Song huajai nee puer tur (2015) - Review

“Song huajai nee puer tur” aka “Two spirit’s love” is a thai lakorn that heard high praises and it turned out they were right. This is fluff at its best.

What is this about:

Khun Tharatorn (Mario Mauer) is a young businessman who is engaged with Champagne (Pat Napapa). However, due to an accident he occasionally loses his memory and he dreams of a girl in his sleeps, while he can control electricity and move things with his mind. Kewalin (Mint Chalida) works with her brother to repay their parents’ debt. In an accident Kewaling meets Tharatorn, but he doesn’t remember who he is and call himself Mek.

My review:

This lakorn has a lot of things in its plate, from telekinisis, dissociative identity disorder to past lives and incarnation. If I was to explain how all these are connected, I would write a lengthy essay that wouldn’t help anyone. In paper and in principle this should be a hot mess and shouldn’t work.  At all. But I heard so many good reviews that I was really intrigued to see how this could be a good lakorn. Against my expectations I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Kewalin (Mint Chalida) is a young girl that has to work with her brother to pay off their parents’ debt. She is a tomboy, feisty and cute. She has a very moral sense and she will speak her mind. As much I love her, I have to confess that there are a lot in her character that are cliché and a bi annoying. But she is definitely on the better spectrum of female leads. What impressed me was the actress. The first time I saw Mint was in “Pathapee Leh Ruk” where she was anything but impressive. There she was wooden and seemed like she was reading her lines, rather than acting. After a 180o turn, she is natural and has many expressions on her face. Hooray! Her effort really paid off. 

 

As Tharatorn

Tharatorn (Mario Mauer) is more of a typical rich man that is used to get his way. He could care less for his supposed fiancé, but he isn’t rude to her. Actually, he isn’t rude, just arrogant, but not always. His saving grace is his sense of humor and his love for his little sister. Mek is the most loyal and courageous. He is like a child that has no idea what is going on and he is the cutest. The pairing of  Mek’s personality and Mario’s cheeks is irresistible. This is the first lakorn I see with Mario Mauer and he has impressed me so much that I will look for his other works. He played three different characters (when you watch the lakorn you will understand) and it was always evident who he was, from the body language to his voice. Kudos to him.

And as Mek

Champagne (Pat Napapa) is the evil female lead. I knew from the first moment that she was evil solely from her hairstyle to wardrobe. I liked that she wasn’t from the first episode the antagonist, but she was given a reason for her actions (this isn’t the norm with lakorns). We learned that she was adopted and treated like dirt by her father that wanted to marry her off with Tharatorn only for business. She was even sweet and pitiful in the first episodes. Her path to the dark force (hehe) was slow and more satisfying. 

Anima (Jin Glawgao) is Thartorn’s little sister, aka the shipper between Tharatorn and Kew. I loved her, she was so sweet and cute. Also, her relationship with Tharatorn was a highlight. In various movies or dramas I sometimes catch myself thinking “oh yes, they are siblings”. Here I always felt that these are family and warmed my heart.

Korn (Panjan Kawin) is Kewalin’s big brother and he acts like one. Similarly to the other sibling pair, I would always feel them as brother and sister that look out for each other even though they argue most of the times. His love story with Anima is both sweet and cute and they were cute as buttons together. 

Thanon (Kratoom) is the main villain of the story. In the first episode I didn’t actually notice him. He is cartoonish and cannot be taken seriously, but the actor was obviously enjoying himself, so I didn’t mind him. plus, he got what he deserved in the end. 

The gang, aka Kewalin and Korn’s friends, are super funny. In most lakorn I skip scenes with second leads that are too ridiculous. I don’t know what happened this time because I loved them. I literally laughed out loud with them. And it was nice to see their bond as friends throughout the lakorn.

The directing wasn’t anything interesting, but the writing felt fresh. It had many unrelated things and somehow it made them click together. I am honestly unable to pinpoint what was the factor that made everything work. Was it the different storyline, the slow reveal of each element, the actors having fun? Maybe it’s all of them together.

Loved these costumes

Because it dealt with past lives, the lakorn had several scenes in the past, especially in the latter episodes. I have never seen period lakorns so these scenes were interesting to me, as well as the clothing and styling of the actors during them.

