In particular, this movie is from Thailand and stars one of the more famous Thai actresses Masha Wattanapanich as the main characters. It was written and directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wangpoom, who were responsible for a movie called Shutter a couple of years ago that is generally considered to be a horror classic; one of the scariest movies ever made. Unfortunately, I have not seen it, but I did enjoy this one a great deal.
The movie has a very simple premise: there is one remaining Siamese twin and the twin that passed on is not only haunting the living twin, she seems to want her dead as well. At first you’re led to believe it’s for one reason, then you’re shown it’s for another reason and I’ll tell you, you won’t see it coming. Remember The Sixth Sense? Remember how at the very end you smacked your head because you couldn’t believe you didn’t know? Well that’s what this is, except with a creepy dead like from The Ring. The first scare of the movie was so big that most of the theatre cried out, but the guy next to me actually jumped out of his seat and when he landed, he stomped on my toe. Stomped.on.my.toe. I’m telling you, this movie is hardcore.
I think my only criticism is that there seemed to be little variety in the events of the movie. The main character, Pim, would shut off the lights, go to bed and then there would be a giant scare. She would hear something upstairs, she would go upstairs — in the dark — and then there would be a giant scare. Then during the times in between, she would visit her ailing mother in the hospital and visit a psychiatrist, because she was clearly crazy. Then back into the dark again. Basically, she needed to stop turning off the lights. It wasn’t bad, it was just repetitive, but the repetitiveness served to add to the feeling that the characters couldn’t escape.
Once the twist comes to light, the scare kind of shifts and you’re not sure if you should be afraid of a possible ghost, or if the ghost was really a figment and now you should be afraid of a person. It was a little confusing for the viewer, and it didn’t diminish the overall creepiness, but it was a little distracting. All in all, it’s a solid movie and a very, very creepy one. You’re likely to wonder if there’s going to be something looking at you when you open your eyes at night for at least a couple of weeks. I suggest sleeping with the light on. That’s what I did.
