Mon Jun Tra (2013)

Remarkable how it's different from the parts before and after

This little 11-episode series is remarkable in 2 things. First, it's a part of multi-series. The part that precedes and the part that follows is so distinctly worse that it's a wonder especially if all is a work of the same production team. Also the casting definitely has nothing to do with it, as...

Secondly, it's a lakorn with Margie Rasri and it is NOT bad. Which is unique, LOL. She even has a double role here (not sure if that was necessary, the twin addition proved to stir feelings in Phiphat rather than Sama).

From the very beginning, this is entertaining. The main duo has a good tension in between them and it's not because they trip and fall into each others arms, have an imbecile argument with loads of yelling, or lash at each other before they know each other. I mean he is annoying her at first but he is doing that on a purpose (as he might have a certain history with her:)

As for Chakrit Yamnarm, him appearing in hawaiian shirt his character keeps wearing here is enough to make me smile (he also has a fat cat he keeps feeding sweets). And I nearly pi**ed myself with laughter at the retrospective scene with him having long hair (but then, I actually found him cute;)) The child actress was awesome... don't know if those were real twins or a double role, too? (MDL doesn't list the cast). But it's always so weird the same person who was so cool and smart as a child then grows up into someone so silly and annoying, right? Well, like I said 'Mon Jan Tra' IS way better than the other 'Musketeers' series, but it's NOT thanks to Margie Rasri or her (grown up) character here.

I think it's obvious I always way liked Chakrit Yamnarm and he's been around for quite some time, did so many pra'ek roles so the more pitty I never saw him in a single lakorn I would really like. Sometimes I doubted his acting abilities quite a bit. Sometimes he redeemed himself with me. But it was never a good lakorn (I'm not saying I watched all his lakorns, but I did watch 11 of them). To be completely honest I didn't find him very compatible with Margie Rasri, the more I must appreciate how well their romance line was delivered. They looked so niece & uncle, no matter how hot the uncle:)

I think this story's plot was pretty average. It was not in fact better than the other '3 Musketeers' stories. Before, Margie Rasri never seemed like a good actress to me. But in this short series she had a few really good scenes with Chakrit Yamnarm. It was not just about romance. When she told him that if anything happens to her sister she won't ever see him again, I believed her every word. Chakrit as well. Just his facial expressions without saying anything. But of course, majority of the screentime is devoted to action scenes.

I wouldn't re-watch it so this hardly is a 10 rating lakorn for me (too much action and stupid side-villain stuff). Chakrit definitely matured into more than just handsome pra'ek, though. I am going to watch '4 Kings', now!;-)

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