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Reviews After intervening in a brawl, undercover cop Mawin hides with a Khon troupe and suspects a feud between one of its members and Taycho, the son of local politician Chanchai. After police...
- Nonthakorn Thaweesuk
- September 1, 2018
- Phakin Khamwilaisak
Reviews After intervening in a brawl, undercover cop Mawin hides with a Khon troupe and suspects a feud between one of its members and Taycho, the son of local politician Chanchai. After police...
- Nonthakorn Thaweesuk
- 1
- Phakin Khamwilaisak
- Mobsters, Monkeys and Muay Thai
- Overview
- Story Review: 7/10
- Martial Arts Review: 8/10
- De: 7.5/10
I’m a fan of martial arts cinema as a whole. But also Chinese kung fu tv series, I watch anime and tokusatsu, never got into Japanese or Korean dramas, but I know a bit about them. This one surprised me because it’s from Thailand, a country I know a bit about and have seen some movies from but never a TV series. It was a pleasant surprise because i...
Thailand, present-day, Mawin is an undercover cop posing as an ex-convict. He’s part of an operation to bring down a drug ring connected to Chanchai. He’s a powerful man called, who’s trying to go legit by getting into politics. After a failed attempt to bring the culprits down, Mawin has to hide somewhere and ends up in a Khontroupe. There we meet...
The characters and their relationships are what moves the plot. There’s Taycho, Chanchai’s son, who killed Neua’s girlfriend and framed him for it. Her sister Li Yin returns from studying Chinese Opera in China and wants revenge from Neuea. Then Namtarn, Neua’s sister, who acts and sings in the plays and is Mawin’s romantic interest (which doesn’t ...
Most of the fights look pretty cool. The series shows different fighters with different styles. There’s your average mob henchmen who can stand his ground, some random guys who know Muay Thai, Neua’s initial sport like Muay Thai and even some kung fu. The main thing, of course, is Muay Thai, especially the aforementioned styles inspired by ancient ...
All in all, it’s a fun series, but very different from shows like Into the Badlands, Wu Assassins or Warrior. More akin to movies like Ong Bakwith more humor and way more charismatic characters. As I said, the pacing at times is slow, which makes the plot drag a bit. The mix of elements is quite characteristic of classic Asian martial arts films an...
Sep 1, 2018 · Summary. Monkey Twins is enjoyable enough, but it doesn’t cohere too well and thanks to production issues and a lack of imagination it isn’t able to deliver the goods where it counts. Another day, another international series added to the burgeoning library of overseas Netflix content.
- Jonathon Wilson
Drama: Monkey Twins; Country: Thailand ; Episodes: 13; Aired: Jun 2, 2018 - Sep 1, 2018; Aired On: Saturday; Original Network: One 31; Duration: 60 min. Genres: Action, Romance, Martial Arts; Tags: Chinese Opera; Content Rating: Not Yet Rated
Monkey Twins. TV Series. 2018–. IMDb RATING. 8.1 /10. 104. YOUR RATING. Rate. Action Adventure Crime. Add a plot in your language. Creator. Nontakorn Taweesuk. Stars. Phakhin Khamwilaisak. Alisa Kunkwaeng. Akkarat Nimitchai. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 6 User reviews. 2 Critic reviews. Episodes 2. Browse episodes.
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Sep 1, 2018 · No All Critics reviews for Monkey Twins: Season 1. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews,...
