Reviews

Great movie!

I’m speaking from the perspective of someone who doesn’t watch action movies a lot. To be honest, I watched this for Jun and I know how much screen time he has. But I still enjoyed the whole movie because the story was intriguing and I liked the characters, even the villains. In fact, I was rooting for them. Haha. Yes, they were a very good looking set of villains but their characters were also lovable.

I know Jackie Chan and Tony Leung are veteran actors but I want to shout out that Ci Sha is really amazing in this one! The way he portrayed two characters so differently, I didn’t even realize they’re the same actor. Haha. And I’m really proud of Jun too. 🥹🫶🏻

I know this movie did so well in China and it’s well deserved.

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respect other religious

I started watching this drama with very high expectations. But sorry to say, after Episode 5 I was forced to drop it. This drama portrays many aspects related to our Islamic faith, but in a negative way, which I find offensive to our religion. As a Muslim, I was never taught by my faith to accept seeing my religion being degraded. After watching Episodes 4 and 5, the way Islam has been represented left me with no interest to continue, no matter how many high-profile actors or actresses appear in it. This drama is already controversial for its religious issues, and once again, I must emphasize that it contains concepts that go against our faith. Whether you watch it or not is up to you. Whether you like it or dislike it is also up to you. I simply explained my reason for not watching it further.

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If all emperors were this dumb how would the real China survive 5 thousand years?

I like Patrick Quan. And that is the main reason I wrote this review: to redirect his fans to something better as I had never written a review for something this bad. Do not waste your time on this. The story in itself was a compilation of old used tropes and done in such a way that honestly I played at 1.5x and it was still annoyingly repetitive. I started watching because of Quan Pei Lun who is a decent actor and excels in the roles of villains (most recently in Gemini where he was very, very good). Alas, this production, even though it gave him the lead was so bad - starting with script, pacing, characters, acting and editing- I actually regret the 90 minutes spent on it.
This could have been a decent drama: imagine woman who saves a prince but does not know it's a prince because he lost memories, but stay together for 3 years living great life as married couple. He prepares for taking imperial exam and as soon as he comes to capitol regains memories and is swept into the life of the court, ultimately forsaking the woman after people sent to get her report she disappeared. Years pass and one day capitol is buzzing with a news of someone selling really unique oyster sauce. As now emperor ML tastes it (fond of it as his wife from amnesia times used to cook it for him). So he tries to acquire the person with that unique recipe only to discover it's a kid who is cooking his mother's recipe and his mother has been in a coma for years and looks like an old lady (she was pregnant when emperor left her and she aged unexpectedly during coma). Emperor is impressed with the kid, but due to gluttony develops allergic reaction to the sauce and so the court demands kid's/mother's life for poisoning his majesty. To make things interesting the "wife" or a woman who looks like long lost love of the emperor appears, but is only a substitute provided by the Dowager Empress. Miraculously the woman in the coma wakes up and recognizes her lover only to be ridiculed and repeatedly beaten up for daring to pose as Emperor's love. Needless to say the fake lover is trying hard to kill both the old lady and the kid. The emperor does amazing job to get to the bottom of things and saves both his woman and his son.
Well, if that was the story I may have given it 7.5-8 if played well. But what you will actually see is nothing described above. It is never ending fest of a dumb as a box of rocks emperor moves (summed up by the fake lover as "really useless") and people around him doing the usual rolling of the eyes, tight jaws, frowns and fake crying, with occasional murderous glances and vicious fake laughs (ha ha ha ha ha). Even the cute kid actor could not save it.
Honestly, watch the last 7 minutes and see if it will make you move. If not, skip it.

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I love this drama soo much

wonderful chemistry, I love the main role sooo much........💗💗💗💗 I loved the chemistry they had developed between them and I all most fell love with this drama .I loved the main roles soo much as drama had grown very interesting to us....❤️This story had shown me a unknown identity in me and it had cleared thoughts 💭🌹🌹🌹🌹.................at last I loved this series very likely which shows similary me 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘❤️❤️💗🌹💗❤️😘🥰🤩😉,.......................................................................................