Swoooooooon

For me the two best aspects of this lakorn that will make your time worth are the physical comedy and the romance. We have plenty of both. All the actors, except the bad guys, deliver the humor not with just the dialogue but with their facial expressions and body language. And the romance, once it started it never lost focus. And once Tharatorn realized he has feelings for Kewalin he becomes so much nicer. Not that he was bad before, but he clearly needed someone that would not freak out with the whole incarnation thing. It’s hard to fault him.

Why you should watch:

• Fluff, fluff and again fluff.

• We have romance and we have humor.

•  Great chemistry between the leads.

• The relationships between the siblings and friends are very strong.

• If you are bored with the typical lakorns.

• Fresh writing and dialogue.

Why not to watch:

• If you don’t like lakorns.

• If you don’t like romance.

• If this too all over the place for you.

Final verdict:

9.5/10. The editing and the villain could have been better, but otherwise this is great! Highly recommended.

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Dropped like a hot potato - Roy Marn (2011)

Usually if I don’t particularly like a lakorn, I skip the annoying scenes and keep a strict diet of scenes with the leads. But this was truly dropped only after four episodes. Either this was that boring or my resilience is significantly shortened over the years. 

I had heard really good reviews about this lakorn, that it had elements different to lakorns. From the reviews and the synopsis I honestly thought this was a drama. So my first surprise was with the opening theme that was too happy and resembled more that of a rom com. 

They certainly didn't want to get married

I have to confess that it starts with a bang – metaphorical. Our hero, Mark, and heroin, Bee, are forced to get married because the real bride has escaped. Bee’s uncle has orchestrated the whole thing due to debts – I was a bit confused about them – and for the debts to be repaid there must be a marriage between the two families. Uncle’s logic has so many plot holes like cottage cheese. Then the lakorn proceeds to explain how things came to be. 

Mark

After the strong start the story seemed to drag. At first it felt nice to establish the characters and show us their personalities, rather than tells us about them. But an episode could pass – a lakorn episode is one and a half hour long – and almost nothing happens. And I wasn’t attracted to the leads. Mark was a nice person but wasn’t anything interesting, while Bee was tending to get annoying more often than not. This couple is supposed to be koojins, which could be loosely translated to love team, meaning they work better as a pairing. I never any sort of chemistry between them, even in their first pairing. 

This haircut didn't warm up to me

This looked like a nice lakorn in paper, but for me it was boring and wouldn’t really recommend it.

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Pasion de amor (2015) - Review

This is my very first pinoy teleseries and I was excited to watch it since it was a remake of the very popular and one of my all time favorite latin soap operas, passion de gavilanes. So, how did this remake fare against the “original”? (passion de gavilanes was also a remake but it is the most popular version till today).

What is this about:

After their parents died, Juan, the eldest brother of the Samonte family, tries to provide the best for his younger siblings, Oscar, Franco and Olivia. The brothers find out that Olivia is seeing an older and wealthy man, Bernardo Elizondo, and they try to convince her to stop seeing him. when Bernardo’s wife, Gabriela, finds out about the affair, she hires men to kill Bernardo and Olivia. After Olivia was raped and murdered the Samonte brothers swear to find the responsible and bring them to justice. So, they infiltrate the Elizondo house as workers where they meet the mother Gabriela and her three daughters Norma, Sari and Jamie.

My review:

Unfortunately this remake pales in comparison. I was thinking why is that, because both versions have their fare share of ridiculousness and eye rolling moments (more on that later). So, I realized that it is the actors that make all the difference. The 2004 version has a stellar cast for the main roles that sold the romance and sold all the ridiculous plot twists the writers thought. In this 2015 version most of the actors are vividly limited and they can’t hold the weight of the story.

Let’s start with the Elizondo family.

I love her hair in this drama

Norma (Arci Munoz) is the eldest daughter of the family and in many occasions the pillar that strengthens the family. She is, like the other versions, raped a few years prior to her upcoming marriage. That has resulted in her keeping things to herself as well as secrets from her family and more importantly from her sisters. She is a bit too perfect and one dimensional and I am talking about one of the most interesting characters in the series, so go figure. The actress is one of the two most capable actors in the series – the other one is Juan, more on him later. Despite the paper thin character and craziness of the plot, she maintained her connection with the audience. 

