Laws of Attraction (2023)

Laws of attraction says do not think twice just watch this series ASAP!

I won't disagree with anyone that there are many plotholes but we all agree that the leads chemistry was just *chef's kiss* 👌😘 and that's the main ingredient for the success of the series. Even though the thrill part can be guessed beforehand but Film and Jam's acting didn't let me skip a second! I'm glad I waited till it finished either I wouldn't be able to wait and watch just 1 ep/wk. Now that I binge watched the whole series in a day, my heart is full 💗
Not a fan of lakorn but because of this lovely duo I'm willing to watch "To sir, with love"!

Last but not the least Silvy's voice was just cherry on top! She's a diva. Her piercing gaze with that sweet yet confident seductive smile just *AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH*... whenever she was on the screen I couldn't take my eyes away from her!🙈💕

There are many things left that can be improved in the future but in the era of fluffy BLs, a genre like this, came to me as a blessing and I loved every second of it 😻

My rating- 8/10

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For those who need/want a better romance from Film/Jam after their other drama

The biggest motivation (for me) to watch “Laws of Attraction” is to see more of Film and Jam’s romance. I didn’t get enough when they were in “To Sir, With Love” and I liked them to want more. “Laws of Attraction” totally satisfies my need/desire and exceeds my expectations in that respect. However, the drama itself still have many faults.


What I Like:

Film’s acting - Film is night and day in this drama compared to his goody-two-shoes role in “To Sir, With You”. I did not expect to see his big eyes to show so many different emotions. I’m so glad he’s casted in a role for him to showcase his acting ability. He can change from a cold-blooded and cunning lawyer, to a lovesick puppy in an instant. What a pleasure to see him in here.

Romance - As I mentioned, this drama satisfies this romance junkie. I love a good enemies-to-lovers trope. The chemistry is excellent between Film/Charn and Jam/Tinn. Tinn loves Film the way he is and doesn’t try to change his cunning ways. He just wishes Charn to not go over the evil side and don’t forget the kind heart he still has inside of him. I wish this drama was not rated G but PG-13. Because, then maybe I would have gotten some decent, passionate kisses instead of the chaste ones. Nevertheless, you can’t miss the chemistry and the love between the two. Ok, there are a few scenes that give me the cringe, but they are limited.

General Acting - I’ve seen quite a few BL dramas these days, and there are some that you really question the acting. Tinn also did great, though might be overshadowed by Film a little. The veteran cast is great. I’ve seen Grandma in a few dramas now and I love her. Grandma and Maya are the dynamic duo I didn’t know I need. The other two younger actors, See and Pearl, might be the weaker ones but not so bad that they are intolerable.

Film’s Outfits - He has the coolest outfits I’ve seen for a male lead in a Thai drama. His shirts are so fashionable and he just doesn’t always wear a traditional shirt/suit. He looks good in white! Without going into spoilers, in the last episode, I really like his non-traditional attire.

Funny supporting cast - I love Grandma and how caring and funny she is. But I love her with Maya as well. I feel cheated that I didn’t see a song and dance with them! Charm’s ex also has quite an entrance. He’s so funny and over-the-top crazy but his scenes are limited so I don’t feel irritated. I also love the niece and wish we have more scenes of her and Tin together.


What I have Mixed Feelings:

Plot Holes - This is a BL drama first, and a crime drama second. There are so many plot holes that don’t make sense. I am not sure if the writing is really bad, or scenes are edited out. I am not sure how Charn survived till this day. I am not sure how this character can survive after a fire and explosion. And how did the fire really start and spread that fast? Why you are trying to hide and not to be found, I am not sure posting on Instagram is a good idea.

Pacing - I found the pacing of the first half slower especially when it comes to the lawsuit. The romance kept me going but there’s not much going on when it comes to solving the crime or the villain trying to cover it. However, it gets better in the second half and I am more invested in the whole story and not just the romance.

