I had been dying to watch this movie but unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations. I don't usually write reviews and am always appreciative of other reviews for explaining things I missed or other interpretations. While I understand the amazing things about this movie, cinematography, music, and acting, I think the plot and execution was lacking for me. Maybe it is just me or I missed something, but I wanted to share some thoughts.

One of the main things was that while each of the characters was interesting and had a lot of depth, I feel like not enough time or background was given. The reason I say this is because I did not get emotionally attached to any of the characters like I usually do. I felt like Thongkam and Sek's relationship was too short lived for me to feel their connection, Thongkam and Jingna's relationship felt too sudden (I get that Thongkam was working through a lot of emotions but even so, the relationship felt very rushed and had little substance. I couldn't think of a valid why for them falling in love). Mo and Saeng's relationship was the most fleshed out and very good (though I did feel frustrated haha). And Mo and Jingna's relationship felt like it needed a bit more too as it felt like the only reason they were attached to each other was because they had been through jobs together and relied on each other for that (which isn't a bad thing, but for me it was not deep enough because "betrayal" felt a little too easy. Though if it was supposed to imply that Mo and Jingna had more of a romantic relationship, I would have like that shown a bit more. Though I feel like that wasn't the case since they referred to each other as brother and sister and I interpreted it to be more of a familial relationship.)

My other main gripe was that the social commentary aspects gelt overshadowed by the exaggerated dramatic aspect and overarching revenge plot. The revenge aspect felt a little messy and all over the place. Especially the last 15-30minutes as things felt very rushed and the whole Thongkam and Mo fight.. and how the movie ended overall. To me, the main emotion I felt was suspense and the exaggerated violence at the end felt too unrealistic, a little too illogical, and a bit predictable. I think I wished for a bit more nuance and thought provoking actions from the characters. Not sure how else to explain it..

Anyway, still really enjoyed this movie but it was not quite what I expected or hoped for.