My Dearest Assassin Review
Director: Kui Taweewat Wantha
Date Created: 2026-05-07 15:58
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My Dearest Assassin Review: Directed by Kui Taweewat Wantha, Netflix’s latest Thai action romance เลือดรักนักฆ่า stars Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul as Lhan, Thanapob Leeratanakachorn as Pran, Sivakorn Adulsuttikul as M, Toni Rakkaen as Phruek, Chartayodom Hiranyasthiti as Po and others. The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 7 minutes.
My Dearest Assassin Review
Netflix Thai film My Dearest Assassin revolves around a girl named Lhan, who has always felt like she did not really belong in the world due to her unusual circumstances. Since the time she was little, she has constantly been hunted for her rare blood type because some influential people want it for themselves. When Lhan sees her parents being brutally killed by her enemy, she is saved from a similar fate by Po, a man who leads an assassins’ organisation called House 89.
The uniqueness of the scenario is that House 89 is not portrayed as an ideal shelter where Lhan should feel safe from harm. Despite providing protection to Lhan, there is this persistent sense that she is still caged in a different prison. Everyone in the movie is constantly emphasising that because of her unique blood, she is highly valued and therefore highly vulnerable.
As Lhan matures, the emotional core of Netflix’s My Dearest Assassin evolves from her friendship and romance with Pran, the biological child of Po. In contrast to the more sinister themes related to the assassins, their friendship adds an element of softness to the film. Much time is spent on depicting how Pran turns into an emotional anchor for Lhan despite his responsibility of looking after her at any cost. The subtler scenes between them sometimes even succeed more than the more action-driven ones, due to giving insight into the tiredness of living in constant fear.
On the other hand, there is also M, who is also part of House 89. The relationship dynamics among the three become one of the most interesting parts about the movie, for there seems to be a sort of loyalty and also jealousy in their friendships. In many ways, I wish that there were more focus on these relationships instead of introducing too much suspense. For me, what happens in House 89 is more interesting than the threats against Lhan.
However, it must be said that the first part of the Thai movie My Dearest Assassin does quite well in creating an intrigue surrounding the past of Lhan as well as those who pursue her. Each time it seems that she is about to find peace, yet once again, violence takes hold and pulls her into trouble. Throughout the movie, it is clearly seen that the presence of Lhan is enough to turn all people around her into chaos. It is one specific sequence that brings the change in the mood of the film.
However, this is also when the movie begins to gradually lose control over itself. Rather than concentrating on the emotional journey that Lhan undergoes, the script constantly offers the audience new twists, politics among assassins, betrayals, and the whole revenge narrative. While some plot twists might be intriguing, most of them seem irrelevant due to their divergence from the main emotional line of the story.
However, even Lhan herself is underdeveloped as a character despite her being at the core of the plotline. She suffers through endless trauma and pain, but the film does not allow her to be anything more than that. We know what was done to her, but we don’t necessarily know who she truly is. Even with this lack of development, actress Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul performs impressively, holding up her end of the film’s emotional weight as Lhan begins to doubt the truth about House 89 and even herself.
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Thanapob Leeratanakachorn’s performance as Pran is surprisingly one of the film’s strongest parts. He possesses a certain calmness and warmth that help him stand against the chaos surrounding him. It is true that their romantic relationship might not be unique, but their chemistry is good enough to make their emotions believable and justify the viewers’ interest.
The director should be appreciated for his action sequences, as they are very engaging. The scenes with hand-to-hand fights are realistic and tense, but there is no excessive use of shaky camera shots. The most interesting thing about the scenes from the warehouse was that they were filmed very dynamically. This film understands how to make viewers excited, even though the number of characters in some scenes may become overwhelming.
However, the movie commits a number of irritating errors while depicting these sequences. This is because there are instances when villains suddenly stop themselves from doing something or refrain from killing the characters even though there is an opportunity to do so. Such sequences make the plot less intimidating since the assassins have always been portrayed as highly professional killers.
Even the antagonist himself appears flat and unsatisfying. Based on the amount of emotional trauma he brings into the life of Lhan, he could have at least been a little deeper than the typical revenge thriller villain that he ends up being. One of the biggest problems is the running time of the Lueat Rak Nakkha movie. Coming in at almost two hours, there are times when emotions appear to be recycled, and important character arcs are rushed. By the end of the movie, the plot is so frantic and desperate to connect the various subplots, including the romantic, revenge, and assassin mythology plots, that even emotional moments lose their meaning.
Despite all these problems, however, I cannot ignore the fact that even in the Thai film My Dearest Assassin, there were moments where I found myself engaged emotionally with the storyline. The continuous battle of Lhan against the life that was forced upon her, as well as the tragic romance and the elegant action scenes, ensure that there is enough substance in the movie to make it entertaining.
Netflix My Dearest Assassin Review: Summing Up
Overall, My Dearest Assassin turns out to be a film that struggles with too many ideas trying to get their way simultaneously. While the action sequences in the movie are good, the main characters are believable, and the love story between them seems appropriate, the excessive plot points make the best elements of the film less effective. Despite being entertaining and emotional, it remains an inconsistent action movie that might have been more successful with a tighter plot structure.
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