Action scenes - They are not good at all. We have a taekwondo teacher and a bodyguard, but their fight scenes are laughable. I don’t think the kick or punch hit hard at all. These scenes could be so much better without slow motion. It was quite annoying to see a punch thrown at regular speed and then another punch shown in slow motion.

Makeup - Too much makeup on the leads! They look so white! Jam looks so much more handsome in “To Sir, With Love” when his natural tan is shown.

Secondary Couple - It’s not a surprise that they get together. But what’s surprising is how they get there. One scene, they are comforting each other. The next scene they’re in bed and finished with the deed. Were scenes edited out? These two characters also lack chemistry together.


Overall, this is a decent watch. If you want to see Film and Jam together in another drama, then I definitely recommend this. But if you are watching because of the lawsuit/crime plot, you will be quite disappointed. I feel that “Laws of Attraction” can actually use a few more episodes to flush out Charn’s background story and give a little more time to develop other side plots, e.g. secondary romance. I have a similar review of the Taiwanese drama “HIStory3: Trapped”. I am glad to see a non-school setting and more mature BL drama. I just haven’t found one that can give me a satisfying plot + mature romance yet.



Completed: 9/2/2023 - Review #348

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Good but Rushed at last episodes

I liked the series, It was good till 6th episodes but 7th & 8th were too rushed. Multiple scenes were cut during editing confusing the viewers.

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I loved it

I was curious about this title of the story that's why I picked this to watch and it turn out to be a great story and I really loved every bit of it. Laws of attraction is a story about a baddie lawyer and his client.

I gave 9 to the story because the plot is seriously interesting and there are many plot twists. Also I must say that Chan's never ending saga of not telling the whole truth to Tin. I really liked Charn's character from the 1st episode because the court scene was amazing and also I suspected P'Vit from the begining. I knew that there is something really wrong about him. About P'Thee and Tan I really loved Thee's patience and everything. 2nd couple is so cute though they had a very few screen time but I really loved their moments.

About the acting some people still need to improve their acting and the music also great. I really love the OST and the sngs that they used can express the feelings to the audience so easily. Ireally loved the aesthetics that they used here. A lawyer and a Taekwondo teacher's combination is really something. Overall I really loved it.
So if you're searching for some kind of criminalism based bl then I'm reccomending this masterpiece to you. You should atleast watch this once in your life if you're a bl lover. I really enjoyed this whole show.

Edit: ( As a future law student this bl is really helpful to me LOL )

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so attracted to this

A great dramaseries!
the chemistry between the two leads was amazing and i love me some well-executed slowburn. I think it's one of the better BL's out there with also a great side couple and hilarious sidecharacters (Charn's ex is still killing me).
The story had me hooked from the first episode and immediately showed us some action and laid the foundation of both characters: Charn is the opportunistic, corrupted and devilishly handsome (but also just devilish) lawyer whose heart only beats for money and Tinn is the protecting and caring uncle of an adorable little girl Tonkhao and who would die for the ones he loves.
i also think it's interesting to show how the justice system kind of works because oftentimes yes, those with money and power own the path of justice and use it for their own good...which is why we need to continue to fight and show them that we do not agree.
the pacing was just right in this series though i wished there were more episodes of just anything of these two characters because i just love them a lot.

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Mafia-like politician against lewd lawyer and his naive martial arts BF

It is a good thing that modern BL movies have escaped the pure boys love landscape, in the sense that we get to watch adults engaging in adult situations and not just teenies whining about their first love. In this respect laws of attraction is great.

I watched with mixed expectations, and some of them were fulfilled while others did not.
First things first: The plot is a combination of crime mystery, with all the clichéd characters one expects. The lewd layer, the naive martial arts master, the corrupt politician etc. So far so good. Some of the characters do have some development, such as the senators son, who started out as a spoiled little brat and become a more kind hearted person (having been abused by his psychotic father), and the lawyer who became more humane. Others, like the senator, on the other hand remain one-dimensional throughout, who is simply portrayed as the personification of evil without any justification, back story, or development. The criminal story has several loopholes but it generally makes sense (at least to an extent), but of course one should always keep in mind that this is a BL series and not a Hollywood movie, so please judge accordingly.

