Na Casa Ao Lado (2020)

Just doit!

Go head and watch. I know it has a lot of young actors and hasn't generated a lot of buzz but this little production is worth your time. The production values are right up there with the quality that he have come to expect from Thai BL. The young cast delivers big time. The chemistry almost sparkles. These three young men really light up the story line. The story is simple and straightforward with out the outlandish twists and turns that are starting to show up in other Thai BL series. I can believe the story and mainly I can believe how the cast presents it to me. So invest the time. You should have plenty of it. Covid right? My only regret is that I can't have one or all three of gorgeous these young men for my very own.

Leia Mais

i was looking through youtube to find bl movies and i happened to come across this. there was nothing entirely headache inducing in this very simple and cute story. it wasn't gripping or super engaging. it's an "okay" movie.

the relationship dynamic is not extraordinary. one thing i want to note is that the actors did well with the kiss scenes and also the emotional scenes are convincing. the frustration that one feels from their parents when you're told to do nothing but stick your nose to your books is spot on.

migo's character caught my attention when he let go the moment he realised it's an unrequited love. usually, we would see the other to plot revenge and all hell to break loose just because one's feelings wasn't returned. so plus points for nice guy character.

overall, this is a cute story but it lacked enough depth in the relationship between the leads.

Leia Mais

Adorable, well acted, & feel-good short film.

An easy, adorable, feel-good, 60 minute film. Actors are comfortable with each other and skinship and intimacy are believable. I won't rewatch often, but probably will at some point.

The three uknown, young male actors are really impressive; they are natural in line delivery and interactions and convey emotions convincingly. At first, Sun seems rather flat as a typical happy puppy-dog personality, but the script does give the actor a few more layers to work with further in.

All the boys are convincing in the attraction they feel and it's completely believable that Earth and Sun are falling in love with each other. The make out kissing scene is really realistic for teenage characters. Both sweet and passionate.

I was pleasantly surprised with the whole production. It has some weaknesses, but over all it's very smile-inducing.

GENERAL SPOILER about the parents:

The biggest thing that didn't work for me was Earth's parents; they were written and acted flatly, as caricatures. Their complete turn around in how they interacted with Earth was SO not believable. At all. My annoyance with how the screenplay handled this situation is continued below.

Earth's responses and growing frustration/resentment WAS realistic and believable though!

SPECIFIC SPOILER about the parents:

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Also, it was probably unintentional, but the film seemed to promote running away from home to make parents change (they not only said we'll let you do guitar, but we'll let you do "whatever you want", and Earth even got a car shortly after). The result was very unrealistic, thus, not a great message for kids stuck in a similar situation. Sometimes moving out early is necessary for one's own preservation, but there are other things to try first. And a severely controlling parent is more likely to crack down harder at a large sign of "rebellion" (like running away for a couple days) than they are to become unconditionally supportive.

Leia Mais

Cute underrated fluff

I wasn't expecting much from a movie with 5 actors, and a totally new (to me) cast -but boy was i not disappointed.
Yeah, its not a super special theme, but it was done soo cutely and adorably i can't hate it.
It really is worth the watch. It's so wholesome, cute, uplifting and without unnecessary drama. You should watch this if you're feeling kinda down- it's instant mood boost. ^^ My cheeks hurt from the constant smile i had on my face.


The chemistry between the leads is very nice and natural. There were no awkwardly long stares, or pauses in the speech. The kissing scenes were an added bonus. It's really believable Earth and Sun are in love. Also i love that their names match. ^^
i LOVED the second love interest, Mog, and the maturity after rejection. A breath of fresh air, honestly. He proved that you can be heartbroken without resorting to being a complete dick and psychopath, and trying to ruin others lives. He deserves an award for being a great friend.

Leia Mais

Nothing special but sweet

There is nothing about this movie that makes it stand out amongst other BL series or movies. It is sweet, but not so sweet that you really want more.

Two young neighbors fall in love. There isn't really much tension except for a minor misunderstanding between them and one of them having issues with his parents planning his life for him. Both problems are quickly solved. It's at least ok to watch if you are in the mood for something light, but it also doesn't really have an interesting fictional world to draw you into if you are in an escapist mood.

Still, the movie is decently produced. There's nothing fanciful about the cinematography or editing, these aspects of the movie are fine enough to enable one to enjoy the simple story. Perhaps the dialogue could have been scripted to make things more interesting or moving though.

This is a movie that doesn't try too hard to be anything, and that's both its strength and weakness because we don't end up with something pretentious but we also don't end up with anything that makes you wish there were more shows like it. A few years ago when the market wasn't so full of BLs, a movie like that would have attracted more attention.

Leia Mais

It’s a cute quiet little thing.

Grumpy/Sunshine foundation.
Basically a 3rd year high school student, Sun, moves in next door to a senior in his school, Earth. Earth is a taciturn musician whose strict parents want him to focus only on studying and getting into university. Sun is a up beat, kind hearted, love muffin.
The very cheerful Sun wages a determined campaign to convince Earth to fall in love with him.
There are a few hiccoughs along the way but Location was mostly just a small cast, low angst, low drama little film. Sweet.
Featured Tropes:
sing me a song
share my earbuds
tend my artful injury
musical montage
crash into me
faen fatale
head tousle
lots of cheek kisses
Self, of course, liked the broken hearted bestie best. But that’s kinda of a thing with me.

Leia Mais

Sweet and already seen

Location is a 1h movie, atypical trope filled story about two neighbour high school kids falling for each other. Sun, with an eternally sunny (get it?) disposition moves next door to moody and taciturn Earth (subtle, right?) under a lot of pressure from his parents to study when all he wants to do is write music. Sun manages to find cracks in Earth's armour and they become friends and then more. And of course, just in that moment a third boy appears and has a crush on Sun, who being kind does nothing to reject Mog's slight advances but Earth gets very jealous and ends all contact.

This is a cute little movie, practically a single location: in and around the outside of the house telling a story seen already a million times. Sun's sunny disposition, always sporting a huge smile even when Earth is rude, can be rather annoying. I was there practically shouting at him, show that you are human! Well he did, but it took almost the whole of the movie.

Earth's overbearing parents, who really have no idea who he really is, make him rebel at the end and it takes a day for them to completely change their attitude towards their son. Well I wish that parents were so manageable in real life! On the other hand, Sun's mother is the model of understanding, knows really well her son without him needing to shout out!

The film was made three years ago and the actors have remained unknown (according to the MDL database): they look teenagers, and their performance is lackluster at most, nothing different from majority of Thai bls at that time. What is impressive, though, is the ease with which they kiss: they are obviously very comfortable with each other. I'd love to see them in another movie or series.

Surprisingly, for me at least, was a total absence of second hand embarrassment which was rife in thai bls at the time!

All in all, a good fluffy unoriginal short watch...filler kind of a film, when you need a change of pace between other stuff .

Leia Mais

Very cute, I recommend!!

I truly enjoyed every second of this movie. It’s simple but still so good. There isn’t much of a story it really just shows the development between the characters and their relationship, which I enjoyed bc it’s refreshing to watch something that isn’t chaotic and packed with drama. [Don’t get me wrong these things keep shows interesting lol but it was nice without it for a change yk] Also another think I really liked about this is that there’s only one other character besides the main couple. While I’ve watched and enjoyed plenty of dramas with tons of people and side couples, I really loved that it just focused on them and it was easy to follow. Overall very sweet 10/10, it had me smiling like crazy the WHOLE time.

Leia Mais