak Janpan fits perfectly with the moods of the characters and the tone of each moment. The music wonderfully delves into this suffocating, mysterious and at some points almost depressive character, in which we see Great's tortured spirit immersed, until he decides to free himself and surrender to his love and resolve the conflicts that surround him.
As I've probably already said in some way, the main charm of the series comes from the relationship between the two young people, who build a very special bond. The chemistry between Great and Tyme is palpable: the two transmit tenderness, camaraderie and a lot of passion. This helps a lot at a certain point in which the protagonists meet like two chess players with a board in between.
At the level of content, the struggle of opposite poles is manifested in this clash between the protagonists' will for healthy fulfillment and the suffocating reality that surrounds them.
Once again, Sammon demonstrates his good eye when it comes to finding unexpected narrative angles, building a solid network of emotions, designing fascinating characters and plots, and telling an attractive story while weaving its edges, taking his time, pampering and caring for the story, to give rise to a series that is summarized as one of the best in recent years.
'4Minutes is an emotional and heartfelt proposal that makes us forget that it is not Jespipat Tilapornputtde the actor who was supposed to play Tyme.
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Good, was waiting for her to be great
I liked the first half of the show and the overall concept it started with on the 4 minutes. The first half was intriguing, perplexing, wonderfully confusing and very enjoyable and I enjoyed the chemistry between what was marketed as the main characters.However, there was a shift somewhere that changed the whole dynamic of the show. The resolution of the show for me felt no better than the hated ‘it was all a dream’. It got really slow and focused too many really long scenes some characters in a single episode that you forget that there’s other characters in the show. I feel they did too much and followed too many characters to address in 8 episodes.
Maybe because the show only had 8 episodes they fumbled wrapping it up well and left so many loose ends that for me I needed tied.
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it's not worth the hype
Should I start with the fact that 80% of this was sexual content? what was with Tonkla and that raw chicken thing and also the fact that he was a LITERAL MINOR (or almost a minor? idk, but it doesn't matter) unfortunately I found out after I finished watching it, otherwise I would have dropped it.CHARACTERS
In the beginning, I liked the natural way the main couple was connecting, and I also liked the fact that they weren't likable, they were such grey characters, it really added to the depth of the show. I didn't really like them as a couple though, they didn't have good chemistry nor did they have enough good interactions for me to feel anything for them. Everything about the romance was rushed and empty. Korn and Tonkla pissed me off, but even though Tonkla had a lot going on (I won't say bc spoilers), he literally carried the show. If I pretend the sex scenes don't exist, the character's story was really interesting and was very well portrayed by the actor, the youngest actor was surprisingly the better actor. Korn was just there to be another shitty character, he literally did nothing, he was just there to be like "omg why is this happening" and to be a bad person, no purpose, no depth. Win was even worse, what did he even do on the show? He was doing NOTHING, every time he was on the show he was 1. having sex with Tonkla 2. Doing a lot of nothings just wandering around. Not even as an inspector he was good, unbelievable.
MUSIC
Please, do I even need to say anything? Terrible soundtrack, Tyme had a terrible random 5m music clichê moment, and then the BL ends with a KinnPorshe song... It's like they just didn't give af about the music lmao, it made the whole viewing experience so empty.
STORY
The plot had SO MUCH potential, like the whole 4 minute concept was really interesting, the execution? terrible. They focused too much on the sex scenes, like the first half of the show nothing really happened and it was just Tonkla being horny with whoever was in front of him. Dude calm down with that raw thing pls, this was legit porn, they didn't need to show THAT MUCH. i swear to god i saw a dildo somewhere, Win's thing was literally hanging please tell me i'm not the only one who saw that omg.
Then they rushed the 2nd half, it's like they realized "wait, this is supposed to have a plot" and then made everything happen at once and it was bad. I don't agree with the people who said it was confusing, I think it was the opposite, I literally figured it out (the whole 4 minute thing) in the beginning, it was so obvious, and then the so called "confusing part" was just them trying to turn something simple into something confusing just to make it seem like it was WOW, but it ended up being meh. poorly written, everything about it except Tonkla's story was bad. But it could have been something so good if they had given less screen time to other characters' sex lives and focused more on creating a meaningful connection between the main characters and building the whole 4 minute plot.
