Drama Review: Jark Sadtroo Soo Hua Jai

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Rating

★★★★

Duration

1 Hrs 25 Mins

Episodes

19

Drama Digest

This is a Thai lakorn featuring the leads as enemies. The male lead is a hitman by profession who was dragged into illegal business and violence due to some dark past. He doesn’t like his job but has no other choice but to do it. Even though he’s a hitman, he’s a sweet man at heart. He’s given the job of murdering the female lead. But the problem is that the female lead is the sister of his ex-girlfriend. This complicates things between them as the sister is killed by someone. Both of them try to find the truth behind her murder and also contemplate the relationship between them. This is their story of redemption and going from enemies to lovers.

The Feel-Good Part

The chemistry between the leads was said to be exceptional. The intensity of the drama was plausible. The drama succeeds in portraying multiple themes ranging from negative to positive. The series gets a lot emotional during some parts. We get to see the strength and struggle of the characters trying to get through the heavier times. The twists in the drama are interesting. All the actors have done a decent job.

The Disappointing Factor

The characteristics that the female lead portrays at the beginning of the show were totally annoying and disgusting.

In-Depth Analysis

This lakorn is a complicated one that is based on a lot of themes like murder, violence, love, revenge, hatred, fun, helpfulness, caring, etc. The male lead of the drama, Jett, played by Milk Thongraya, is a hitman. he was dragged into this profession due to some unforeseen circumstances that had taken place in the past. He does not like his job much, but he has to do it for the sake of earning a living. one day, he’s ordered to kill a woman named Sophita. To his surprise, she is none other than the sister of his ex-girlfriend. He learns that his ex was murdered mysteriously by someone and the culprit is still on the loose. Sophita hates Jet a lot due to what happened between her sister and him. But Jett is mature enough and is an understanding personality. To find out the truth behind his ex’s death, him and Sophita join hands unexpectedly to solve the mystery. In this process, both of them are driven closer to each other unknowingly and help each other with all their will. Sophita’s behavior towards Jett changes gradually. She goes from denial, feeling of revenge, hatred, and, disgust to respect, care, likeness, etc. Sophita is a businesswoman and hence likes to think about everything business-mindedly. Without her even noticing, Jett starts falling madly in love with her. He becomes extremely possessive of her, which leads to a lot of dubious consent. But in the end, they are successful in solving the mystery together and decide to move forward with their lives together.

Star Power

Jett, the male lead, was a character of depth. He seemed cunning and dangerous at the beginning of the show, just to turn into a soft, caring and hurting young man who’s ready to help everyone.

Overall Opinion

It portrays the unique love story between a man and the sister of his former lover. Despite lots of annoying aspects, this drama was weirdly beautiful till the end.