A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
Huy is a young chef lives with his sister in the city. When covid slows down, his restaurant reopens, but he is found to be laid off from the job. This is primarily because of the jealousy of the other chef. .Oblivious to they information, his mother sends his childhood friend from village, Thang, so that he could stay for a few days with Huy and help him find a chef job. When Thang knows about his job situation, he decides to leave but on his way back he gets mugged, so Huy asks him to stay back for few days. Together they come up with an idea of starting a business from home called 2B chefs and start food delivery. Soon they start making money and before you know, they also fall in love with each other. Seeing their success, the other chef asks him to join the restaurant back but they refuse. A surprise visit from Thang's mother changes things when she wants her son back in village to get married. On request from the evil chef, she makes a plan to get her son back, but the plan fails, bringing the two boys even closer together to continue to run their successful business.
To be honest, I found this series very below average. The actors were strictly ok. Thang looked good and also acted decent. Huy was very ordinary and you could tell he was trying so hard to act. I actually have seen that actor is some other series too, I just can't remember the name. Huy's sister and Thang's mother again were also very ordinary actors and even characters. No one was given a proper character graph. The two boys knew each other from childhood, and we see some scenes of them together, but that doesn't add anything to the story. There is also an instance, of a boy who makes a move on Huy, which I guess was his ex-boyfriend or something; but again, that adds absolutely nothing to the overall storyline. Even the chemistry between the two boys is strictly ok. How do they fall for each other is also something that's not rally explored. Its like one fine day they are cooking and next day they are kissing.
You can safely stay away form this series/small film and not waste your time. It may have been something to talk about 4-5 years back, but with the advancement that Asian countries have shown in BL series, this one just didn't do it for me. Even the title doesn't make sense at all. (3/10)
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I still have to find a good vietnamese good BL I guess (I'll start my monster in law you reviewed that looks good).
I think Vietnam will tae a while before it comes us a decent BL show (like Thailand or Philippines movies)
Sarted monster in law and it really is funny for now. Then I'm excited to watch Romeu and Romeu you just reviewed. I'll let you know :)