Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Art of the Devil (khon len khong) - Movie Review

ART OF THE DEVIL

Synopsis:

Art of the Devil tells the tale of a young Thai girl (Boom), who begins an affair with a married man named Prathan and sooner finds herself pregnant. Whe she breaks the news to Prathan, he tries to settle for giving her a sum of money in exchange for her silence. But, he then wakes her up in the middle of the night saying he had the right to share her for that large amount of money. Prathan recorded a video as his friends chase the terrified Boom out of the room and apparently gang rapes her. Later, booms shows up at the restaurant where prathan's daughter is celebrating her birthday and tells him the money he paid her is not enough but he pulls her outside and hits her tossing cash at her and warning her to not come near his family. Mad, Boom seeks help with the aid of black magic user to revenge on her ex lover and his entire family causing the eldest son to shoot his girlfriend, little sister and own self. Boom is later hit by a car and she loses her baby. Prathan's first wife inherits his fortune and Boom again uses black magic to kill this family of five to claim the inheritance but a young reporter becomes suspicious so Boom also arranges for his death. Boom killed herself by jumping from the roof of the hospital upon seeing her daughter's ghost while only the eldest daughter and youngest son survived the massacre.

Review:
One word to describe Art of the Devil: HARDCORE. Do not watch this film while eating or after eating cause it would definitely turns your stomach upside down. This is one of the most disturbing films I have watched, ever. It's not only about the gore, but the brutal and gruesome presentation of torture and sadistic dismemberment.  Characters die in the worst possible death. Though it does not possess those hair raising feelings that the film "Shutter" gave me, it gave me unique chill, that made me close my eyes or feel  something in my stomach.





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