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For me, this is the best drama of 2025!!!

I rarely rate dramas 10 points, but this drama had it all! Excellent directing, plot, characters, costumes, battle scenes, and, of course, great actors! The main couple was simply great... I loved all the 1st and 2nd cast members... Zu Er and actor Yu Ning had such wonderful chemistry, and their relationship, from anger and hatred due to their feuding families, to their gradual falling in love, was simply beautifully portrayed... This pair of actors stole my heart immediately, their chemistry was immediately visible... even if at first their characters were a bit distant, they still had some respect for each other... and then those great scenes of relationship and FL's wisdom, who gradually tamed the menacing and distant general ML, and some of her funny scenes, especially when she got drunk and chased a fan with ML chasing her, were so well done that I laughed and my heart was delighted with their relationship... Most importantly, FL's character was intelligent, but really well-written... she wasn't a capricious, silly, and screaming girl like you usually see in costume dramas, but smart, wise, and most importantly, emotionally mature... she was an expert in various matters and was also able to stand her ground when necessary, but not in a stupid way and with feminist slogans, as is the case in these dramas lately, but in the same way as a woman who is the "neck" of her husband and wisely turns his head. I like these kinds of female characters the most... not the sulky, screaming ones, trying to forcefully shout slogans of women's freedom, etc. This FL character was well-thought-out, and I loved her very much. ML's character is also amazing... at first, the general is furious with the past of both families, eager to take revenge for the wrongs done to his family, but in the meantime, he sees his wife as a wise and intelligent woman who isn't naive, but is also a strong and decisive woman who can defend herself with calm arguments and the truth against his anger... this strong general who, in front of his wife, is at one point helpless as a child... I love these scenes the most, how FL can disarm ML with a single word, gesture, or smile... I won't say anything more, because it simply has to be seen and felt. Bravo to the entire team for a wonderful drama and giving us the pleasure of watching such a beautiful story!!! I wish there were more like it!!

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Loved it! Absolutely funny!

I absolutely loved this drama. It is thoroughly entertaining with an incredible cast featuring Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy. Fans who have been waiting for these two to reunite since Uncontrollably Fond finally get their closure here in an alternate universe that feels both nostalgic and refreshing.

Although there has been some backlash from certain religious groups, I believe viewers should set aside rigid beliefs and simply enjoy the story for what it is: entertainment. The drama begins lighthearted and funny, keeps its humor consistent throughout, and ends on a satisfying, happy note.

Episode 11 stood out to me. The moment when the characters discover their past lives was especially emotional and beautifully executed. I have seen similar concepts in other dramas such as My Demon and The Judge from Hell, yet those series did not face the same criticism and were widely appreciated.

One of the show’s greatest strengths is its stunning cinematography, especially the breathtaking views of the UAE. As someone who loves Dubai and Abu Dhabi, seeing those landscapes again felt like pure eye candy. The visuals brought back beautiful memories and added depth to the story.

The acting is strong, the production quality is high, and the chemistry between the leads shines through every scene. Even the romantic and kiss scenes are tastefully done, enhancing the emotional connection without being excessive.

Overall, “Genie, Make a Wish” is a visually stunning and emotionally satisfying series that deserves appreciation. It is a must-watch for fans of fantasy romance and for anyone who believes in second chances across lifetimes.

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Promising Start But Unfortunately…

I hate to say this, I almost did not want to leave this review, but I have to!

First, let me start by saying WHEN I catch the writer and director of this show!!!!!!!!! Because how could they???!!

Wasted such good pairings (Daou-Off-road) and one of my favorites too. What could have been a very good BL turned out to be below average.

Now, let me say this, the bad quality of this show has nothing to do with the actors and everything to do with the terrible scripting.

It is…unbelievable, I’ll say. Especially since the story started out so strong and with such great potential but it got boring quickly and we have the plot line to blame for that.

I will be very honest here… this is not a series I would recommend … unfortunately.

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A horrific show that could’ve been a hidden gem

I could write a long review about this show, but I won’t, I could talk about the inconsistent writing or the glaring plot holes, but I won’t.

