There was a good movie trying to claw itself out of the Maid - much like the ghouls that were creeping out of the woodwork, at regular intervals throughout the show.
Plus points - that the producers chose to use a local Chinese dialect - Teochew in this instance, instead of trying to be politically correct and abide by the country's speak mandarin campaign, and that there were moments of genuine scares, that made you jump out of the seats.
Pay attention however and you will be rewarded with ample plot holes, e.g. why did Wati react in fright when she saw our maid for the first time, even though the former and Esther had been friends? and why did they even bother to feature a ex-Singapore Idol reject as the itinerant postman, other than the fact that he looks good - well, to me anyway - and seriously, which postman in Singapore actually carry free stamps to give away? etc. And oh, all that screeching and creaking of doors and gates do grate.
That said, it wasn't an unpleasant way to spend an afternoon on the last day of the ghost month. And oh yes, the first few rows of the cinema hall were empty. Wooo....oooh...
Plus points - that the producers chose to use a local Chinese dialect - Teochew in this instance, instead of trying to be politically correct and abide by the country's speak mandarin campaign, and that there were moments of genuine scares, that made you jump out of the seats.
Pay attention however and you will be rewarded with ample plot holes, e.g. why did Wati react in fright when she saw our maid for the first time, even though the former and Esther had been friends? and why did they even bother to feature a ex-Singapore Idol reject as the itinerant postman, other than the fact that he looks good - well, to me anyway - and seriously, which postman in Singapore actually carry free stamps to give away? etc. And oh, all that screeching and creaking of doors and gates do grate.
That said, it wasn't an unpleasant way to spend an afternoon on the last day of the ghost month. And oh yes, the first few rows of the cinema hall were empty. Wooo....oooh...