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A Masterpiece of the BL Genre
There's a tired cliche in gay-themed dramas where the hero has to die at the end because somehow he deserved it because he chose to be gay. "My Bromance" could be accused of going down this well-worn path but Director Nicchi Nitchapoom skillfully manages to maintain a hopeful tone in an otherwise tragic story. Some of the plot elements seem a bit forced, but the fact is they seem to work here. Natouch Siripongthon [Bank] (who I think is credited as Pongsatorn Sripinta in this film) I'd seen in the "Until We Meet Again" series, but this drama gave him a lot more to work with and apparently jumpstarted his career. Teerapat Lohanan [Golf] shows tremendous range in his transformation from bully to lover. I'm giving this a 10 because the cast overcame some of the flaws in the script. The scene of Bank dressing in drag was completely unnecessary and undermined the notion that two straight-acting guys can have an intimate relationship without gender role stereotypes. The time wasted on that scene could have better developed the Tom character in the love triangle along with providing a less abrupt transition to the parents discovery of the gay relationship. BL dramas seem to have evolved over the past 6 years but this effort set a high bar.
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