What I will mention is the fact that this show started off a fairly decent romance but morphed into a grotesque and unpalatable dark and twisted horror show.

I know censorship is an issue but they try to ignore the fact that the FL was held in captivity for three years, forced into marriage and became a drug addict. She would’ve also clearly been subjected to extended periods of sexual violence, but we can ignore that for the genre. *roll eyes*.

Truly a horrific story.

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What a Messy Journey

Xiao Mingming was a wuxia novel writer who was facing confrontation from his colleague at the office. Frustrated about going forward with his novel progress, he stayed up at night to work on the novel using an AI software and at some point he somehow woke up as the novel’s protagonist, Xiao Qiushui. Although XMM wrote XQS emerging to be a top warrior at the early age of 20, he realized he had transmigrated into XQS’s body before all the many cheat-powerups he wrote for the protagonist happened. The AI software made contact with him and gave him some quite ridiculous tasks, which sound impossible to achieve with his mediocre martial ability, in order for him to exit the novel world. With that, he embarked on his journey to initially find a way out but eventually found himself treading the road to find his self worth.

It is hard for me to admit that this time, Cheng Yi falls short from my expectation, as Mysterious Lotus Casebook had been my first show of his and he was superb there. MLC set the bar very high, which tJoL failed to reach even halfway.

First off, I feel that the supposedly familial relationship between ML and his “storybook” family lacked substance that it made me fail to relate to the deep attachment that ML somehow grew for them in that short time that he spent with them after his transmigration, especially when ML was well aware that he was in a mere storybook and trying to get out. The sentiment just looked too fake, same goes to the camarederie that they try so hard to emulate among the youth gang that ML led (dang i forgot the name they made for their group). And since i could not relate to the relationship the screenwriter tried so hard to force down the viewers’ throats, I find all those crying and grief by most of the characters look fake too, their unconvincing crying ability only made it look worse. And it really gets on my nerves when ML turned into a crybaby after his fallout from his brothers. He cries at almost everything when it comes to his family, and those flashbacks that supposed to conjure up the lamentful feeling on the viewers? - Epic fail. Screenwriter tried too hard, showed those flashbacks too repetitively and eventually failed miserably to reach to the audience. Though I can’t speak for others, at least i can speak for myself as a viewer.

The most useless character without any depth is probably the first bro Xiao Yiren. It is quite a shame that the screenwriter decided to paint him as a dense and brainless little fellow when his background made him up to be quite a remarkable person who is supposed to be one of the most eligible bachelors out there. For an elder brother who was supposed to be a role model for his younger siblings, he has no respect and trust for his brothers at all, and would rather believe an outsider than his own blood. He is so gullible and yet showing so much shortfused temper when XQS admitted he was the one who took Liu Siufeng in. I mean, how is he any different than XQS with Liu Siufeng? Did he forget that he was ready to bring in the Sword King into the bunker? That little brother of his literally died to prevent him from doing this and now he was all worked up because the break-in happened anyway as if XQS wanted it to happen? For someone who was supposed to be intelligent and wise as a young leader of a sect, he showed none of this. Their brotherhood isnt convincing even in the earlier episodes as I mentioned before. He kept getting duped and influenced over and over again like an oblivious little puppy who had just ventured out into the world. This, when it was written that this character was supposed to be the most experienced of Jianghu among the three brothers. Oh what an absolute joke. This character is just one of many who acts incoherent to their written background, like the screenwriter got fedup halfway and said “to hell with it,” and then went on to write in blindfold. I am particularly disappointed with Crazy Yan because he also fell into the screenwriter’s ‘to hell with it’ syndrome when this character plumetted steadily from top fighter to top loser with unremarkable and very forgettable ending. Gosh Crazy Yan couldve been so much more with greater impact. But nope. The screenwriter said ‘to hell with it’ so to hell it goes.

