![]() ![]() She's possessed by the god Bayan and just the latest in a long line of women in her family who have given their existence over to this deity. A terrific horror movie, a must see if you are a fan of the genre.Ī Thai-South Korean horror movie? Let's do this! This film starts with a documentary being filmed in the northeast part of Thailand to show what happens in the life of a local medium named Nim. While I could watch it with lights out (unlike the Thai cinemas whose audience demanded to watch it with lights on - if it is not a marketing sting), I recognize its hipnotic power upon me from start to finish, its ability to scare properly and the fact that I keep thinking about the movie after watching it. It's a twisted, ballsy ending that works wonderfully with how the story was building up until that moment. The ending is much more filled with them, but that's not a downer for me at all. ![]() Until a more conventional third act (in a good way, though), the two thirds of the movie manages to scare the living daylights of you without cheap jump-scares, which is pure gold nowadays. The POV helps to introduce the audience into the reality of the story, so when the scares starts, it's a total knock-out. The performances are top notch and the filmmaking style a la found footage is very effective. It's more fast paced and much more entertaining than many movies under 90 minutes. Its more than two hours fly through a complex and engaging story revolving about family, legacy, curses and devilish fates. The Thai horror has just achieved a new step up into the genre with this bone-chilling, nerve-wracking movie. ![]()
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