Pintar com amor (2021)

Had high expectations but unfortunately the series did not live up to them

When I first heard about this series- I was super excited because of the main couple. I love Singto and Tae's avting in some of thier previous series so I know the potential that they have when it comes to their acting. But this season...I really wanted to love it. But I can't.

Story-6/10
There were some good parts, I will say that. However, it kinda got repetitive with the jealousy. Also I actually wasn't that invested in the secondary MM couple ( I was actually more invested in a MF couple who had a small part). There were times when I wasn't able to keep my attention to the series and that's unfortunate.

Acting/Cast-7/10
I love the cast. And they actually did do a good job, given with what they had to work with. So for that I give a 7.

Music-8.5/10
I love the music so much! I know that I am going to miss it on my Fridays.

Rewatch Valu-4/10
I don't see myself coming back to this anytime soon, unfortunately.

Overall-6.5/10
Overall I give this series a 6.5. I felt that it had potential to be an awesome series but it was unable to reach it.

Leia Mais

Adorable and endearing: a hidden gem!

Believe it or not, I dropped this drama twice! I tried watching it but could not get past 20min of the first episode. Twice.

Then, a couple of days ago, I decided to fish it out of my dropped list and give it another go! Kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel. I thought! I was so wrong! This drama does not belong in the bottom of the barrel. No way! It is sweet and cute, a normal romance!

The story about straight laced, rigid ad executive's repetitive clashes with his complete opposite, a messy painter were sweet, charming and adorable.
Singto is so hot as an adult in well tailored suits. Tae as the painter, is perfect: a big child lacking maturity and seriousness but brimming with talent and charm, is a fitting opposite. To my enormous surprise, I found myself enjoying this childish character: for once in my drama watching career, I was not annoyed by such a character! He was endearing. I wanted to grab him and hold onto him and cuddle him and tell him "well done"! I mean, look how cute he is collecting animals amongst which a cockroach named Steven! Too cute!
Singto and Tae had great chemistry together. So their characters' relationship was credible: both are in love but both suffer from a ton of insecurities which keep them closed off. They are attracted to each other so much so they sleep together. But what they do not do is really talk to each other. Add to the mix some, unavoidable for a romcom, misunderstandings and you have the makings of an excellent romcom.

While the romcom part stayed on rails and followed its natural development through every possible romance trope (misunderstandings, drunken confessions, break up, time jumps -only three months, but still....) some other plotlines were abandoned quickly (a series of suspicious accidents which led to believe someone was behind it but it turned to nothing) or just skimmed (cute office romance, the CEO's friends: how, why?). It was nice seeing the actor who played Techno in TharnType again...

I simply loved the music: they managed to do away almost completely, with the usual thai funky songs which are all similar and they used some nice arrangements of classical music. The animated opening credits were my favourite and I never skipped them (which I usually do when watching a drama!)

But of course, they had to almost ruin everything with an unconvincing second couple and the creepy manager. The second couple had zero chemistry and ...does Yacht EVER close his mouth? His mouth is always slightly open and when I noticed that early on, every time when he was on the screen, I was watching his mouth and wondering if he was ever going to be sitting still and listening to others with his mouth closed? No, NEVER! Sorry to say but Yacht is not a main lead actor: a comic relief support actor? Oh, yes, any time! But main roles in romcoms? Please, don't!
The other problem this drama suffers from, at least for me, are the characters of actors' managers. I still have to find a Thai drama where the manager/agent is NOT a trans or femgay character, overacting and screeching. Here the trans character was particularly caricatural. Maybe, they are like that in real life? I don't know. I would like to know! Does anyone know?
Or another thing I noticed which looked off: when the painter decides to paint wearing a white spotless shirt and when he is finished with the painting, his shirt is still spotless!His hands as well! Try simply drawing something with a felt tip pen and your hands will be dirty within five minutes.

In conclusion: I loved it. It is not the masterpiece in storytelling but it is a solid enemies to lovers drama oozing chemistry, charm and fun while giving me butterflies. There is character development: Maze becomes less stiff and the painter more serious in each other's company: their relationship is mutually beneficial.