I also find the supposedly subtle romance between Tang Fang and XQS to be too unreal. I just don’t see the spark. And that marriage promise between them looked lame and corny instead of comical that the screenwriter intended. Basically the whole plot of this show is too messy and all over the place with characters behaving incoherently against their written predisposition. The screenwriter failed to create comedic scenes that it ended up being slapstick and forced. There’s also too much chivalry speeches before fighting and useless draggy scenes that my fast forward button had to work overtime and my thumb constantly on overdrive. Everything didnt seem to work into becoming the scenes they were supposed to be, it’s simply an epic failure.

The premise looked too similar to the cdrama ‘A Dream within A Dream’ that i felt the screenwriter was trying too hard to copy its style, but this time the end product seemed to be of Grade D when ADwAD had been Grade A, especially when they started to show signs of possible other modern person transmigrating into the storybook (like how the screenwriter went into the story to rectify the plot in ADwAD) on episode 26. Like for real? I don’t watch much of novel transmigration drama so I am not sure if this is a common trope, but the similarities between the two that I’ve seen is just too cringy when one failed too miserably.

I think ML and FL are particularly lousy at crying scenes, especially ML with his supposedly overdone red eyes, like he sprayed too much onion juice into his eyes before the take. And this didnt look great when he’s supposed to cry (fakely) every few episodes that i began to label him a crybaby. Honestly Cheng Yi should stick to cold and aloof type of characters, he’s great with those - Li Chenzhou was awesome, and avoid characters that have more than two crying scenes until he learn to cry convincingly. The only one who looked good at crying here is the one who played Xiao Xueyu, i can really feel her devastation when she realized her third brother might have perished, but thats just about it. The rest of the cast failed miserably, they should go back to acting school specifically to learn how to cry. Other than the lack of substance, this unconvincing crying is also why I could not feel the sadness when characters started dying. Unlike A Journey to Love’s pointless and unnecessary character massacre that left me bawling at each death even when on rewatch, the character deaths here on TJoL seem pointless and “meh”. I failed to feel for them, sorry.

Poison trope is abundant here. People keep getting poisoned left and right but none of it really do anything but make people faint or deplete neili (but they regain them shortly after since they had no problem fighting with inner strength). And of course when any of the mainleads gets poisoned, stabbed, sliced or crushed, all they suffered was fainting which theyd just get up and start kicking again after a good night sleep. After episode 20, i contemplated on dropping this title so many times, the only thing that kept me going was the curiosity of the real mastermind in the mask.

Such a lengthy negative review, is there anything positive at all? Well the fight choreograph is good, hat’s off the the action choreographer team! All the hand-to-hand combat and swordplay turned out to be impressive and not boring. They look fierce and yet also graceful. I especially love ML’s swordplay cuz he looked formidable with every swing like he really trained hard for it. Same goes to rest of the cast. If only they tried as hard at crying too.

Oh and before i get accused of being a hater or biased for this review, to be honest, of all the casts, i only recognized Cheng Yi from Mysterious Lotus Casebook. Although i have seen Eleanor Lee in Fake Princess I didnt recognize her until I saw the list of casts when her character made an appearance while I was watching (I like to look up the casts in accordance to character appearances to see if i have seen them in other drama). So you can’t say I am biased against the show or any of the casts because Cheng Yi actually left a deep impression on me for his performance in MLC, and I was more satisfied of Eleanor’s performance on Fake Princess than her co star, so I actually started watching this title with a pretty high expectation. Being an objective viewer, I cant possibly rate any higher when the show doesnt match even the baseline of my expectation, even if it had my favourite actors on it (Cheng Yi isnt my fav actor, but i have rated low for some series starred by my fav actress Zhao Liying).

So that’s it. You might like this if youre a Cheng Yi fan, but if you’re not, oh well don’t put too much expectation before watching and maybe you won’t be as disappointed as me.

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Revenge has never looked this fierce.

My first ever review here... I really believe this deserves one! Refreshing take comparing to their previous series. Love the dynamics between Pheem and Than. Opposites really do attract. Top-notch chemistry, visuals and acting! Storyline picks up each episode, give it a try it will surely leave you BEGGING for more! Great that the focus isn't just on the main leads alone, all the supporting characters have a pivotal role to play which makes it so much more interesting, this isn't just your average BL drama! Each episode is entertaining, can't wait for the next episode! How far will one really go to get what they want?