Sari (Ellen Adama) is the second daughter and the more independent one. She had a different attitude around men than Norma, who is afraid of them. She is treating it more like a game and she is the least romantic of the sisters. She is as capable as Norma in business, which is a source of jealousy from her part for Norma as she always seems perfect. The actress is not bad, but she is not good either. Certain emotions she can emote better than other, but I didn’t really care about her, character and actress alike.

I even forgot to take a snapshot of Jamie - shows how much I cared about her.

Jamie (Coleen Garcia) is the third child and the sweet diplomat of the family. She tries to get independent but fails most of the time and she needs to get rescued. There is not much about her character. The worst part is the actress. I am sorry but she has no acting skills. She can look cute and sweet, but this is not acting and it shows in more dramatic situations. 

Gabriela (Tereza Loyzaga) is the mother of the Elizondo girls and this is the biggest change character-wise comparing to the other versions. I was surprised. In other versions, Gabriela is a lonely woman that has neglected herself and feels betrayed by her husband’s affair. Her only concern is her daughters and her hatred for the Reyes brothers. She made several bad decisions, but deep down she is a good woman that loves her family. Here, Gabriela is a cruel and murderous woman that cares only for herself. This is not a spoiler, in the first few episodes her villainess is right in front of us. The actress is not very good, but her character was enough to hate her, so I didn’t care that much.

Moving on with the Samonte family. 

Juan (Jake Cuenca) is the oldest brother and father figure after their parents died. He takes his role more seriously than he should but it is understandable considering his story. He is very loyal to his family and every single time he put his family first, which sometimes is a disadvantage. However, he is not always honest with his brothers, since he is the older brother, he must protect them even by keeping things secret from them. The actor is one of the most capable actors – see Norma above. Every emotion he was feeling, he was expressing it through his eyes. Sometimes he was overacting, as everyone in those life or death situations, but he was convincing and a welcome break from the rest of the cast that couldn’t act. On a more superficial note, I hated his hair. I hated it. Why would he have this particular hair when he looks so much better with shorter?

 Oscar is the second child and the mischievous one. He is the most ambitious and cold hearted. He treats relationships like a game, like Sari, and either he takes things too seriously or not seriously enough. The actor is too limited to show any convincing emotion.

By the way, this basketball game was shown while a spanish guitar was playing a romantic melody as a background. They definitely took fanservicing to another level

Franco (Joseph Marco) is the third brother. In the beginning he is the more romantic and more protected one of the brothers. He is kind hearted and has a sense of honor and justice. The actor is again limited but for one reason I put him below Norma and Juan. He showed progress. Nothing spectacular, but he did. From the middle of the series where his character gained more confidence, it was like he was gaining confidence too. At least he became better.

Olivia (Ingid dela Paz) is the youngest child and the little sister that the brothers look out for. She is not aware of the dangers and is very naïve, because she was very protected by her brothers. She is the catalyst that starts the whole story so she is more like a plot devise than character. In every version I watched I wondered again and again why she would have an affair with a married man that could be her father. Yes, I understand that she long for a father figure but she could have found someone without children or not so old. But then, there wouldn’t be a story. And her story is really tragic making me wondering what I was watching, a family drama or a melodrama (some will same it’s the same thing).

The three couples between the Elizondo and the Samonte family are ultimately the driving force of the story – whatever the remake is. They are the core of the story and the emotional pull. Here, sadly, Norma and Juan’s pairing work. Obviously, this is the pairing with the best actors who can convince us that they are in love, they feel betrayed, and they are in conflict. Sari and Oscar are sometimes charming and most of the time uninteresting. But, Jamie and Franco are the most anemic couple. The chemistry between them was nowhere to be found and he was a better character without her.

It is hard to say if this teleserie did a good job as a remake. In beginning there were only a few changes in the plot – except the one where Gabriela is the main villain – but as the series was progressing it was departing from the source material. In the end it is a completely different story with the same basic premise. I like the remakes which add more layers and different aspect to an already beloved story. When it moves in completely different directions, I don’t really consider it as a remake. But this is my opinion.

As a standalone drama it is much easier to express my feelings. This is not a good drama, nor does it fall in the category too-bad-it’s-good. Firstly, it had a mother that was laughing histerically when torturing innocent or not people, a guy that has a long obsession with a woman and kidnaps her in a remote island so he can rape her (I know! This is supposed to be a daily series!), a long lost son who loves deadly poisonous spiders and is drug lord. This is clearly ridiculous. However, if you don’t have solid actors that can sell the craziness, it is advisable not to take yourself too seriously. Make fun of it. Be a cult classic. Secondly, it was too LONG. 295 episodes, with each episode 20-25 minutes long! It took me months to finish it and at some point it was background noise, since some episodes were dragging. So, no, this is not a good drama.