The acting is rather problematic. I think that the chemistry between both the main and the secondary couples is lacking (to put it mildly). In the first half of the series there is quite some tension in the air, which, alas, culminates in a melodramatic bubbly Barbie-ish atmosphere in very unsatisfactory way. Tin is supposed to has just lost his niece to a murder, is a virgin (I suppose this regards same-sex relationships?) and yet falls head-over-heels for the (untrustworthy at first) lawyer. Everyone is accepting (what a perfect society we live in), and Grandma (who runs a traditional restaurant in a poor neighborhood and has lost her granddaughter AND her parents previously, happily wants to pursue a singing career in a bar run by an (adorable) lesbian couple. On the whole little makes sense in this direction....

The senator behaves like the worst mafia boss, kills, tortures and threats indiscriminately (even his own son, whom he uses to cover up his own crimes) and this happens perfectly hidden from public scrutiny. Even if one was to say that Thailand is not the most democratic country, it is definitely so corrupt (well at least not according to several international rankings).

In general there was little emotional development. The quantity of blood and killings did not correlate with the couples' relationships, which should have been more mature/adult (not necessarily more skin, but definitely more down-to-earth and less pink-lady-like). Everything feels like a random mixture of movie elements, that have not been cooked together long enough. Quite a lot of interesting ideas, but not pursued enough.

Do not get me wrong. The series is not trash, in fact it is better than many other series out there. However, it does not reach the hight of emotional dramas with amazing chemistry like some HIStory seasons, mood indigo, gray rainbow, a tale of thousand stars (just to name a few), or the action packed genre, like advance bravely, or the sign.

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Loved this show!

Everyone got the ending they deserved. I really enjoyed this series. It was fresh, funny, and kept me guessing. I wish we got more of Nawin because he was my favorite character despite only being in two episodes. He was hilarious and the only time an ex making a comeback was ACTUALLY entertaining. 😂

I loved the couples and I fell so hard for the side couple. 🥺 Thee is the most amazing person.

I also appreciate any BL that ends in a wedding! They really emphasized the importance of equal rights and the fight they continue to fight in Thailand. 💜

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Wanted it to be better

As a huge fan of crime/legal dramas, I was really looking forward to this one! Especially since one of the main characters is a lawyer, I was thinking we would get some good courtroom/law scenes that we just...didn't get. I understand that the plot of this one was about figuring out how to catch a killer that has way more power than the victim, but a lot of it just felt like it had been done before in so many better renditions. Plus, the relationship didn't seem to develop all that smoothly? It seemed like at one point they hated each other and then all of a sudden they were together? It felt like a show that could have been done really well if given the proper time and budget, but it just fell a little flat in both the romance and the murder storylines.

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Hot Lawyer BL

**Brief Synopsis**
B (Lawyer): Charn
T (Owner): Tinn

- Beginning: B is an extremely successful lawyer known for only taking on rich clients. He is cold hearted and ruthless and would hesitate to use underhanded methods to get what he wants. T is the uncle of a little girl who has just gotten killed. B had been the lawyer of the opposition but was kicked off. Realizing that things isn't so simple, B goes to find T and propose to be his lawyer so they can take down the bastard behind this. T at the beginning is undertandably unwilling to work with B because of his reputation. But B doesn't give up, doing his best to intergrate himself in to T's family in hopes of convincing B to soften.

- Middle: Despite T's initial reservations, he starts softening and more accepting of B. That is because he starts learning about B and his past. B became this way because his naivity got his mother killed, making him believe that there are no good people in this world. As time went by, T realizes that B is actually a good person and B realizes that T is actually pretty versetile and has a heart of gold. As their relationship gets closer, the case gets more and more dangerous.

