When I stumbled upon the 2018 Thai horror movie "Singsu" (aka "Reside"), of course I had to sit down and watch it, as it was an Asian horror movie that I hadn't already seen. Actually, I had never even heard about "Singsu" prior to sitting down to watch it, so I didn't know what I was in for here.
Initially, it was nice to see Ananda Everingham on the cast list and in the leading role, because he was quite good in the 2004 Thai horror movie "Shutter".
Writer and director Wisit Sasanatieng managed to put together a sort of watchable enough movie, though you're not in for a grand spectacle of Asian horror cinema here. Sure, the movie was watchable for what it turned out to be, but it felt like you had to be somewhat familiar with Thai traditions and folk lore to fully get the concept of the movie. And since I am not that, then the storyline in "Singsu" felt somewhat aloof and wasted on me.
I have to admit that the storyline fell short of properly entertaining me. And while I did manage to sit through the entire movie in all of its 104 minutes, I must say that this movie was a somewhat of a swing and a miss in my opinion. This is definitely not a horror movie that I would recommend for fans of the Asian horror genre to rush out to get to see.
Sure, the acting performances in "Singsu" were good and they had a good cast ensemble, but the movie just suffered from a chaotic and confusing storyline.
Visually then "Singsu" was adequate. Not the best of special effects, but whatever effects were in the movie served their purpose well enough.
My rating of "Singsu" lands on a four out of ten stars.