I am only surprised at myself: why did I drop it twice in two years? I remember finding their initial relationship too cringy. Twice. Not this time! Maybe, just maybe, a string of highly hyped dramas which I did not like at all, are to blame? My taste has been honed and learned to appreciate a simple love story to its true value! Which is 9/10 with points being taken off for annoying managers.

Leia Mais

why the hell does this have a low rating??? review is longg

i had this in my list for a month and didn't watch it due to the reviews being so low but looking at the reviews and checking their ratings on certain dramas its clear they lack taste.. but moving on i enjoyed this not only did it have many actors that i enjoy i really like the whole uptight boss and artist love story. the fact we learn a lot of life lessons from this and can actually take away the advice they give us. you can either take my review like a grain of salt or take it into account when u are deciding to watch this.

i went into this for singto because i loved him in sotus but i hated the pairing he was in so i decided to give this a shot. i rate dramas based on how fast and enjoyable they are and for me this was it hands down. each episode had me i couldn't stop watching its literally 6am now i started watching this 10hrs ago.

i actually liked the story maze the uptight boss who does everything perfect meets a carefree go with the flow phab and their love story begins. im a sucker for a good enemies to lovers trope. i love how they actually focused on the art pieces and explained the different emotions and meanings most shows would just go yup love painting there you go. my favourite part had to be when phab talked about how there are 2 lines a straight one and curved one , this is something im going to take away from the show and use it. i loved side couple story bl actors who fall for each other it was cute.

cons : the misunderstanding and thats it the whole story to do with maze and nueng i dont even blame phab for thinking there was something going on cause even i was confused on their relationship i couldn't tell if they were brothers who secretly had feelings for each other long ago or not. so this really just comes down to the writing i hated it and groaned every time i saw them alone together cause i know damn well someone bout to see them and the trip to nuengs house finding out things but then later phab was seemed taken back by the things he learned when nueng told him? unless i missed something or it was just poor writing.

acting/ music 10/10 idek what to say i loved every ones role there wasn't a single person i hated in the show i recognised majority of them from the maxtul together with me S1&2. i love love mae with my heart once again we have her back as the problem solving best friend. the side couple nueng and tharn had so much chemistry i just wished it didnt take them till the last ep to confess their feelings. i prefer singtos paring in this the chemistry flows a lot better in this than it did with k it seems natural and not like hes forced to be there.

overall : cute show something to see if you ran out of things to watch.

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The cast is amazing!

I've just finished the series and, even though it is clearly not the best BL out there, it was really enjoyable to watch.

I'm going to start talking about the cast because it is the best thing from this series.
First of all, I know all of the actors!! They all have played a role in a BL series and I couldn't stop saying every time a new actor appeared on screen: "Oh! I know him/her!". I was quite happy to see them again in this series but, at the same time, it was really weird to see so many familiar faces in just one drama. It's like the cast directors have watched all the BL series from those actors (which I'm sure they have) and made a list with the actors they wanted to cast. I was especially surprised with Mild and Bruce!! Second of all, all of the actors are excellent in their roles. Of course, as a fan of Singto, I already knew his talent in acting but I really liked the acting of the supporting cast as well. Especially Yoon and Yatch. I've known Yatch since Love by Chance and I've seen him in several BL after that but I've never seen him play a serious character before (if so, it didn't leave a mark on me). He was always the goofy and funny friend of one of the main characters (and he was good at it!) but this is the first time that I was able to see how good he is at acting. Even though he didn't have much screen time, it was enough for me to notice that he was a talented actor and I hope to see him in a drama again very soon. As for Yoon, I never really liked the series that I've watched with him so I couldn't really appreciate his acting (YYY was the first series that I've watched with him and I hated it, it was so ridiculous...). But this drama has shown me a different side of Yoon's acting that I really liked and I hope to see him again in another (good) drama in which I can see and appreciate his acting.

