Once Before รักก่อนนั้น (2020) [บรรยายไทย]

This is a very silly movie about a woman with a ghost boyfriend. It plays it all as serious drama, but it is very hard to take this movie seriously. Every scene is stilted, every line of dialogue an exercise in imagining things that no real person would ever say. The three look constantly bewildered, as if completely unaware of what's going on around them. It's hard to blame them. This is all very strange.

The thing that really scuttles this story is that for all intents and purposes, the dead Gabriel is a real boyfriend. She can see him, hear him, and even touch him. There is something intriguing in how the main character hasn't really lost him: she is still able to participate in much of the trappings of a real relationship, other than the ability of other people to acknowledge it. But the film doesn't really reckon with the consequences of such a strange setup. For the most part, it doesn't even really matter that Gabriel is a ghost. Gabby gets into a big argument with him, and the voice over tells us it's just like when they were together. And you must resist the urge to yell at her, because her boyfriend is a ghost.

The silliness extends to the production, which features sloppy dubbing, the occasional out of focus shot, and hilarious choices in music. In general, it doesn't feel like a lot of thought and effort went into this whole thing. I don't think they ever even had a firm decision as to whether or not our ghost dude could open doors. The answer seems to vary throughout the movie.