STORY (No spoilers)
The show kicks off with an rather fun and dynamic introduction to our main leads. On one side of the ring you have Nantisa (Ooy) who can rightly be considered a 'man-hater' in that she has a very very poor view of the male species in general, thanks to the indoctrinations from her mother and grandmother. On the other side is Angoon (Att) who seems to have a fine appreciation of females.
This disparate two are thrown together through a series of coincidences (some contrived) and when Att ends up recruiting Ooy to help him deal with the girls his sister (Bua) is trying to set him up with, cue hilarious hijinks in spades!
I can see why this show is so enjoyable. It is fast-paced, snappy and concise in moving the scenes and the storyline across so there is rarely a dull or draggy moment. It has a fun, light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek vibe which sets the style and tone of the show from the get-go. And of course the antics and situations the leads find themselves can be downright hilarious - plenty of laughs to be had in this show.
It is not by all means perfect as there are a few bumpy bits (i.e. situations or scenes, and character portrayals, which might incite frustration or hair-pulling), but thankfully the fast-pacing of this show quickly takes you through those humps and things do get resolved rather quickly (huge plus).
A bonus to the show - no psychotic second female lead here! Yes, there are conflicts and tension and misunderstandings sprinkled throughout the show but they were largely from mad and irrational side characters. A refreshing change from your typical Thai lakorn crazy woman trope.
ACTING/ CAST
CHEER THIKUMPORN, playing Nantisa (Ooy), killed it in her portrayal as a biased, prejudiced man-hater who, nevertheless, had a heart, especially for her family. She was lively, energetic, motivated and assertive. And rather charming and loveably flawed despite her prejudices. Cheer gives us a heroine which we can all relate to, get behind and root for as she navigates her way through the currents swirling around her. Ooy can also be rather physical too (read: violent) - something which the show has established right from the start in episode 1 - so do be prepared for some man-abuse throughout the show. (A friend of mine wryly noted that there were more hits than kisses, lol).
TOEY PONGSAKORN, playing Angoon (Att), was a great match to Cheer's Ooy. He had a boyish, charming look and smile which made him believable as a person who appreciates and respects women. Gentlemanly and family-oriented, Att is your perfect male lead (maybe too perfect), whose only flaw is being weak to a woman's tears and a softie when it comes to the women he cares about. I thought Toey carried his scenes well and was a good foil to Cheer's Ooy.
In a nutshell, I thought the casting was well done and the acting sufficient to carry the show.
MUSIC
Teeny-boppy Cupid theme song, and a couple of nice love ballads here and there. The background sound-effects are out in full-force and while in some scenes it really adds the fun and laughs, in others it can be a little over-done. Still, the sound effect and music give an added fun vibe to this show so overall, sufficiently well done.
RE-WATCH VALUE
Some of the hilarious scenes are re-watcheable, for the laughs. Overall, if you're looking for a light-hearted, fun romantic comedy, this is a decent show to watch.
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I actually really like this one, it's probably one of my favorites because the ML was nice right off the bat, the FL lead wasn't too bad. I liked that both of them were really loving and had a lot of respect for their families through and through. I adore the whole cast in a way because I love cupid hut and all the girls, their friendship is amazing.
The acting is nice, you have a nice ML, you have a strong hearted FL, fantastic friends, great family.
Music is A-1
If out of all the series, this is the one I would rewatch lmao it made me smile, laugh, tear up. The others, I was just cracking up the whole time.
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This review may contain spoilers
The Cupids, alias the series of the "romance-quickies"...
...Well, except the last one, Kammathep Prab Marn, which collects some build up in-between in all the other stories, so I expect that one to be at least a BIT better.If anything, all the previous Cupid stories may have failed in many things, but they sure haven't failed in being... speedy. This one even has the nang'ek getting brutally raped almost an one scene, then getting playful in bed with the pra'ek at the next. Well, in the romance quickie, body and soul has to recover quickly.
The leading couple IS easy on the eye, they look SO cute together. They have REAL kisses, too. There's also pretty girl there that looks similar to dozen other pretty faces but, is a younger sister of Margie Rasri, to whom she does not look similar at all.
In the end, I had enough of screaming gran & mother that almost caused pra'ek to DIE and that was just one of her antics. Nevertheless, I admit this was strong story as the heroine had to conquer the worst ever adversary: her own loving family members. When they finally change their mind, they push the two into wedding right away and pra'ek must swear his loyalty to his grave. Let's hope Nantisa's young painter (actor is 5 years her junior) won't dissapoint her ever, LOL.
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