PRODUCTION
It was a wasted good production because even though the execution of the story was shit, it was really well produced, you can tell it had a higher budget than other BLs. The colors, I liked how they tried different angles and the cinematography... everything about the production was pleasant and nice.
To sum it up, it was a good production of badly written sci-fi and an empty romance full of porn. If you like that, enjoy. But since the actor who did most of the sex scenes was underage/too young, I wouldn't recommend it.
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average bl drama that could have been great if executed differently
The drama started with a unique and well-executed storyline but became confusing in the second half. To be honest, I had no idea what was going on—which storyline was the real one? What was happening? In the end, it all made sense, but it was kind of disappointing. Also, they could have done a better job of editing the scenes. It is a real shame as the drama started really strong.On the other hand, the acting was superb, especially the second leads, Korn and Tonkla, who stole the show. The intimate scenes were 🔥
Overall, it was an average BL drama that could have been great if executed differently.
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It was all in his head
If you don’t recognize my profile picture, Ms. Minutes, you should know I have a deep appreciation for time-travel narratives and the intricate storytelling they can achieve. This series certainly set out to explore those complexities, but in execution, the timeline is poorly conveyed and often frustratingly incoherent.Episodes 1 - 4 leave the audience in the dark about a crucial narrative device: Great’s dual timelines. In one, he saves people using his four-minute vision; in the other, he does not. The reveal comes far too late, and by that point I was more mentally exhausted than intrigued. To make matters worse, the show frequently shuffles scenes that take place before Dome’s death and after, a disorienting choice that dilutes emotional impact. And then, in episode 7, we learn that none of it “actually” happened. It was all in Great’s head. It happened when he was coding during 4 minutes lack of oxygen. There was no seeing the future 4 minutes ahead...NOTHING! That revelation undermines the tension built up across the earlier episodes.
There are also narrative threads that feel like they don't belong to neither timeline. For example, the woman at the temple who shakes a fortune-telling bowl before inexplicably hiring a hitman. Or the hooded figure who stoned to death someone with no identity revealed. Or the unseen character who secretly records Title and Great disposing of Dome’s body, only to discard the evidence in the mud rather than hand it to police. Even more glaring is the disappearance of Title’s supposed girlfriend, who is introduced only to be erased from the story as if she never existed. Aslo, we do not know who killed Title's Dad, the Police Chief.
Most troubling is Tyme’s storyline. His parents and grandmother were brutally murdered, yet there is no real closure. The man who killed them ends up bedridden and incapacitated (NOT by Tyme but by his occupational hazard. he was badly beaten by some random guy and ended up in ICU), but Great’s parents who were deeply complicit in the killings escape accountability entirely. This lack of resolution is disappointing, especially when Tyme’s grief and quest for justice were positioned as the emotional backbone of the series.
When you consider it, more than half of the series’ events never “happened.” That choice robs the story of consequence and leaves major arcs unresolved. I will give credit where it is due: the cinematography, lighting, editing, and performances were consistently strong. The production design deserves recognition as well. But in the end, I walked away unsatisfied. The series promised a layered time-travel narrative, yet delivered a disjointed and incomplete experience.
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Would’ve Worked Better as a 2-Hour Movie, Story Feels Stretched
Honestly, I would’ve liked it more as a 2-hour movie rather than a series. Maybe it’s a budget thing, but it really felt like they stretched the story out.First, the acting. Nothing felt weird or cringey—they all played their characters well. The cinematography was fine too, no issues there. But the forced happy ending? That didn’t sit right with me. It made no sense for Great’s character to still be alive, almost like he was being given a chance to redeem himself just because he’s the main lead.
I’m also confused—did I miss why Tonkla didn’t kill Title? There were also a few unnecessary characters, like Dr. Den’s female patient. And Manee, the woman Great hit, has these random scenes where she’s alive, and there’s also this mystery about her child’s death(?)Plus the temple scene. But isn’t this Great’s memory that’s supposed to be fixed in 4 minutes? It all got a bit confusing, and it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.
Oh, and I have to mention—the product placement wasn’t smooth at all. It really stood out, especially in that swimming pool scene with the sunscreen. But, whatever.
