watched "the maid" at midnight @ gv plaza.
you must be wondering why the hell [pun not intended] would me & my colleagues want to watch a scary ghost movie when it's the 7th lunar month now, at a time when the spirits are said to be roaming the earth.
we must have a morbid sense of humour or entertainment. haha...
we're not the only ones though, the 2 midnight shows were sold out. clearly, singaporeans are intrigued by the supernatural. not surprising, considering the myriad rituals and practices the chinese have relating to death, ancestor worship and the hungry ghost festival.
the story is about a new filipino maid, rosa [alessandra de rossi], who had just arrived in singapore to work for a family in chinatown. at first, she's not sure if it's just her imagination going wild in the old and unfamiliar shophouse that is home to her employers.
soon, things became clear that it is not all that it seems. mediacorp veterans, chen shu cheng and hong hui fang put in credible multi-lingual performances, speaking lines in teochew, mandarin & english.
playing their son, ah soon, is benny soh in his film debut. was surprised to learn that acting is not his day job. he is actually with mediacorp's on-air branding & promotions.
my rating? 3 out of 5.
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