Now, moving on to the storyline... It was quite simple and quite enjoyable as a whole but there were elements in the plot that I didn't quite like. I'm going to start with the jealousy thing (if you don't want to be spoiled, you should stop reading now). I don't understand why Tharn and Phap were jealous. Tharn is supposed to be friends with Maze and Nueng for a very long time (from his college days if I remember correctly). Didn't he know that Maze and Nueng were siblings? Really? Even Nae seemed to not know their real relationship, which is really surprising because they seem to be friends for a very long time. Weird that Maze never made it clear with them that Nueng was his step-brother. Also, Phap knew about it!!! I don't remember the episode but when he went to Phuket with Maze for the first time, they went to visit an old lady that showed him some photos of him and Nueng and she explicitly said that they were step-brothers. He even said to Maze that he thought Nueng was an en-lover after that and Maze called him crazy. So why is he jealous? I know that, sometimes, I even believed that there was more than just a brother's love but he should be acting like that. Then, there was the back and forth from Phap again. Every time he was jealous, he was sulking and taking his distance from Maze but, the next scene, he was all smiley again and going back to Maze as if nothing ever happened. It was really disturbing to be honest and that happened a few times, not only once! Every time Nueng made an appearance actually... To finish (and someone has already pointed it out), they introduced a scene in which Phap hurt himself saving Nueng gfrom drowning. I thought they were going to develop this injury to be a serious one (a broken rib, for example) that maybe led him to the hospital and Maze would have been worried about him but... nothing!!! Absolutely nothing. They never develop this plotline, they did nothing with it and I was really disappointed that there was no end to it (and I know I'm not alone).

As a whole, apart from the few elements that I didn't like, it was still a good series to watch. Will I rewatch it? Probably not, but it didn't get bored or I wasn't upset watching it so that's good!

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Un tableau aux couleurs de l'amour.

Alors, je dirais que j'ai aimé cette série dans le fond même si certains aspects m'ont moins plu.

Ça m'a fait très plaisir de retrouver Singto qui, je trouve, est un bon acteur, et qui est très beau (ce qui ne gâche rien) mais son rôle ne m'as pas entièrement convaincu, je m'explique. Je trouve qu'il joue bien son rôle de PDG sévère mais qui sait également être fun avec son équipe, ses moments de doutes sont justes et son rôle d'amoureux est très bien maitrisé. Par contre, au début, il est présenté comme quelqu'un qui ne s'intéresse qu'à l'argent, un genre de requin qui va trouver les manières de tourner les situations à son avantage mais c'est un aspect qui est vite délaissé par la suite, le requin n'est qu'un petit poisson. De plus, à ces moments, il me semblait bien voir que le jeu de Singto n'était pas abouti. Je suis peut-être dans l'erreur, mais c'est mon propre ressenti.

L'acteur le plus surprenant pour moi a été Tae, qui joue le rôle de Phap, je l'avais trouvé presque oubliable dans 2Moons (je l'avais d'ailleurs oublié...) mais ici, il transpire le charisme, la bonne humeur et il amène une petite pointe de folie et d'originalité dans la vie bien plate de Maze. Il incarne à la perfection l'artiste, un peu barré, original et qui ne s’embête pas avec les convenances pour dire ou faire les choses.

Ce qui m'amène à parler de la romance des leads principaux. Là, j'avoue, petite déception. Le jeu du chat et de la souris à la mode "je t'aime - moi non plus" n'est pas forcément quelque chose qui me rebute mais ça duuuuuuure ! Et c'est justement là que je pensais que le personnage de Phap allait bousculer les codes établis dans les BL, il allait communiquer, envoyer tout bouler pour secouer les choses.... et ben non. On en revient à une histoire classique où les deux souffrent dans leur coin juste parce qu'ils sont incapables de s'adresser 2 mots.

D'un autre côté, j'ai aimé la deuxième romance qui nous fait aborder, par la même occasion, le thème des agents sans scrupules qui se servent des nouvelles stars pour leurs propres bénéfices. Bon, la première partie de la résolution du problème (avec la fameuse IO) fait très Deus Ex-Machina mais passons... Les deux acteurs jouent bien et justes et j'ai eu plaisir à les retrouver tous deux également. Quand à la troisième romance, elle est très discrète mais absolument mignonne.