Why you should watch:

• If you like pinoy teleseries.
• If you want to see every remake of passion de gavilanes.
• If you like the actors.
• If over the top, but not funny, melodramas is something you enjoy.

Why not watch:

• If you have something better to do with your life.
• If over the top, but not funny, melodramas is not something you enjoy.
• If you look for solid acting, directing and writing.
• If you don’t like dramas with many episodes.

Final verdict:

5/10. I should have rated it lower but it introduced me to these two actors who I will follow, so there is a plus.

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Jaane tu ya jaane na (2008) - Review

“Jaane tu ya jaane na” is one of my all time favorite Bollywood movies. This is a friends-to-lovers movie done absolutely right.

What is this about:

Jai Singh Rathore, a.k.a. 'Rats (Imran Khan), the most non-violent Rajput ever and Aditi Mahant(Genelia D'Souza), a.k.a. ‘Meow‘, a highly aggressive, impulsive girl are college students and best friends. Their group of friends consist of Rotlu, Jiggy, Bombs, and Shaleen. Despite saying that they are only best friends, it is apparent to anyone who is beside them that they are in love with each other, but they don’t realize it. Until the day Rats meets his dream girl, Meghna (Manjari Phadnis), and the balances inside the group suddenly change.

My review:

As I said earlier this is one of my favorite Hindi movies. I was looking something like the equivalent of comfort food for movies and this movie came straight to my mind. I think the biggest draw is that, while remaining distinctly Hindi, its well characterized leads give it a more international appeal.

Jai Singh Rathore (Imran Khan) is one of the best male lead characters you will see in Bollywood. He was raised by his mother as a peace maker that hates violent due to the violent death of his father. He is very clever and always finds a way to solve his problems. He is obviously in love with Aditi, but he hasn’t realized. It is very apparent that all he wants is to see Aditi happy. Imran Khan was exceptional in this role. Even though this is the first time I see him, he gives a warmth and makes his characters an everyday guy you would love to hang out with.

Aditi Mahant (Genelia D’Souza) is a rare female character. She is feisty, she knows what she wants and she isn’t afraid to say what she thinks (not always when it comes to Rats). Usually female leads veer towards more traditional personalities, but Aditi is a breath of fresh air. Genelia D’Souza was a revelation in this movie. I haven’t seen her too in any other of her work, but here she was phenomenal. She brought a unique energy to the role and was undeniably lovable. 

The rest of the group is really charming. Each one has his/her personality and funny moments where they shine. It was especially nice to see the different dynamics between the friends and see different aspects of their personalities. 

The director is also the writer and I cannot begin to complement him for his handling of characters. He didn’t have just stereotypes (many Bollywood movies are guilty of that), but he created full characters. His directing was also full of youthful energy and colorful. From the beginning of the movie he set the tone and the overall feel, which he maintain throughout the movie. Also, the twist in the story is a highlight itself.

The soundtrack was by A.R. Rahman and fit the story like a glove. This movie has some of my favorite songs that I keep listening, for example "Tu Bole Main Boloon" a beautiful jazz song sang by A.R.Rahman himself. 

Why you should watch it:

• A romantic comedy that is both romantic and funny
• A friends-to-lovers movie done right
• Charismatic actors and likable characters
• Skilled direction and writing
• Great soundtrack

Why not to watch:

• If you don't like romantic comedies
• If you don't like Bollywood movies

Final verdict:

10/10. I simply love this movie and I highly recommend it to anyone, whether they like Bollywood movies or not.

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Boss and me (2014) - Review

Shan Shan comes to eat, aka Boss and me, is my very first Chinese novel (I read it here) and my very first Chinese drama. This was easy and breezy and I loved every bit of the novel as well as the drama.

What is this about:

Feng Teng (Hans Zhang) is a rich heir and the president of a giant conglomerate. He has a younger sister, Feng Yue, with a very rare blood type. Therefore, he recruits Shan Shan (Zanilia Zhao), who shares the same blood type as Feng Yue, into the company to be a blood donor. After Shan Shan gives blood for Feng Yue, Feng Yue feels indebted and has the unique idea to send lunch boxes with pork liver to Shan Shan everyday. But the collegues in the compan think otherwise about all these lunch boxes.

