Noo Hin: The Movie

The movie is based upon the popular comic book series in Thailand. Noo-hin comes from a poor town and decides to move to Bangkok in search of fame and wealth. Noo-hin is a good intentioned young lady who stumbles and bumbles throughout life leaving disaster in her wake. In her mind, she is always doing good deeds, feels somewhat unappreciated and is always wondering why she does not get what she deserves.

The movie begins with Noo-hin creating little disasters in her hometown. Upon her decision to move to Bangkok for a better life, the townspeople rejoice in her leaving. She arrives in Bangkok and searches for a job. It is at this point in time where she becomes the housekeeper for kuhn Milk. The movie continues to introduce the audience and Noo-hin's new employer to her good-hearted attempts at helping everyone around her, usually with disastrous results!

The movie revolves around kuhn Milk and her sister being selected to represent a fashion designer with his new line of clothing and a jealous competitor who will stop at nothing to continue to be the number one lady in the fashion world. Noo-hin intervenes, with hilarious and comedic results.

Thai humor is quite funny. It is a mix between puns, double entendres and physical comedy. Some knowledge of Thai culture will help one understand some of the humor, but for the most part, the movie would be funny even without dialogue.

I saw the movie in theatrical release in Bangkok, with English subtitles. Although you can buy the movie from a number of sources on the internet, I have failed to find a copy that has English subtitles or is dubbed in English; therefore, this movie will remain unavailable to those who do not speak Thai.