A black comedy slasher ghost movie - only could Hong Kong make this movie, and I mean that in the most positive way.

Everything about this movie clicks - the acting, the writing, the directing, the cinematography. And it was all invested in poking fun at the slasher/ghost movie genre. Kasugai Seina is sensational as the psychotic Japanese stewardess with whom Sam Lee gets entangled. Sam Lee is the perfect foil and even though we've all seen his stock character before, I've never seen it used so well as here. In fact, I think writer/director/producer Leung Tak Sam may have used our knowledge of the Sam Lee character to help set up our expectations and give credibility to the decisions the character makes.

The sex and violence are handled perfectly, showing just enough to let you know what's going on and leaving the rest to your imagination. This is the way Hollywood used to handle sex and violence, and I miss the subtlety of the old days. I liken it to cursing. If you don't allow yourself to take the easy way out, dropping the f-bomb for example, you're forced to get creative in expressing yourself and the results, if successful, are far more effective. Same here. Leung Tak Sam gave himself the task of showing the sex and violence without actually showing it and the result is far more satisfying. I think they used to call it "art."

I highly recommend this well-paced, well-made film.