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This was highly disappointing
I don't even know what to say about this mess of a series. I can't believe I waited this long to watch this only to be highly disappointed.First of all, the acting is terrible. Absolutely cringe. I expected better of Bible because I just adored his character of Vegas in KinnPorsche but whatever this is was is not it.
Bible as a bottom isn't working. The new partner is very talented but it's obvious that he's having to carry Bible a good majority of the time and I hate saying that because I really did enjoy Bible in KinnPorsche.
I don't like the new ship either and it's not that it's any fault of Jes' because he's a damn good actor but there's no chemistry with Bible. And Jes has always had good chemistry with all of his costars. Why is it so different with Bible? I don't know but it isn't working for me.
Second of all, the overwhelming use of NC scenes is disappointing. There's no storyline at all. And not to mention how unrealistic the sex scenes are. Totally unrealistic. Don't even get me started on the full frontal shot. It's very obvious that the over use of NC scenes were used to draw people in to distract them from the bad acting and no storyline. The lack of facial expressions from Bible is also concerning. I don't know what the hell happened to Bible but something is off with him. Jes my guy, please go back to what you were doing before. BL isn't for you dude. You're too talented for this disaster. You shouldn't have to carry someone 24/7.
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4 MINUTES BEFORE BRAIN DEAD
For your questions to be answered on what is going on, you have to finish it first. Those who created this drama is a genius, they have put the answers to every questions a viewers may have all throughout the drama specially at the end, but believe me, even though you would realize that you have seen the answer it will still turn out that you do not understand it, you'll just see that the enemy was killed and the misunderstanding was cleared, the main lead got their revenge and the main meads ended up together, that's it !The catchy thing here was the 4 minutes prediction of Great , at first I thought it was a fantasy, but the first half was just I think imagination of Great to foresee what will happen after 4 minutes because on the episode 6 there was no more predictions from him that was shown, everything happens the way they should be , and it turns out that the first parts seems a hallucinations only that is being studied by the other doctor that was a friend of P'Tyme. And that the story went into something like it was showing that what really happens in the 4 minutes that the brain still working without an oxygen, maybe that was when someone is about to be brain dead, that is what I understood about this show.
About what has happened with the other characters for me nothing was special about it because I have seen so many crime and plot twists stories like that but it was still great.
The drama was a good one, not boring and you can really prove to yourself that it was a high quality show and great actors has starred , I mean look at the acting ! It was superb, binge watchable , for me this is a recommended one , looking forward for more of Bible's works he is such a fine man and actor .
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More of a Scenario Building Exercise than an actual plot
CHEMISTRY:Okay so hear me out! This has got to be by far the best level of intimacy and bareness I've ever seen in BL so far! Like i have no clue how they've got Fuaiz to shoot those bare sex scenes when he was barely 18 is still goes all over my head, but his level of maturity and acting makes me confident enough that he knows what he's doing and is of legal age.
PLOT:
Now coming to the plot, there were many reminiscence of DFF in the plot and by the end of ep 4 I knew it's going to take the Messier route just as DFF took but not as mad. But the entire 4minutes thing was really messy to be honest. Like what were the writers really trying to convey, like how the scenario building as we do in urban design 😂, showed how things would've been different if characters behaved in a certain way in those 4 minutes, or these were mental patients who were living in their own trance struggling to grapple with reality, or actually did time travel? It's seriously a convoluted mess!
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
I loved how every character was shown to be a grey character and shown them in their exact realness with no useless fluffy like we see in typical BL dramas, and had managed their own flaws and struggles. Though there was little character development in most of the characters except Korn, for that matter yeah just his realisation what he did wrong was enough for me 😭. DFF had really good development and plot build-up, even though this did try really hard with those mind boggling plot twists, but it has lesser of an impact.
ACTING:
Fuaiz and Bas really stole the show, to be real honest. Those two were literally the main characters of the entire show than Jess Bible themselves. Like i really didn't care by the ending of the show as to what shit they were upto, I was most concerned where the rat of Fuaiz is upto 😂. Jess is a veteran actor so need not talk much about it, and Bible really didn't have much to offer.
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