Laddaland (2011)
7/10
YOUR VILLAGE HAS GHOSTS
24 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This is a Thai film. Like a Bollywood production, Thai believes 2 hours is the proper length for a film, not 90 minutes. The characters are built and rather slowly. Thai films also like bright colors, this one goes a little easy.

Mr. T is our main character. He is carefully preparing a house in an upscale community for his family to move into. He works for Empire Supplements, a multilevel marketing company. He has had a few good months and believes his boss when he tells him about the company's bright future. He has a supporting wife, a 14 year old daughter who hated leaving Bangkok, and a younger son.

The story is not about the ghost, but about this particular family and how the ghost effects their life. The events are triggered when a young Burmese maid is found locked in a refrigerator with her face cut in half. We really know nothing about the ghost(s), their motive, why they are there, or how close is the nearest Indian burial. It is about the disruptive nature of the ghost on the family.

The special effects are light and consists of shadows, rapidly moving figures, and now you see it, now you don't type of stuff. It appears the women gossip as much in the Buddhist temple as American women do in church. They don't hire Mexican help, but Burmese.

The ending of the film, which was one I didn't see coming, doesn't give you any closure about the ghosts.

PARENTAL GUIDE: No F-bombs, sex, or nudity. The "S" word was used.
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