I've not had the best luck with Thai cinema and sadly Still has done little to change that.
A 4 part anthology tale, the films stories are all based on high profile Thai news stories including the infamous Bangkok night club fire and corpse in the water tower. Of course the stories are highly dramatized and given a supernatural element.
The film clearly had a budget and looks fantastic, on top of that the cast are some of the best I've seen from a Thai movie. So why the low rating?
The issue is the writing, the stories simply aren't very good. They suffer from common problems that can be found in Asian ghost cinema, as well as many confusing tropes that left me struggling to find the film likeable.
Again to its credit the film looks great and I was very much impressed with the visual effects and the cinematography, but with stories like that it really didn't stand much of a chance.
The Good:
Looks the part
Above par cast
The Bad:
The stories are a mess
A 4 part anthology tale, the films stories are all based on high profile Thai news stories including the infamous Bangkok night club fire and corpse in the water tower. Of course the stories are highly dramatized and given a supernatural element.
The film clearly had a budget and looks fantastic, on top of that the cast are some of the best I've seen from a Thai movie. So why the low rating?
The issue is the writing, the stories simply aren't very good. They suffer from common problems that can be found in Asian ghost cinema, as well as many confusing tropes that left me struggling to find the film likeable.
Again to its credit the film looks great and I was very much impressed with the visual effects and the cinematography, but with stories like that it really didn't stand much of a chance.
The Good:
Looks the part
Above par cast
The Bad:
The stories are a mess