La série prend place dans le monde du travail, ce qui change des nombreux BL estudiantins, mais autant le monde du travail est bien représenté, autant les personnages son égaux à ce qu'ils auraient pu être au lycée (surtout concernant Maze qui agit comme un gamin trop gâté) car je les ai, en grande majorité, trouvés assez immatures pour des personnages avoisinant la trentaine. J'ai vu d'autres productions qui présentaient les choses de façons plus adulte et ça passait très bien aussi.

Enfin, l'ambiance sauve l'ensemble. Les prises de vue sont très bien maitrisées. Les environnements sont magnifiques (en particulier l'atelier de Phap) et l'atmosphère de certaines scènes sont justes parfaites. C'est le petit plus qui m'a fait appuyer sur play à chaque fin d'épisodes. (Bon, et aussi l'envie de voir le happy ending, bien sûr !) En définitive, la série aura tout de même réussi à dresser un joli tableau aux couleurs de l'amour dans mon esprit...

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

Leia Mais

Wash and Repeat

Most of us were here for Singto, and I am no exception but I gotta say, this is his worst work yet. No, it's not because I'm so stuck on him being with Krist forever (kinda) but because legit there was nothing going on here. The episodes seemed to repeat themselves constantly but I stuck it out cause I'm no quitter lol. There wasn't much to the story but parts that I liked I REALLY liked until I realized it's because it repeated itself with that too. I have no intention of recommending this to even a newbie BL fan cause as a Singto fan, I'm thoroughly unimpressed. I saw quite a few familiar faces which is always nice but I didn't see much chemistry between the MCs which is most important in this industry. Honestly, I don't blame bad acting, I believe it's 100% bad story!
btw I gave a higher rating than MDL recommended
Enjoy...

Leia Mais

secondary characters and the casting saved the show

I'm not sure where to begin, since I have a lot to say but I guess I'll start with our central characters: Phap is loveable, kind, and extremely emotionally intelligent. Half the time. Somehow he is either a master at resolving emotional issues or he's a total Neanderthal. I found myself disliking him sometimes, and feeling endeared by him other times. He's gross and immature, but also loves animals and has a soft heart. I'm all for embracing a free lifestyle and not confining yourself to suffocating restrictions, but even I would say he's a bit too irresponsible. I try not to judge people based on their age since everyone has different circumstances, but as a 30 year old man he should be more consistently put together than he is.
Onto Maze, who I will preface I am biased towards because he's played by Singto. This, however, does not at all stop me from seeing that he's a horrible person. He's iredeemably selfish and often quite mean. He's kind to his employees, so he's not a stereotypical tyrannical CEO, but one good thing doesn't overshadow all the bad. Specifically to Phap he's controlling, demanding, harsh, critical, dismissive, and downright cruel. I've never seen a character be so selfish and yet somehow still not apologize for his actions. There should have been a scene with him pouring his heart out, explaining and apologizing for every horrible thing he did and making a promise to try bettering himself. Instead, he flips even the final conflict around to make himself appear to be the victim somehow. It's beyond frustrating and I'm upset because I see how they could have redeemed him and that just makes it worse. It was possible! It's sad because there are moments where he's likeable, though this is maybe just my bias towards Singto slipping in. Because when he's smiling, laughing, and just being a normal person he's so loveable! And cute!
Now, it might be absurd, but contrary to my wall of slander preceding this, I actually didn't hate the two. Obviously it's undeniable that they're a completely unhealthy couple, but I still found myself smiling at them being cute together, even at the end. I didn't like them very much, and wouldn't gush about their love story, but I wasn't mad.


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Sorry to say that I have more to say, but now comes what should be a much less critical portion.
Nae, Than, Neung, and the other cast of characters.

