Granted that I knew nothing about "P" prior to finding it available on Netflix, I did of course give it a go, because I do like Asian cinema and also do like the horror genre quite a lot. And with a bunch of rather impressive Thai horror movies watched in the past, I thought that there might also be potential for "P" to be worthwhile.
And while "P" does start out as a rather interesting story with a good build up, it did seem that this movie would actually turn out to be a fairly good horror movie. However, that all went down the drain when the main character Aaw/Dau (played by Suangporn Jaturaphut) turned into a vampire. Yes, her dream manifest self turned into a vampire. I was ready to find something else to watch when I saw that, but I continued with the movie, giving it a chance to the end.
Sadly, the movie never recovered from that blow, and the lack of scares and the lack of a proper horror setting was also crippling to the movie.
Now, I will say that the setting of the movie was indeed quite interesting, as we see a rural girl come to Bangkok in order to procure money for buying medicine for her sick grandmother. But life in Bangkok becomes a life of a go-go dancer, and the struggling country girl resorts to using dark magic in order to get ahead and make the badly needed money.
The acting in "P" was also quite good, taking into consideration the nature of the movie. I was especially impressed with the acting performance of Suangporn Jaturaphut, who was the lead actress. She really carried the movie quite nicely.
I don't really understand why writer Preeyaporn Chareonbutra and writer/director Paul Spurrier opted for a vampire approach to Dau's transformation and transgression into evil. And to make matters worse, the vampire effects were just laughable at best. But at least it was a stray away from the stereotypical woman in a white dress with long, black hair covering her face.
"P" was a less than mediocre experience as far as Thai horror movies go. I managed to stick with it to the very end, hoping that the movie would pick up in pace and change to something better. Unfortunately, it did not...
And while "P" does start out as a rather interesting story with a good build up, it did seem that this movie would actually turn out to be a fairly good horror movie. However, that all went down the drain when the main character Aaw/Dau (played by Suangporn Jaturaphut) turned into a vampire. Yes, her dream manifest self turned into a vampire. I was ready to find something else to watch when I saw that, but I continued with the movie, giving it a chance to the end.
Sadly, the movie never recovered from that blow, and the lack of scares and the lack of a proper horror setting was also crippling to the movie.
Now, I will say that the setting of the movie was indeed quite interesting, as we see a rural girl come to Bangkok in order to procure money for buying medicine for her sick grandmother. But life in Bangkok becomes a life of a go-go dancer, and the struggling country girl resorts to using dark magic in order to get ahead and make the badly needed money.
The acting in "P" was also quite good, taking into consideration the nature of the movie. I was especially impressed with the acting performance of Suangporn Jaturaphut, who was the lead actress. She really carried the movie quite nicely.
I don't really understand why writer Preeyaporn Chareonbutra and writer/director Paul Spurrier opted for a vampire approach to Dau's transformation and transgression into evil. And to make matters worse, the vampire effects were just laughable at best. But at least it was a stray away from the stereotypical woman in a white dress with long, black hair covering her face.
"P" was a less than mediocre experience as far as Thai horror movies go. I managed to stick with it to the very end, hoping that the movie would pick up in pace and change to something better. Unfortunately, it did not...