When Feng Teng's childhood friend, Yuan Lishu (Li Chengyuan) returns to the country, she is dismayed to discover that Feng Teng is in love with Shan Shan. She tries to compete with Shan Shan for Feng Teng's love. Together with Feng Teng's best friend, Zheng Qi (Huang Ming), the two tries to separate the couple by inciting conflicts. Nonetheless, the misunderstandings only serves to strengthen Feng Teng and Shan Shan's relationship.

With her preservation and hard work, Shan Shan not only manages to be victorious in love, but also in her career.

My review:

It was love at the first sight and it remains a strong love with this one. Since this is the first Chinese drama that I have watched till now, I cannot really comment if this is a typical drama (according to other reviews this is more original than the norm), but as a viewer of asian dramas I can say that it took the Cinderella story, gave it a twist and added endearing characters. 

Shan Shan (Zanilia Zhao) is a small town girl that came to the big city to find a job and earn money. This description fits to so many asian female leads that she could have been so easily boring. But instead of making her a poor girl that overworks, is positive, but cries at the injustice of the world in the night, Shan Shan is more similar to an everyday person. She is very optimistic and has big dreams but, alas, she is not very clever or very capable. She recognizes that, but she has faith that her good character will yield results. Love her! One the funniest aspects of her personality is that the ladies of the company think that her sunny face is manipulative and consider her more clever than she is. And, of course, she has no idea of all these. The actress is honestly perfect. She is so spot on her characterization that I cannot picture any other in her place.

Feng Teng (Hans Zhang) is the owner of the big company. He is far cleverer than Shan Shan and the actual manipulator. As expected, his clever ways confuse Shan Shan who reacts very differently to how he is used to, which confuses him in return. In the book it wasn’t so clear how and when he fell in love with her. In the drama I could see him being charmed by her cute personality. When it comes to the actor, he is not what I pictured while reading the book. I was thinking someone more masculine. However, the actor really owns the character - quiet, clever, perceptive and with dry humor. After I finished the series, I loved his portrayal.

My third favourite character is Feng Teng’s sister, Feng Yue. She is even better than how I pictured her in the book. She is not as smart as Feng Teng, but more smart than Shan Shan. She is the excuse (cough lunch boxes cough) for the romance to start between Feng Teng and Shan Shan. At first she wants their childhood friend to marry her brother, but once she sees what Feng Teng likes in Shan Shan, she becomes a shipper. I really enjoyed her chemistry with the actor, they seemed to me like real siblings.

Then, there are Shan Shan’s cousin, Liu Liu, and best friend, Suang Yi, who a very welcome example of sisterhood. They have their own little stories, but they always are strong supporters of Shan Shan and they always give her solid advice. I would love to see more depictions of friendships between girls like this in more dramas.

The second big story revolves around Li Shu, who is Feng Teng’s childhood friend, and Zheng Qi, Feng Teng’s best friend. I didn’t care as much about them, but they didn’t annoy me at all. I think they created a nice parallel story-wise and showed a different kind of romance.

Regarding the scenario, I believe that this is one of the best book adaptations I have watched. Sure, they inserted more stories that are not that interesting. Sure, they missed the characterization in a few places. Sure, they added a bit more drama toward the end. However, the writers maintained the cute and funny feel of the book, and any drama they inserted didn’t take too many episodes to resolve, which is a huge win for me when I watch a romantic comedy. 

The direction feels more like a Korean drama, but not too much. The director has inserted these cute comic book scenes to show us Shan Shan’s thoughts, a highlight for me. The editing could use some work in a few episodes, but nothing too serious. In most episodes the flow is so easy that I didn’t realize when they finished and immediately I began a new one. Also, I heard that the production wanted to be sponsored by some clothe industries, but the actor refused and even bought clothes himself to give the wealthy feel of Feng Teng. I was really impressed with him and admire his dedication to his character.

Why you should watch:

• A cute and funny story of Cinderella with a twist. It feels very fresh.
• Endearing characters – even the least likable ones are either funny or human.
• Fast pacing and romance – always a wining combination.
• Skilled directing.
• Very good acting from the actors, especially the leads.
• Not too much drama. 

