Over long, repetitive, improbable, terrible acting by leads

This series has 18 episodes. When you remember that excellent Thai series with strong plots, attractive actors and full of action like Dangerous Romance, 10 Years Ticket, Blacklist, The Gifted, etc. had only 12 episodes, you think that A Love So Beautiful must be packed with events. In fact, nothing happens. The heterosexual love story goes from Year 10 in high school to past university graduation. The girl is attracted to the unrelated boy who lives in her parents' house because his mother is overseas. She spends her time alternately swooning over him and being exasperated with him. He has no idea about this and stands around like a block of wood with a puzzled expression. He is very tall and looms over her. She wears a black pudding-bowl wig and looks awful as well as being an annoying person. It goes on episode after episode with no advancement. Even when they are adults and she invites him to live in her apartment, she is shocked to see a man's bare chest when he comes out of the bathroom with a towel round his waist. It is pathetic and unbelievable. I had to skim the supernumerary epsiodes from 10 onward and then gave up altogether. Weak acting by the leads, especially the male (Dew), repetitive, long drawn out, padded out, totally unworthy of more than one episode, and even that would have been a waste of time.

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Tries to be clever/artistic but ends up being unintelligible, with some redeeming features

I watched the whole series on YT in 2023. (I understand there is an uncut version with longer episodes.) I found it very confusing. Other reviews show that most other viewers were also confused and annoyed by the flashbacks which were not obviously flashbacks, and the unnecessary complexity of the psycho lady in the magic coffee shop. Producers/directors sometimes try to be clever or artistic by being cryptic and keeping the audience guessing. But in this show they go too far and make it unintelligible. It's not clear who is donig what or when. The plot with the older couple could have been interesting as an established couple, but the writing and acting was poor. Patis (played by Gun) should have gone off with one of the other young doctors who understands the demands of that profession. The two other young doctors were remarkably young looking! The worthwhile story and acting was the two boys Reaow and Mai at high school and their girl classmate, who were delightful together, a bit like Inn and Sun with the lovely Ainam in My Dear Loser Edge of 17. The two lads are actually well into their twenties but look 16. They were believable and cute but had to separate in the unsatisfactory last episode.
I would recommend to producers if they are going to make an uncut version to make sure it has continuity and makes sense. Not all of us can afford to subscribe to several pay-to-view services like IQIYI and the rest. I am considering watching it again uncut if I can find it on YT or DM or a channel that I already subscribe to. I wouldn't pay just for this!

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An excellent story with fun, friendship, and deep pain, and convincing performane by Chimon

This is an excellent story with fun, friendship, and deep pain. Chimon is convincing as Nack and really has to act here. (If you want him scarcely having to work, watch the lightweight My Precious.) Some reviewers seem to criticize this film because it is not the story that they want. But we are not writing the story. You may as well say Shakespeare should have written a different ending to Romeo and Juliet. I don't like it when a plot is completely improbable and characters act out of character, and a drama like that is usually badly written. This film is well written. The story is entirely believable. Sometimes love does not work out, sometimes mothers do not approve, sometimes people give mixed messages and let you down. Nack feels suicidal but thank goodness he has friends in his class. We already know those three boys are very good friends. The film leaves us with good advice for any young person who despairs. Also at the beginning there are lots of handsome boys, shorts, and swimming briefs, and the film does not pretend that kissing is the main thing teenage boys do.

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Engrossing entertainment

This series is free currently (March 2024) on Dailymotion with EngSub.
It's BL but mixed with drama, humour and music. It's very entertaining and was very easy to get hooked on from Ep 1.
The story is there to provide a vehicle for the relationships, comedy and music. The characters are interesting and likeable.
The settings are a school football club in Bangkok and an up-country village which the boys come from. This gives the opportunity for Esaan dialect and singing. The songs are very catchy and sometimes there is dancing as well. In the last episode they sing and dance to the title song. It's obvious that the cast genuinely enjoy it. There are at least three BL couples with friendship turning to love, but the two side couples get very little time. For the side couples it's mostly kept light and fluffy with lots of teasing and smiles. What is nice is that there is a lot of hugging and sympathy among the characters. In the later episodes the two leads are often hugging believably. One is tall, the other shorter. The shorter one Ruk (played by Champ) is very masculine and cute at the same time. This combination reminded me of Pun (played by Ryu), the lead boy in You Are My King 2. Both leads are probably a few years older than their characters, which is usual, but they both have noticeable facial hair (close shaved). Even so, the acting engages your sympathy and you want the boys to have a happy ending. You are not disappointed.

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good series but only 4 episodes

Watched this series only because Plan was in it as the lead. There are no subtitles. The basic plot was fairly clear, but some of it was hard to understand. Ten's (Plan) father dies, he goes to stay with an uncle (?) who has a daughter. The daughter treats Ten horribly and her parents do not scold her. She deserves a whupped ass. Then for no apparent reason the daughter has a complete change of attitude and becomes friendly to Ten. Then Ten moves back to his own house (his father's house). Between 1 and 4 men in their thirties (uncles or friends of his father) move into Ten's house at different times and cause trouble for Ten. One in particular is a nuisance, then suddenly he too has a change of attitude and becomes serious about his responsibility to Ten. At the end Ten treats him as a substitute father. There are only 4 episodes, not 10. Or at least ony 4 are on YT and the end of the 4th episode looked like a happy ending for the whole series.

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Horror and entertainment worth watching

I am amazed by the negative reviews. So far I have watched episodes 1-4 and 6. They are all good stories and well acted. I just finished watching Ep 6 and thought it was very well done. The intense character acting and physicality of the lead Tonhon, playing the very excitable boy Kong, was first class. He is very rude to adults, which I don't associate with Thailand. You get hints of the horrific truth part way through, which is a good technique used in many mystery stories and helps you to engage with the plot. I felt very invested in the story and the lead character. Ep 4, about bullying, has a horrifying unusual representation of a "spirit" at the end. Each story has a kind of moral message. There is nothing wrong with that. As with so many school and university plots, the young people deal with their problems, including supenatural ones, by themselves. Some young characters become suicidal. I feel in real life there are parents, teachers, and counsellors who can help, but I assume they are omitted or sidelined so as to allow the plot to play out.

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