Mon beau colocataire (2021)

Short and sweet fluff or two hours long ad?

When they said mini drama they meant it. It is about 2 hours total in length. I have seen it presented as 20 x 6 mins episodes or 3 longer episodes each about 42mins long.

The premise is quite straightforward. The ML knew the FL when they were younger and there was a hint of first love but they lost contact. By some cliché plot device, the ML was transported into the future and met up with the FL again and they are now both working adults. He ended up living with the FL for a while and they fell in love all over again.

The story is fairly straightforward. It has a tropey plot but there was no nasty surprises. The OTP had good chemistry and they made a cute, good looking couple. A big negative was the egregious product placements. It wasn't just the usual jar of cosmetics by the sink or drinks in the fridge. They actually wrote the ads into the script so that the actors pushed one company's products relentlessly. At one stage, the ML got a job selling the products in a shopping centre and, of course, he has to demonstrate the products and tell us all about their benefits.

On the whole, it was a harmless show with a decent plot (point deducted for all the PPL). Cute and fluffy with minimal investment in your time and emotions. Think of it as a palate cleanser between two must watch shows.

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It's an advertisement more than a drama. A filler drama for the super bored.

This is an advertisement, not a drama. I mean, it’s not just a case of the usual Chinese drama plagued with product placements, it’s a blatant straight up advertising.

Story: This does not make sense in ways I don’t even know where to begin. The guy is from year 2015 vs the present 2020! Why did they make it in such a way that he acts like he’s dumb or alien to the modern world? If you time travelled, wouldn’t your first instinct be to look for the you in the present you’re in? It’s not like he’s from another country, too. He’s still from China! And even if he comes back to 2015, his memory would still be his, and would still remember her and they could look for each other. As it is, they began dating but didn’t even exchange info or plan what to do in case he disappears when from the get-go they knew he’d come back to 2015. like, wtf?

Acting: The guy’s acting is weird, too. He acts like a robot if you ask me. Again, he’s just from 2015, not from Pluto! It’s not like 2015 was the Jurassic Period and lacked technology. It’s not like he’s dead, too, and now he’s a ghost that there’s no way to figure out things. The girl’s acting is okay on the other hand. Like, more natural than the guy’s. The other actor role is irrelevant for me. With or without him, the drama would stand the same.

I’d say, this could pass as a filler drama, an in between drama kind of watch. When you’re done with a drama you’re still hang up with and can’t or don’t wanna start a new one yet but want to pass the time, this could be it for you. It’s light enough to to not play with or engage your emotions. It’s not for me, though. Light it may be, I just can’t get past the thought that it still is a nonsensical script. It may be 2 hours short but I can’t remember the times I stopped and watch something else.

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