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A Well Scripted Thriller with Intriguing Characters
A Captivating Journey Through Time and Love – A Final Review of “4 Minutes”After watching all eight episodes of Thailand’s “4 Minutes”, I can confidently say this series has been a compelling roller coaster of emotions, mystery, and passion. What started as an intriguing premise quickly transformed into a layered narrative that kept me glued to the screen. Each episode unraveled new dimensions of time, relationships, and personal growth, making it one of the most thought-provoking BL series I’ve watched.
A Love Story Rooted in Time
Great and Tyme’s chemistry started to develop by Episodes 3 and 4, pushing their love story to unprecedented emotional heights. Great, who has the extraordinary capacity to see four minutes into the future, begins to realize how this ability impacts not just his life but also his relationships with people in general and Tyme in particular. Great’s fragility is progressively revealed by the plot, especially when he confides in Tyme about the dreams he has of him, which is a precursor to the love tension that will develop throughout the episodes.
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P'Sammon; thank you for humbling me
Let me be honest with you, I was a bit cocky. As I expecting everything will happen from ep 1 to ep 5, and the majority of my expectations were true (except of one major thing). Up until that point, I was gonna give this drama 7 or 7.5 as it's a drama were you can predict everything will happen.Then I watch ep 6, I gasped. It was like a slap in my face telling me "respect P'Sammon".
From ep 6 to the final, the rating was going up until 8.5
This drama... You can predict and unpredict what's gonna happen, give it a shot.
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A Good Story, Well Narrated
This was actually a good thriller. A good story well narrated. A smart film, probably not meant for everyone.I liked the freshness of the narrative. That's because I couldn't predict the next things to come, which I found refreshing. At some point I thought they were mocking my brains because some twist of events seemed illogical. But in the next episode, it became clear that the apparent nonsense wasn't a nonsense at all. I had a burning question for an episode or two, but afterward, I understood that the explanation was there all the time. It appears that I was somewhat misled by the rapid pace and intensity of the show and mistaken that explanation for hints. I also liked the attention given to the details, the symbolism used throughout the entire series, the fact that everything was well thought, well-designed, the logic was flawless and everything fell into place in terms of logical deduction. To me, it almost felt like the filmmakers were mathematicians. :-D :-D
The acting was very good, and the direction was superb.
Having included Vivaldi in the OST tracks automatically grants a 10 mark from me. But generally speaking, the music was good, well-chosen, and well-matched to the scenes. Also, it doesn't have too much of it, so it's not redundant or annoying.
I will definitely watch this show again because I'm sure I'll notice details that I missed the first time.
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Amazing show
Amazing show. Seriously, if you have short attention span this show is going to mess with your head. Me personally, I enjoy this kind of genre and actually understood everything once this series wrapped its ending. The fact that they dont even give us a preview for next episode was kinda thrilling. Once a week per episode also gave me enough time to go to reddit or tumblr to indulge with others, discussing about each episode, about what we viewers could’ve missed, what could happen next and what to expect. Some theory were a spot on and some were not ?Cinematography, chef’s kiss. The camera work was amazing. I even follow their cinematographer on ig just to follow through whats his next project’s going to be.
Actors, also amazing. They delivered every scene so well, even the supporting actors are amazing.
Writers and directors both are woman and they are doing a splendid job with 4minutes. All the crews behind the scenes also seem so chill and they know what are they doing, so very professional.
Anyway, im giving it a perfect score
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4 Minutes is definitely a must-watch.
To begin with, let’s respect and show support for these actors who participated in these NC scenes. It’s not easy for anyone to do it, especially if it’s their first time. While some dramas use NC scenes to compensate for the plot, 4 minutes does not do that at all. The NC scenes compliment/coincide with the drama as a whole. The plot, the acting, the chemistry are all amazing. I definitely recommend watching this series if you haven’t yet. This show displays perfectly the difference between real and ideal. What would you do if you knew what was going to happen? Would your actions truly lead to a good end? Even if you tried your best to do what was right, was it really the correct choice in the end?Was this review helpful to you?
Whatever you do, you can't change what is destined to happen!
A story of a lost soul who tries to make things right in the present after being in the future for 4 minutes.It had a grand start filled with thrills, naked white butts, and lots of anticipation of great content. Another BL with a time travel theme got me interested in watching. It was going very well; I understood what was going on and created a link in my mind. But soon after episode 4, things started going downhill. I lost track of what was going on and totally got confused with the storyline. If I were to name a drama as a show-off, then this is the shinning example of it. Wait, this is literally synonymous to BOC now!
Even though I understood what was happening at the last 4 minutes of EP 8, in general the story feels like a fever dream where you feel like you understand the situation but still can't figure out what and why that is happening. And after waking up, you completely forgot what it was all about. The storyline is so erratic that I lost interest in the middle. There were different storylines, and they wanted to give attention to every one of them, but while doing that, they lost the actual significance of the show. Maybe it's not that complicated, but sure, it is confusing. Still, I watched it because I wanted to reach the conclusion. So I can't really point out what I liked or disliked, as I feel like I'm in a daze to conclude anything.
It had a big budget, great artists, and beautiful and aesthetic cinematography, but it fell short in terms of storytelling and binding the whole thing together. Again, it is proved that BOC failed to deliver a compelling story and tried to hide it with NC scenes and handsome faces. I had high expectations, but now I'm utterly disappointed. I can't rate this show high just because of its high content value. I do enjoy the complicated storylines, but I can't lose my brain cells over 8 episodes of content. Maybe I'm too dumb for this; it's not for me.
