Director Yuthlert Sippapak proved himself to be a master of all kinds of commercial flicks in his third work Buppha Ratree (aka Flowers of the Night). From comedy in his directorial debut Killer Tattoo, to romance February, he came now to the most Thai pop genre, the horror. Buppha Ratree became a sleeper hit with the director’s explicit use of gloomy and dark tone in telling the tragedy of a female ghost, who died of her abortion, after left alone in the apartment by her boyfriend. The director intentionally keeps all the scenes in low key lighting, use of day-for-night film stock, even the earlier parts when the young couples developed their love affairs. However, the movie is a bit too monotonous with a few scary parts one can find in a ghost story. Perhaps the ghost appears almost in the last half of the movie. But the ending will alert you from your seats.
Anchalee Chaiworaporn