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they did not disappoint!!!!!

woobin and suzy blessed us with this magical drama. it wasn't bad at all like other reviews in mdl mention. the writers and directors summed it up perfectly in 13 episodes, this is definitely a must watch
i loved how they kept switching between dubai and korean village, the story was adventurous, and the characters had depth to their individual story which i really loved. i think people are making unnecessary hate reviews, when it wasnt even that bad, infact it was a good watch for me( i binged it) .
woobin was sooo goooddd in the drama.
and suzy ...my my my, her psycho yet lovable personality was so well played, her outfits were great too, in ep 13 when she lives her 3rd wish,😭😭😭😭her emotions that she was hiding all her life and in all those 12 episodes that she wouldn't express any emotion and in the last she we see her crying of happiness sorrow guilt anger . that was so emotional. i could really go on and on about the characters.
in the end all i will say is that in 13 episodes they really summed it up perfectly, and after so long it was a diferent kdrama .
i loved it🧡

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Good Lakorn, but not my favorite of the series :(

This isn't the Thai chronicle of the Bridgerton series, it's the chronicle of crazy and destructive mothers (×﹏×)

PLOT: Chat Juthathep, a military doctor, is sent to a hospital in a remote region rife with drug trafficking and corruption. He is immediately captivated by the FL, Tai, a tomboy, who works a variety of odd jobs (including catering) to support her angry and capricious widowed mother (Manaratee, ousted by Chat's father, in the previous generation).

+++ The two leads, both very young, are very cute together.

### A very classic twist of drug trafficking + corruption + intense violence, which gives the impression that this is everyday life in Thailand.
### Very "Lakorn" OSTs
### Also very classic production, with long focuses on eyes, ridiculous characters for the comic aspect, lots of melodrama, shouting, etc.
### I'm French and this always makes me laugh:
1/ The favorite drink to get drunk in Asia is red wine :) :) You must drink a lot of it to be drunk (and will be sick the day after)
2/ The ultimate luxury: red wine chilled in a bucket of ice cubes, with a screw cap :) :) What the f**k !!

=> Good Lakorn, but not my favorite of the series :(
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C'est pas la chronique Thai des Bridgerton, c'est la chronique des mères cinglées et destructrices (×﹏×)

PLOT: Chat Juthathep, médecin militaire, est envoyé ds 1 hôpital ds 1 région reculée où sévissent trafic de drogue & corruption. Il est tt de suite captivé par la FL, Tai, tomboy, qui fait plein de petits boulots (dont traiteur) pr subvenir aux besoins de sa mère veuve colérique et capricieuse (Manaratee, évincée par le père de Chat, ds la génération précédente).

+++ Les 2 leads, très jeunes, sont très cute ensemble.

### Twist très classique du trafic de drogue + corruption + gde violence, ce qui donne l'impression que c'est la vie courante en Thaïlande.
### OSTs très "lakorn"
### Réalis° aussi très classique, avec longs appuis sur les regards, personnages ridicules pour l'aspect comique, bcp de mélo, de cris, etc.
### Je suis française et ça me fait toujours rire :
1/ La boisson favorite pour se saouler en Asie, c'est le vin rouge :) :)
2/ Le top du luxe : du vin rouge mis au frais dans un seau de glaçons, et avec un bouchon à vis :) :)

=> Bon lakorn, mais pas mon préféré de la série :(

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49 Days of Flashbacks

This sequel filled in important narrative gaps by finally answering the lingering questions about the main characters' origins. This made their journey more compelling for the audience and contributed to the overall intrigue of the film.

However, the numerous flashbacks disrupted the narrative flow. The fragmented plot and inconsistent pacing prevented this film from being as engaging as the first installment in the series.

While not as endlessly rewatchable as the original, the sequel still offers impressive special effects and a great balance of action and comedic scenes, making it a worthwhile watch for fans of the first film.

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