Re: Mad Unicorn

On 2025-07-06 1:34 p.m., Rhino wrote:

I decided to take a look at Mad Unicorn, new from Netflix, mostly on the strength of a trailer with lots of action in it. It turns out that these scenes were rather deceptive. I've just finished the third of the seven episodes and it's actually about a poor guy from the mountains of Thailand who has a dream to get rich with a package delivery service. He's got a lot of initiative but only a sketchy idea of how to go about achieving his dream. An inspirational talk by a wealthy businessman lights a fire under him and he starts his journey, with the businessman soon becoming a mentor to him.
 Things don't quite go according to plan though and our hero and the businessman soon have a major falling out, which adds revenge to our hero's motivations. There's also a pretty girl in the mix, although she is already engaged to someone else. In a nutshell, this is a drama - with comedic elements - about a business startup. I should mention that it is quite fast-paced, much like an action-adventure.
 The story is set in Thailand and China. I'm watching the subtitled version because virtually every word of the dialog is in Thai or Mandarin so you may prefer the dubbed version.
 IMDB rates it 8.5 and it has lots of glowing reviews. One of the featured reviews indicates that this is based on a true story. None of the actors so far have been familiar to me so don't expect to see your favourite actors in this.
 

We're having a scorcher here today with temperatures in excess of 90F so I decided to watch the rest of Mad Unicorn this afternoon rather than risk heat stroke. I was very satisfied with this series and strongly recommend it to anyone that likes something a little different from the run-of-the-mill. They manage to avoid a lot of cliches while telling an uplifting story. It reminds me of Karate Kid in that respect.
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Rhino