Pipen
Melbourne Australia
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A light hearted drama with some comedic elements that doesn't cross the line of overacting. I usually don't watch country style lakorns but this was part of my watchlist and I finally got to it.
As a longtime viewer of Thai drama's, finding a good light hearted drama that doesn't fall into the melodramatic extremes can be a bit of a challenge. Thai audience's have become accustomed to the slap kiss style drama's with nang'rai and p'rais. A lot of lakorns set in the country either have a very poor script, acting or substandard filming. While this wasn't a high budget lakorn; with the set being only a few locations, it was still an enjoyable watch.
STORY
A classic story about a man/boy who goes back to his hometown after heartbreak and finds love in a childhood friend and appreciation of the land and the value of hardwork. The first 6 episodes were a bit slow but it picked up pace and the cute scenes started to appear. So bear it for the first 6 episodes, while they weren't bad, they were a bit slow.
ACTING/CAST
I haven't seen Nadech act in this style of drama before so it was a change for me to see him in a light comedic role without any fantasy gimmick. He came close to being a bit overboard but didn't quite cross the line of overacting, after a few episodes he settled down and his performance became stable. He had great chemisty with all the support staff that played his family and him and the FL were a good combination.
Bow played a very convincing portrayal of a tough country girl, her accent and the comfort that she spoke the dialect made me wonder if she was really born in the Isan region. As a Australian raised Thai-Lao, the Isan dialect was something I could relate to; as it is very similar to something my relatives speak, so it was nice to understand it with only a bit of help from the subs.
Support staff did all their roles very well without any weak performers. They were given a framework, character setting and they executed it to the extent that the script allowed them to.
Both Nubtung and Danny who play Richie and Namfon need a main role in a drama. They both have the visuals and I can easily see them playing the nang'ek and p'ek. I would have loved to see their storyline developed more with better scenes.
MUSIC
I actually didn't expect the music to be so good and was happily surprised, after episode 6 they even had musical performances like a badly lipped synced MV but was still good and added to the light hearted elements of the lakorn, I wish they had more of that and started it a bit earlier as I am a sucker for musicals.
REWATCH
While I wouldn't rewatch this again like Husband In Law or My Forever Sunshine (Highly recommend),I did rewatch a few of my favourite scenes especially the cute romance scenes. I am drawn more to Bow and her performance than to Nadech.
Overall a great watch, I recommend watching this finishing something heavy to give your heart and emotions a rest.
As a longtime viewer of Thai drama's, finding a good light hearted drama that doesn't fall into the melodramatic extremes can be a bit of a challenge. Thai audience's have become accustomed to the slap kiss style drama's with nang'rai and p'rais. A lot of lakorns set in the country either have a very poor script, acting or substandard filming. While this wasn't a high budget lakorn; with the set being only a few locations, it was still an enjoyable watch.
STORY
A classic story about a man/boy who goes back to his hometown after heartbreak and finds love in a childhood friend and appreciation of the land and the value of hardwork. The first 6 episodes were a bit slow but it picked up pace and the cute scenes started to appear. So bear it for the first 6 episodes, while they weren't bad, they were a bit slow.
ACTING/CAST
I haven't seen Nadech act in this style of drama before so it was a change for me to see him in a light comedic role without any fantasy gimmick. He came close to being a bit overboard but didn't quite cross the line of overacting, after a few episodes he settled down and his performance became stable. He had great chemisty with all the support staff that played his family and him and the FL were a good combination.
Bow played a very convincing portrayal of a tough country girl, her accent and the comfort that she spoke the dialect made me wonder if she was really born in the Isan region. As a Australian raised Thai-Lao, the Isan dialect was something I could relate to; as it is very similar to something my relatives speak, so it was nice to understand it with only a bit of help from the subs.
Support staff did all their roles very well without any weak performers. They were given a framework, character setting and they executed it to the extent that the script allowed them to.
Both Nubtung and Danny who play Richie and Namfon need a main role in a drama. They both have the visuals and I can easily see them playing the nang'ek and p'ek. I would have loved to see their storyline developed more with better scenes.
MUSIC
I actually didn't expect the music to be so good and was happily surprised, after episode 6 they even had musical performances like a badly lipped synced MV but was still good and added to the light hearted elements of the lakorn, I wish they had more of that and started it a bit earlier as I am a sucker for musicals.
REWATCH
While I wouldn't rewatch this again like Husband In Law or My Forever Sunshine (Highly recommend),I did rewatch a few of my favourite scenes especially the cute romance scenes. I am drawn more to Bow and her performance than to Nadech.
Overall a great watch, I recommend watching this finishing something heavy to give your heart and emotions a rest.
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