Starting with Than who is the reason I stuck this show out, and who is undeniably my favorite part. Yacht did a wonderful job and it was nice seeing him play a sweet character as opposed to the typical mischievous roles I've seen him in.
Than, from the start, is loveable and cute. He's never mean or unjustly vindictive. He is the sweetest boy and I love everything about him. Which means I therefore love Neung.
Don't get me wrong, I have my issues with him, but I can't help but love him. My main issue is that he is really petty and rude towards Phap. I like him more than Phap, but I still hate how he behaves towards him since he riles Phap up unnecessarily. He was suspicious for a long time to me, because he's not super expressive so I couldn't tell if he'd end up being two-faced or not. Luckily, he's at his most genuine with Than.
The (spoilers!) scene where they were shooting for the drama and improvved that kiss? Oh my gosh. Maybe one of the best parts of the entire show.
Nae is THE best. She's equal to Than for me and without her, so much of my viewing experience would have been ruined. She's a fun, kind, strong, influential, smart, caring, cool, and reliable woman. I love female characters that aren't just props for the plot and villainized for convenience sake. I'll give it to this show, the female characters were wonderful. Even Pooky, a horrific person, was done well in that she was a villain for her own means and not just there to cause strife in the relationships of the men in the show. She was just a horrible person, not specifically a horrible woman.
Nuna and Elle have my heart and I'm grateful for them.
I love the other employees as well, and Mr Ken is the most precious soul to ever walk this earth and I would put my life on the line for him.
Neung's manager was an incredible character and every scene they were in was made better. An absolute icon.

Overall, the show was entirely character driven and that fact makes my opinion difficult to clearly convey. Since the main characters weren't very likeable, I'm inclined to say I don't like it too much. On the other hand, because the secondary characters were so ridiculously loveable I find it hard to be so critical.
I enjoyed watching it, but I can't casually proclaim my love of the show without like 50 disclaimers.

The actors all did an incredible job. Any criticism is of the characters, and I think that adds on to my appreciation of the actors because they were able to portray a person who isn't always likeable which is a feat of its own.
I appreciate all the work put into the show and believe that the cast and crew did a great job. The biggest flaw is just poor character writing and unhealthy relationships.

Sorry for such a mess of a review, but I can obviously say that I felt a lot about the show lol

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I forgot to include this very important part.
I was pretty confused by Neung and Maze's relationship, in that I wasn't sure if Maze ever actually loved him romantically or was just an overly attached younger brother afraid of losing what he felt was the last of his family. It's never made clear, and is more confusing when Neung explains to Than saying "I think there's been a misunderstanding, Maze and I are brothers." But I thought that was a well known fact? It was expressly stated but still Than and Phap thought Neung and Maze were romantically involved? It was a weird situation and wasn't made overtly clear, but I feel honestly that Maze wasn't ever in love with Neung but instead loved him so very deeply because he was his whole family.

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Such a good drama, muddled with unneeded jealousy

The drama started with such a good premise. It sounded really interesting and... Pretty mature and new.
It started out strong, but then the typical jealousy storyline came in.


MAIN CHARACTERS
Tae is really good in this role, he feels natural. Probably the best out of the main cast. You believe he is a painter and that he is a nature guy, not wanting to follow rules and uncomfortable in strict locations.

Singto however... I like Singto as an actor. However, this role didn't fit him at all. The story requires a strict, naturally intimidating and confident businessman, Singto is... None of these things. Everything feels very forced and over the top, like none of his antics come naturally to him at all. He is simply not scary, so it's hard to feel the anxiety his employees feel when they make a mistake. His 'wrath' looks laughable on screen.
This role was just not for him.
(Maybe they should have switched roles?)

Yacht was good. A very solid performance. You feel with him and can't help but like him immediately.
I also liked his chemistry with Yoon. They play off of each other well, giving the same rounded energy.

Yoon also gave a good performance. You also can't help but like him. He matches Yachts energy well every time they're on screen so there is rarely any weird uncomfortable tension or pure awkwardness. I can't wait to see more of him.

SET
Loads of sets. All made well. The 'company room' where they all work at looks real and I really liked Ne's apartment.
Tae's house looks good too. Definitely the house of a 'free spirit'! It's messy and urban and his studio is pretty and perfectly lit for the scenes.
All in all nothing bad to say.

FASHION
The fashion department worked hard, you can tell. They tried everything in their power to make the characters look polished but not unrealistically so. They did amazing!
Personally I DO SEE what they tried with Maengmum's (Ne's) outfits but... Something about the pieces was always off for me. I can't even tell you what. Nontheless she looked beautiful in every scene she was in.

TECHNICAL STUFF
The camerawork was good and so were the colours.