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Sammon strikes again!
Another perfect story from Sammon, kudos to Bible (perfect as always) and Jes, a pleasant discovery for me. A complicated and gripping plot that keeps you in suspense and in doubt until the last minute. All the actors perfect in their roles and beyond expectations (Fuaiz and Jes). I'm already on my third rewatch.Was this review helpful to you?
Great concept, weak plots
It's an interesting supernatural idea that limits the power to see the future in the span of 4 minutes only. But with a plot that should make the audience in awe but diverted to having a messy ending. This is another typical Be On Cloud’s project that only showcases a high-quality start with an extremely disappointing finale. I understand that the script is trying to give us shocking revelations but the execution was poorly done. If they had enhanced most of their scenes during the last two episodes, everything about this drama would have been a chef’s kiss.I highly appreciate and am well-devoured by Bas’ extremely outstanding performance as Korn in this series. He stole the show and uplifted the drama’s charisma. The presentation of his role was flawless. The love triangle of Korn, Tonkla, and Inspector Win is way more entertaining than the main couple. They nailed their characters and stole the spotlight even playing as supporting casts. But I must say that Bas and Bible’s chemistry as siblings is so cute that I want to see more of them as sworn brothers in the future.
The intimate scenes are also the best! It was tremendously romantic and amorous. Fuaiz and Bas made the finest sequence of passionate acts in the show. JJ became the third wheel here and I liked it better since the two mentioned paired above were explicit and intense.
In general, 4Minutes is a pretty average BL drama with a fascinating start that loses its spark from the dissatisfying scenarios established in the end. Nevertheless, the acting from everyone was great and set up a unique storyline that distinguished them from other BLs from this year. Nice work!
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Highly original, mind-bending watch
4 Minutes is perplexing. Every time you think you’ve worked out where the narrative is headed, it swerves in a different direction. The synopsis makes the series seem like a “get a glimpse into the future and change your destiny” plot, but it’s far more complex than that.The journey itself is enjoyable rather than nauseating. Instead of predictable build-ups into scenes which are clearly designated as ‘payoffs’, the story is delightfully fragmented and slippery. It’s not entirely clear which sequences took place when, so it requires some mental gymnastics to untangle everything and come to your own conclusions.
Beoncloud has its way with creating such dark and complex characters, sometimes with sinister motivations. In any case, I liked the deeper message driving the show. At the end of our lives, we will always look back on our regrets and wish that we did things differently. All so that the remaining moments of our life aren’t spent being weighed down by our conscience.
While humans are capable of making some pretty awful decisions, 4 Minutes also reminds us that we can choose otherwise. There is always a choice.
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the series that kept me on my toes
this is the kind of bl content I want with both thrilling plotting and sweetness .. I loved how each moment had it's own uniqueness to it and while haveing a magical element it was quite realistic .. but what stole the show for me was the acting every actor really killed... I really love how unique evert boc storyline is like they don't follow the normal pattern of bl story and give it there own twist which actually makes it more entertaining and fun especially with this one the most fun part for me was how each ep gave you answer and question both keeping me guessing what was happening. and just to add I really love how the time actually did focus on other characters and there own stories rather then it connecting it all it was more intersecting which made it more fun ...Was this review helpful to you?
Not a BL, more like a Mystery
This was a wild ride, every episode raised more questions, without answering any, until the last episode. I had so many theories, which all turned out to be false.Some may disagree, but I found that the ending very much made sense and they honestly weren't any big questions left unanswered.
The characters felt like real people, not good people but people (expect for Title, he is just plain evil), and the acting was amazing (I watched this series because of Bible and he didn't disappoint).
What I didn't like? When I watched it, I tried to remember all the little details and hints (like the backstory of a side character) that could be important in the end, only for them to never be mentioned again or explained. That made some scenes feel "random", otherwise it would have been a masterpiece.
But so you know, I wouldn't really call this a BL, because it's not a romance. The mystery and Sci-Fi aspects are the main focus. It was kind of similar to "Manner of death" (or to some Mafia BL) in terms of the "vibe". Don't expect the typical fluffy Bl story, this is not it. The relationships weren't very well developed either, but maybe that's realistic.
I used to think that "Like Love" was explicit but in comparison to the sultry version of 4minutes, "Like Love" is the most family friendly Bl ever. Honestly, it was a little bit to explicit for my taste, it's like I am invading the characters privacy lol. If you always wanted more explicit (and more realistic (damn)) NC scenes, this is the show for you.
Should you watch it? Yes, if you want a series which plot seems to be a mystery until the last episode, or just a Mystery/ Sci-Fi series with gay characters, you should.
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Absences of story
This is the most nonsense series I ever seen. Where is the main ? Its been two episodes we have no idea what happening. There is some random actions going on background that might or might not converge at the end so we won't get clear story line because it is not important? All I saw is that main point of this series is that is Great Tyme gonna have sex in upcoming episodes nothing else. If thats was the story why we need all that dark action on background? Is this a rom com with off vibes. The absolute disconnect this mediocre series. Even actors themselves have no idea what this series is about. Why should I waste my time for boring series with no plot just for forced looking nc scenes? Jes Bible have no chemistry it's painful to watch their brotherly flirting sammon should have written a proper story but she's bad at writing i guess because what even is this series even , empty story just to fill up gaps between sex scenes. Anyways everyone you yapp about this being the best are either obsessed with Build or just wanna see porny nc scenes, nothing else.Was this review helpful to you?
