Everyone knows the noir genre, right? A tough detective or police officer pursues a dangerous criminal. Usually, a femme fatale gets involved in this cat-and-mouse game. The unexpected twists hit you like a punch to the stomach. The visuals reflect the intensity of the narrative with dark shadows and silhouettes, while the music makes you nervous and tense at the same time. The lesser-known genre is the more relaxed noir. The clichés are practically the same, but everything seems to be coated in cough syrup. There's an air of laziness, almost bordering on boredom. Films in this category have more jokes than their more serious counterparts, but some offer plot twists that can compete with horror films. I'm referring to titles like "The Good Boys," "Junior Detective," "Inherent Vice," "The Big Lebowski," "The Long Goodbye," "The Desert of the Silver Lake," and perhaps "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore...
The revenge horror/thriller is a fascinating subgenre, and in Tomb Watcher, director Vathanyu Ingkawiwat attempts to explore it with a dose of soap opera drama. The first few minutes of the film will convince you that Lunthom and Cheev were passionately in love. One assumes that perhaps it's the kind of passionate romance that borders on obsession. Perhaps if one dies, the other would rather live with their corpse than let them go. But little by little, the layers are peeled back, and the cracks in their relationship are finally revealed. The plot isn't unique; after all, it is a love triangle! But the narrative structure successfully creates intrigue. We gradually get to know the characters better, and the overall story is revealed bit by bit, which helps keep the interest alive. When Cheev and Lunthom first crossed paths, they were immediately drawn to each other. He was an artist and she was a businesswoman, and although their lives were very different, love united them. The...