Why not to watch:

• If rom coms are not your thing.
• The editing needed work in a few places.
• Toward the ending they inserted some storyline that weren’t that interested and felt like a long epilogue.

Final verdict:

10/10. I should have written 9.5/10, but I loved it so much and had so much fun that I could easily overlook the faults. Definitely recommended.

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Aum Rak (2006) - Review

Another collaboration between Ann and Ken, a pairing I loved in Sood Sanae Ha. This is three years prior to Sood Sanaeha, so both the leads are younger and a bit less refined, but they remain charming. This is a more funny and easy lakorn, exactly what I needed in the summer time.

What is this about:

Pat (Anne Thongprasom) is a beautiful but head-strong model. During Pat’s first magazine photo-shoot, she meets a fast-mouthed photographer, Chen (Ken Theeradeth), who predicts she will never be famous in the industry. However, despite Chen’s “prediction”, Napat turns out to be a huge success. In their econd meeting, due to a drinking competition during the party, both Chen and Pat get badly drunk and end up in bed together. It isn’t long before Pat realizes that she is pregnant.

My review:

Pat (Ann) is a famous model, who is arrogant and a bit childish and wants to focus to her carrier. The last one doesn’t go as planned after the accidental one night stand. Her attempts to get rid of the baby are funny because it is obvious that she doesn’t really want to, that she actually wants a family despite what she says. Since, she and Chen have started on the wrong foot and she believes him to be irresponsible, she decides to keep her baby but she will find another father to raise it with. However, she is quite famous and all, the news spread so she was forced to marry with Chen – insert cohabitation shenanigans. Her biggest flaw is that she thinks she can manage everything on her own and she doesn’t accept help from anyone, especially Chen. It takes her a while to realize what a great guy she accidently found on Chen – to her credit his childish ways half of the time didn’t help  -  but she sees the light in the end.

Chen (Ken) is a photographer who likes to flirt with the models. He seems like a playboy and irresponsible and childish (the last one is partly true), but in reality he is sweet and sensitive. By lakorn standards he is quite unique, because from the first moment he realizes his mistake he accepts the responsibility. This is not something we see often in lakorns, so we much cherish it when it happens. Not only he doesn’t shy away from his responsibilities, he actually wants to have this baby and be a father (!). Chen’s character is hot-tempered and childish, the exact opposite of Din in Sood Sanaeha, and the actor brought a lot of physicality into his role.

Anna is Pat’s best friend. Basically she is the only person Pat allows to help her. She is much more sensible that Pat and secretly she helps Chen win over Pat. Firstly, she wants the baby to be with both its parents and sees that Chen wants the baby. And secondly, she is in love with Pat’s old flame and Chen’s adversary. 

Mark is Pat’s old flame and current father nominee. He is absolutely bland, both the actor and the character. He took a turn to the dark side but not too deep and not for long. The only thing that I remember from him is that he looked like Korean. 

Jasmine is another model that hates Pat just because. She is very typical lakorn second lead, therefore forgettable. Only her makeup and general styling can make your eyes hurt.

And last but not least, Chen’s aunt is the same actress as Din’s mother in Sood Sanaeha. How much I love her cheeks. Here she is less sweet, since is determined to have a grandchild and becomes very rude sometimes. 

The scene where they wake up the next morning is hilarious

This lakorn had a very progressive storyline for its time and when it broadcasted it made a huge splash. Honestly, this is the lakorn with the most sexually active couples I have seen so far. Granted, the couples are married and they want to have children, but still, this is new. Meanwhile, it draws a parallel story with these couples that want to have a baby and they can’t, whereas Pat and Chen accidently got one. Even though, the story feels refreshing for a lakorn, it follows several standard points like the over the top humor, childlike behavior, annoying second leads. So, if you thought Sood Sanaeha too silly or over the top, I wouldn’t recommend this. 

This is what I mean by over the top humor

 Why you should watch:

• Ann and Ken pairing.
• Lots of comedy.
• A storyline that is not usually seen in lakorns.

Why not to watch: 

• Over the top humor.
• If you don't like lakorns.
• Early 2000's fashion - it can get ugly.
• Not enough romance between the leads.

Final verdict:

7/10. Nice comedy, with a winning pairing – they really can’t go wrong – and a semi-fresh story. But I wanted a bit more romance and the silliness to be dialed down. I don’t complain though, because I had fun.

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