- End: In the end, it is revealed that the girl got killed because her toy rabit recorded recorded something that might get the senator in trouble. In order to put the senator in prison, T and B goes on the hunt for the toy. And when they got the recording, they realize it's not enough to put the senator in prison so B sacrifises his own safety to get the senator to confess on camera. He succeeds and gets saved afterwards. They were already in sort of a relationship before this. After this, T proposes. A ceremony takes place and the show ends showing that T has changed B's way and B was more willing to help out people.

**My Opinion**

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT:
- The writing is very nice. Although the plot isn't the best in the world, it made sense and the pace flowed well. The mystery had a small plot twist and it was captivating enough to keep me interested throughout. However, it should be noted that I found the pacing for the romance a little rushed but that is understandable because this is more of a mystery then a BL.
- The relationship between T and B was very nice as well. Their clash of point of view made them enemies in the beginning but as they started to learn more about each other, they start learning how to compromise. I really like the trope of enemies to lovers because each step of the way seems like an achievement, making me want to root them on and see their happy ending.
- I really like the ending. T learns to accept B for who he is and B starts learning how to be less cynical for T. They aren't perfect but they are two people who like each other and are willing to change themselves to make this relationship work.
- The actors do a great job in conveying the characters' state of mind to the audience. They are convincing in their roles.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT IT:
- There are little intimate scenes. The ones they do have are very tame. The focus of this show is on the mystery and their relationship seems more like a byproduct of that. They aren't very intimate either but there are always little signs you can find to prove that they do care about each other in their own way.
- This show is a good mystery but not so much of a good BL because the focus is on the mystery rather then developing their relationship. One might feel their relationship lack sufficient build up.

**Conclusion**
Upon reflection, this is a high quality show but probably isn't made to be rewatched. This is because the intrigue part loses charm on the second viewing and the romance part is not intimate enough for a second viewing.

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Um dos melhores bls de 2023

No geral foi uma boa série. Acompanhei o lançamento dos episódios toda semana mas demorei pra escrever uma review.

Achei a ideia diferente do que costumo ver em bls, plots de suspense e ação chamam a minha atenção por isso. O foco da história é a investigação do assassinato da sobrinha do Tinn, mas a trama tem muito mais a mostrar. O romance e a tensão crescente entre os protagonistas está presente junto com todo o desenrolar do caso. Gosto quando a série junta várias elementos junto com o romance.

Para mim, o destaque desse bl é a reflexão que ele traz sobre justiça e vingança. O personagem do Charn mostra muito bem essa dualidade, conhecemos as dores que ele carrega por causa de seu passado e como isso afetou sua fé na justiça. Ficamos o tempo todo apreensivos, sem saber o que esperar das atitudes do Charn, é literalmente uma relação de amor e ódio com ele durante todos os episódios. A atuação do Film nesse papel foi excelente, entregou um personagem icônico.

Também gostei muito do Tinn e sua busca por respostas. É inspirador ver como ele acredita na justiça e não deixa de ser bondoso, mesmo sabendo que o mundo nem sempre é justo. O contraste entre a realidade do Tinn e do Charn só aumenta ainda mais a química desse casal.

O casal secundário foi bom, não tiveram muito destaque mas entregaram bastante química. Gostei dos outros personagens secundários, principalmente a avó do Tinn que é uma fofa, e também a Rose e a Maya que foram perfeitas.

Um ponto negativo pra mim são os efeitos especiais, principalmente nas cenas de ação, eu esperava um pouco mais, alguns foram bem ruins. Tiveram outros erros de edição e continuidade que ficaram perceptíveis, isso atrapalha um pouco a experiência da série mas felizmente não foi nada muito grave e que estrague totalmente. Como são apenas 8 episódios, a história não ficou arrastada, e na minha opinião tudo aconteceu no tempo certo. A série tem mais pontos positivos que negativos.

Concluindo, laws of attraction foi uma boa surpresa e se destacou bastante entre os lançamentos de 2023. Entregaram romance, suspense, ação, drama e até comédia, tudo bem equilibrado. Recomendo demais!

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