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Take Me Home Thai Movie (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Review

Take Me Home Thai Movie (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Review | by tiffanyyong.com

Recommended Audience: Fans of Mario Maurer, Vill Wannarot Sonthichai, Nopachai Chaiyanam, Napapha Sukrit, Djuangjai Hirunsri, Kongkiat Khomsiri and thai horror movie fans

Take-Me-Home Thai Movie Poster

Take Me Home Thai Movie(สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Synopsis

After losing a memory from an accident, “Tan” (Mario Maurer) tried to find his identity because he could not remember anything except his name. He doubted himself who he was and where his family is. Eventually, he found something that led him back to his home sweet home. Take Me Home Mario MaurerThere, he met “Tubtim” (Wannarot Sonthichai) his twin sister who is living with “Chiwin” (Peter Noppachai) a widower and his two children, and “Waew” (Nabhada Sukhakrit) a house keeper who raised him up. The more he knows them, the more he learns to fear of their secrets. No matter how hard he tries to go out of the house, he is getting closer to it.

Take Me Home (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Viewer Rating: 3.5/5 ***

Take Me Home Thai Movie (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Review:

Take Me Home (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน, Suksan Wan Klab Baan) was first out in Thailand during the Songkran period. While I was lucky enough to be there and see Mario Maurer in person during his movie promotion activity, I didn’t manage to watch the film. You can’t imagine how happy I was when I know the film will be out in Singapore (Thanks mm2!)
mario maurer take me homeI gotta admit that I’m watching this show out of curiosity. Mario Maurer has acted in many films, and most of them are romance or comedy. Even Pee Mak, his previous record-breaking horror movie was a comedy. It is easy for a girl to be the victim of a horror film, you know, the typical high-pitch screams and audience will get how scared she is. But it is a challenge for guys to be the victim. I was eager to see how Mario, known for his pretty face, would perform here.

take-me-home-siblingsI think this is perhaps Mario’s strongest (and most tiring) performance yet. I was initially quite doubtful of his actions and emotions. When it comes to movie, I’m a guesser and anticipate what will happen next. Yes, that makes me a very bad movie partner because I spoil the show sometime by second-guessing the plot. 

While I did managed to foretell certain parts (little sudden scares here and there), most of the time there were many parts I didn’t understand until the end when the truth were uncovered bit by bit. One such example will be the “Mirror Game” played in the film, I couldn’t grasp the meaning and why this game was chosen to be played until the close relationship between the twin siblings was revealed. 

Take Me Home Thai GhostLike most great Thai horror films, there’s always a touching story behind. I was impressed how the film used a different way to express possession and horror, instead of the usual jump scares and gory faces. “Tubtim” (Wannarot Sonthichai) as Tan’s twin sister was the subject of most of the illustrative representative of an possession. She’s beautiful yet erratic, there will be many moments where you question her true identity.

take-me-home-1With beautiful cinematography, the director used a repetition technique (similar to Edge of Tomorrow) to explain and reveal the mystery behind Tan’s missing family members. Similar lines, similar actions repeated with slight changes take away some suspense and add new ones constantly. Mario managed to express a different level of fear-turn-acceptance on each recurrence, and that brought his acting skills to another level.

take-me-home-poster-twin sisterWith just the right amount of horror to make it a horror film, “Take Me Home” is more about discovering the forgotten ties between family members and the desire for family companionship. While it seems to be a typical ending for most people (not gonna spoil it by revealing what happen), I think in the real world, it’s a sign of acceptance of your family’s imperfection. Like what the director says, “A happy home is one where we accept each other’s imperfections otherwise our lives get caught up in a never-ending loop.”

Do You Know?

take-me-home-8This film was one of the first film that made Mario really scared and worried as the script was really challenging. To prepare for this role, Mario Maurer worked closely with dramatist ML Bandevanop “Mom Noi” Devakul” – a consultant to the project – as well as with Kongkiat himself.

kongkiat khomsiriTake Me Home aka “Suksan Wan Klab Baan” is considered to be director Kongkiat Khomsiri’s first horror film while having written scripts for such thrillers such as Wisit Sasanatieng’s “Pen Choo Kab Phee” (“The Unseeable”) and been part of the “Ronin Team” of writers and directors who made the torture-horror “Long Khong” (“Art of the Devil”).

take-me-home-9His inspiration for the movie was unknowingly sparked in 2010 when a member of the audience asked him why Thai movies almost always show a scene of the characters are sitting around a dinner table at home. It was part of Thai’s social fabric to use the time at table to share lives and problems.

Unlike most Thai horror movies which has the classic jump scares and horrifying violence, and different from Kongkiat’s previous action works, “Take Me Home” has minimal horror.

take-me-home-2This is not the first time the two actors worked together. Vill Wannarot Sonthichai acted as Marai in Jan Dara 2: The Finale, a movie Mario Maurer lead in.

Behind The Scenes and Interviews

Check out Take Me Home Thai Movie (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Facebook Page and MM2 Singapore Facebook Page!
Take Me Home (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Movie is out in cinemas on 30 June 2016.

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22 thoughts on “Take Me Home Thai Movie (สุขสันต์วันกลับบ้าน) Review”

  1. WHERE CAN I WATCH THIS WITH ENG SUB? PLS HELP ME. I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR CENTURIES. I’M A BIG FAN OF MARIO BTW ❤️

  2. I bet this is worth watching. I have watched his Pee Mak and it is definitely hilarious but this sure is something different. Well, I will just wait for it to be shown in any local TV stations we have here since I don’t have time yet skipping any schedules I have right now.

  3. I remember seeing Mario Maurer when he visited the Philippines. I have seen probably one or two of his movies. I’m not much of a horror fan though. Not that they scare me easily but they’re not just my gig as I prefer feel good movies. 🙂

  4. Looks intense and I can see why you said that this has to be a pretty tiring film for Mario Maurer. The lead guy is too handsome for a horror film. It makes me think that the movie isn’t that scary.

  5. Rebecca Mollycod

    Mario Maurer!!! I love him from the move ‘A Crazy Little Thing called Love’! Such a great movie! I prefer romance comedy over horror hehe! But Mario is really cuteeee <3

  6. I had a crush on Mario before. I bet the movie will be a hit among women also haha. It looks scary and interesting. I like mysteries and thinking how to solve them.

  7. A good story concept which goes for the dramatic process of some Thai actors. It’s like a Philippine film industry-kind of movie. Likewise, the intensity of each scene conforms such the actors vesatility. Fernando Lachica

  8. I’m not really a fan of horror films, so you won’t see me lining up to buy tickets at the cinema to watch this one haha. i love Mario Maurer though! He’s so cute!

  9. This seems like a great horror and interesting movie to watch,will defiinitely try to watch it out as I love to watch movies.Thanks for the share..by the way the memory loss parts reminding me of Jason Bourne’s Movie Series and Jackie Chan’s WHO AM I movie kinda…

  10. I don’t watch a lot of horror films but from time to time there will always be one film that would interest me. I think this one’s quite interesting especially since it starts with the lead losing his memory. It must have been terrifying for him and that adds to the thrill fro the movie goers!

  11. It sounds like a very scary yet interesting film. You can’t help but watch what happens next especially if the story keeps getting deeper into a family’s relationship.

  12. Wow, you have got me curious to see this one. I have also seen Pee Mak, and I think this one starring Mario Maurer should also be very good. I hope they show it here.

  13. Mario does look handsome, I must say! 🙂 The plot seems interesting. You know, I think good families still talk at the table during dinner time to share stories of their day and any problems. It’s a scene not just inThai movies but also in other cultures as well.

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