2007 / 105m - Thailand
Drama
3.5*/5.0*
Ploy poster

Watches

October 28, 2007

4.0*/5.0*

June 03, 2023

3.5*/5.0*

A good film, but Ratanaruang clearly struggled without Doyle behind the camera. It's not that the cinematography is bad, but for a film that put emphasis on long and slow takes, it's not quite refined enough. The score compensates and adds oodles of atmosphere, it's just wasn't quite enough to keep me engaged all the way through.

Wit and his wife Dang return from the USA to Bangkok to attend a funeral. They arrive in the middle of the night and check in at a luxurious hotel. Wit can't sleep and goes to the bar, where he runs into Ploy, a young girl waiting for her mother to arrive. He invites her back to his room to freshen up.

There isn't much in the way of a plot, just a central cast of characters who cross paths. The soundtrack is moody, the cinematography is polished, and the performances are flawless, but for a film like this, everything needs to be perfection and that's not quite the case. Still worth a watch though, especially if you liked Ratanaruang's other work.