Well, I didn't really know what I was in for with "Motel Mist", aside from knowing that it was a Thai movie. And since I enjoy Asian cinema, of course I opted to sit down and watch this 2016 movie from writer and director Prabda Yoon.

I managed to endure 55 minutes of this ordeal. And yeah, trust me, this was an ordeal. The movie is phenomenally slow paced to the point where you are swallowed up in absolute boredom. I endured 55 prolonged minutes of torture, as I hoped that the movie would pick up in pace and actually get interesting. That just never happened, and I gave up on this rubbish of a movie, never to return to finish it.

My rating of a single start out of ten comes solely from the fact that the production value of the movie counted for something. Everything else in the movie; script, storyline, characters, etc. is just rubbish.

There was no red line to the story and script, and it seemed like just random jibberish that writer and director Prabda Yoon put together as the movie progressed.

Stay well clear of "Motel Mist". Some of us suffered from parts of the movie, possibly some even the entire movie, so the rest of you don't have to. This movie was a massive swing and a miss. Horrible movie. Just horrible.

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