The triumvirate from this movie is back with a dream like 2 hour sequence. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang returns to make a story of Tadanobu Asano as a hired killer who increasingly feels that he has been fucked over in more ways than one. Like the director says, the story unfolds quite naturally and believably, but the core of the movie lies in the atmosphere. Atmosphere and atmosphere. And more atmosphere. Thats where our friend Chris Doyle makes his presence felt with superb footage of overcast Hong Kong, dilapidated Macau and quaint Phuket. Some critics complain about the visual quality - which I dont get at all. Fucking far from it. But am not entirely convinced about Pen-Ek's ability to develop a storyline thats as robust as his atmosphere-creating capabilities.
Rating: * * +
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