I'm not exactly sure what went wrong with "Perfect Killer". There's definitely some talented people involved. The film-making is rather well done, with a very edgy, bloody Tarantino-esquire style to it. The two appealing young stars have done good work before; Supakorn Kitsuwon is the hero of film festival favorite "Monrak Transistor" and wacky Chaicharn Nimpulsawadi is the lead katoey from "The Iron Ladies". Ultimately, I guess it was the story that failed to engage. Two guys are released from prison. Kiab is an innocent man who has developed a killer reputation after he was found guilty of single-handedly exterminating an entire gang in one go, five years before. Song, his uncle, is a remorseless professional hired killer. The film is an action-comedy about how Kiab ends up being assigned to kill a major gangland boss when Song is hospitalized. There's a rather ridiculous subplot involving Kiab's 4-year old English-speaking son, and the movie failed to exploit potential comic gold in Kiab's shady lesbian ex-girlfriend, Si (who is also his son's mother!), and it all ends fairly predictably. All in all, everybody is trying very hard, but there are a lot better Thai movies out there. Recommended only for fans of the genre. 5/10 for effort.
Review of Perfect Killer
