Gin gwai 2 (2004)

Directors:

Oxide Pang Chun
Danny Pang

Writers:

Lawrence Cheng (story)
Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui (story)

Release Date:

18 March 2004 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

After a failed suicide attempt, a pregnant woman gains the ability to see ghosts.

Plot Keywords:

Overdose | Ghost | Revenge | Singapore | Maternity Ward

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Qi Shu	...	Joey Cheng
Eugenia Yuan	...	Yuen Chi-Kei
Jesdaporn Pholdee	...	Sam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Supasawat Buranavech	...	Female receptionist
Kwai Ying Cheung	...	Nurse in elevator C (as Cheung Wai Yin)
Yiu Kwai Cheung	...	Husband in elevator
Chuwong Earsakul	...	Ghost with birthmark
Philip Kwok	...	Buddhist master
Connie Lai	...	Nurse with query
Fanny Lee	...	Pregnant lady in elevator (as Lee Man Fan 'Fanny')
Harasawin Lee	...	Nurse in elevator A
May Phua	...	Policewoman in report center
Jongchai Poomrmarin	...	Chinese medicine practitioner
Thanarat Poonnarattanakul	...	Salesman
Nuhtiya Puppatokasub	...	Male receptionist
Wanchai Srimuang	...	Hotel manager
Lam Chi Tai	...	Rapist
Rayson Tan	...	Gynaecologist
Alan Tern	...	Policeman in hospital
Kwok Cheung Tsang	...	Joey's co-worker (as Derek Tsang)
Lam Vengium	...	Furniture mover
Phurida Vijitphan	...	Hotel maid
Songdad Yapanga	...	Thai taxi driver
San Yow	...	Policeman in report center
Ren Yuan Yuan	...	Mrs. Chow
Xiao Li Yuan	...	School boy
Yee-Man Yueh	...	Nurse in elevator B (as Yuen Yee Man)

Also Known As:

The Eye 2 (International: English title) (USA)
Jian gui 2 (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Khon hen phi 2 (Thailand: Thai title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent images.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:95 min (DVD)

Country:

Hong Kong | Thailand

Language:

Cantonese | Thai | Mandarin | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:14 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Ang Mo Kio MRT station, Singapore

Company:

Applause Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Le locataire (1976)

More thoughtful than scary

While not as intense and emotionally involving as the original Jian Gui, this sequel still provides some interesting ideas about life after death...and life before birth.

Mentally fragile Joey, suffering from a recent break up with her boyfriend, makes yet another suicide attempt. As consciousness fades away, she glimpses shadowy figures gathered around her bedside. Once her stomach is pumped and she makes a full recovery, Joey realizes she is pregnant. As the pregnancy progresses, Joey begins seeing ghosts. They're in taxi cabs, falling off of rooftops and hanging around elevators. They seem particularly interested in the pregnant women that now surround Joey in her everyday activities. One in particular, the ghost of a sorrowful young woman, seems determined to keep Joey from harm, preventing further suicide attempts and even viciously attacking a would-be rapist. Joey realizes that the ghost was once the wife of the man Joey was having an affair with, and who is now the father of her unborn baby. But is it revenge the ghost wants, or something else entirely?

This film lacks some of the scares that the first one provided quite well and moves along rather slowly, but it is by no means a bad movie at all. Its ideas about the dead and the unborn are quite intriguing and the film, much like the first one, proves to be an uplifting experience. The performances are all excellent and the story quite intelligent. A scary scene in a taxi cab with a Ringu- ish ghost is especially tense and worth the wait.

I much prefer the original Jian Gui, but this one is a worthy effort. Fans of the genre shouldn't miss it.