STORYLINE
Now we're coming to the nitty gritty of it all.
The drama (as I mentioned) started off really strong. The premise of a freelance painter and a businessman having to work together to create art sounded amazing.
They're coming from two different worlds and therefore have loads of good fight scenes and general angry tension. Maze and Phap are learning more from each other the more the story goes on and it's very enjoyable to watch. It doesn't happen immediately but in small steps or gestures.
But as soon as Neung comes fully into the picture it's less about them and more about Phap being jealous and Maze being annoyed.
And that ruins the plot. They turn from mature adults to high school students.
The fact that they already learned a lot about each other and are starting to understand and like each other honestly gets muddled with jealousy from both sides. Especially in the last two/three episodes.
They have the same conversation over and over again but never once take a minute to simply explain their feelings. I get that a little jealousy makes the plot longer but if the whole plot is ONLY held together by that then just make the drama shorter.

It's infuriating how long it takes to get to the crux of the jealousy.

Maze's selfishness is also never properly adressed. Yes, I understand his problems with 'getting left behind' but it's not Pheps job to fix that. It explains some of his actions but it's not an excuse. He is still being an ass.
If he has issues he has to work on them himself and not load everything onto Phep as if it's his responsibility.

IN GENERAL
A strong drama that got ruined by stereotpicalness.


Thank you for reading kind stranger, I hope you enjoyed my review :)

Leia Mais

A BL Reunion Series

Yes it is a major reunion for almost 90% of the actors in this series were in a/more BL series before this.The series show some promises at start and could have been great with all the experience actors but unfortunately it didn’t. Like most flop BL series it started with great vibe and excite you to follow the series but end up just feeling nahhh. It was just another BL series for me.
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Yes it is a major reunion for almost 90% of the actors in this series were in a/more BL series before this.The series show some promises at start and could have been great with all the experience actors but unfortunately it didn’t. Like most flop BL series it started with great vibe and excite you to follow the series but end up just feeling nahhh. It was just another BL series for me.

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Series Singto ?!

Singto di series ini sangat amat berpengaruh, apalagi di awal perilisannya - singto baru saja keluar dari agency GMMTV dan tak lama kemudian rilislah series ini ; aku berfikir, "oh jadi ini siasatnya". Menceritakan seorang manager bernama Poramaze - dia mempunyai karakter yang perfectsionis dan serba bersih, suatu waktu projeknya mengharuskannya mengundang seorang seniman bernama Sinlapin. Proyek tersebut awalnya lancar, namun di tengah-tengah waktu terjadi insiden yang membuat Sinlapin menanggung ganti rugi untuk Poramaze, sayangnya poramaze bukan orang kaya, alih-alih seperti itu Poramaze memaksanya untuk kerja dikantornya dengan potongan gaji sebagai upaya melunasi hutang. Bagaimana kisahnya?. Sebenarnya series ini menurutku sangat sederhana ya ceritanya, tidak ada konflik dan masalah yang luar biasa - ceritanya ringan dan mudah dimengerti, cocok sebagai hiburan di waktu senggang. Chemistry Singto di sini sangat berbeda dengan Singto yang ada di sotus series, namun singto adalah singto dengan ciri khasnya senyum manis dan mimik ketusnya yang lucu. Dari segi romansa , Tae Darvid (Sinlapin) sangat menghayati perannya sebagai orang yang menyukai Singto (Poramaze). Dari segi warna, tidak ada yang terlalu spesial, series ini menurutku sangat ringan. Rekomended? menurutku ya namun saya menekankan untuk para penonton menonton series sotus terlebih dahulu sebelum menonton bL yang satu ini.

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Missed the mark

This series with its beautiful title completely missed the mark. It was sophomoric, full of sophisms, and just an awful screenplay. If the characters had only talked to each other and shared with each other (even a little), this series could have ended with five less episodes and perhaps a better plot and no doubt more memorable. This series end up with no depth or range to the characters. What you saw was what you got - superficiality. It relied on physicality I am guessing for comic relief that was cringeworthy and unnecessary and inappropriate. For me, not a good series at all. I just did not care about the characters at all and no one really shined. Too bad. Good actors; very poor script.

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