Faces of Anne

2022 [THAI]

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

4
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 649 649

time loop slasher psychological thriller atmospheric psychotherapy multiple personality

Plot summary

Anne is an ordinary girl who wakes up alone on a mysterious island. With no recollection of who she is or how she got there, she needs to quickly figure out how to survive, and how to escape from her current predicament.

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1.04 GB
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Thai 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 55 min
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Thai 5.1
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24 fps
1 hr 55 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MrBoMzIMDb 5 / 10

Identity's Endless Reflection

"What if your face isn't yours, your memories betray you, and everyone you see could be a version of yourself?"Faces of Anne ventures into high-concept psychological horror with a surreal framework. The protagonist, Anne, wakes up in a strange, asylum-hotel hybrid with no memory of who she is. Compounding the mystery, numerous women around her also share her name-"Anne"-and her face shifts among them every few minutes. The setting is oppressive, disorienting, and intentionally dreamlike.Visually and thematically, the film shines when exploring identity, memory, and the pressure of social roles. The motif of multiple faces (and multiple Annes) asks what it means to "be oneself" when your appearance, past, or role shifts unpredictably. Costume, color palette, the stark hospital spaces, and haunting demon-like creature "Vetigo" (a deer-headed monster) are used to amplify the sense of "otherness." The horror elements-chases, creature attacks, hallways filled with doubles-deliver their impact more through atmosphere than through shocks.However, the film struggles under its own complexity. The storytelling becomes overly intricate, with many Annes, shifts in faces, flashbacks, and dream logic that may confuse more than clarify. Pacing suffers in the middle; long stretches of build-up feel meandering, and the payoff-though thoughtful-is diluted by deferred revelations. Some viewers may feel the emotional stakes don't quite land, because the characters are often symbolic rather than fully grounded.Rating: 5/10 - A bold, visually inventive film with interesting questions about identity and self, but its murky plot and uneven pacing keep it from fully succeeding.
Reviewed by manuathuba 7 / 10

Thailand cinema steps forward

I know most of film viewers won't like it that much. And yeah I admit the pace is kinda lack of interesting. But actually the film is so much beautiful. Don't trust others opinion. Different people, different taste.Spoiler AlertThis film reminds me of Jacob's Ladder and Alice in Borderlands. That metaphor and loops enhance the state of mind outstandingly. It's so much different from mainstream Thailand cinema. And I love it. Those kind of films should have been encouraged and supported. And in addition, this one is good enough. I want more like these rather than useless mainstream comedy shiis.
Reviewed by kannibalcorpsegrinder 8 / 10

A topical enough genre effort undone by some big factors

Awakening in a strange hospital, a young woman kept there by a group of administrators looking after her feels alarmed at their lack of urgency surrounding her belief that her face is constantly changing, and when others at the hospital are attacked by a strange demon must stop its true intentions.Overall, this was a solid enough genre effort. Among the better elements present is a genuinely intriguing concept that provides a framework for a great mystery. The fact that her constantly changing face is an incredibly impactful part of the film, especially once the twist of it all comes into focus later on, comes off nicely with a wide berth throughout here as it's a creepy enough concept by itself enhanced by the unfamiliarity of the rest of her surroundings. Waking up inside the strange hospital you aren't familiar with surrounded by a cold, seemingly lifeless staff more interested in carrying out their assignments completes a rather effective setup to be featured here. When the changes take place, whether it's subtle or explicit, the slightest uptick in her personality provides even more here involving a changing personality to really speak highly of the topical identity issues she faces, combining nicely with some of the later revelations to give this a great overall setup. That all gives the film a great means of launching a slew of effective creature and horror attacks. The overall look of the main creature, with its deer face on a hulking, humanoid stance and clawed hands, gives off a fantastic imposing structure that is utilized quite effectively. Keeping it to brief bits noting its demonic presence during the chase scenes to be the focal point of their fear is another well-done tactic to generate some solid chills. From the opening attack on the victim seen through a door peephole, a fine chase through the various staff rooms, and a final encounter inside the hallways of the facility, these encounters with the creature house a fine sense of fear regarding the situation. While not over-the-top with the gore, they're brutal enough to leave an impression of what happened as well, and when added together with the revelation about the creatures' backstory connecting it to her there are some positive points to be had with the film. There are some pretty big issues here that bring the film down. The biggest drawback to what's going on here is the overly complicated storyline that might be incredibly unique and creative but makes no sense. It's quite clever to have the film utilize various actresses appearing at random intervals to showcase her changing appearance, but this becomes quite hard to keep track of the intent at times. The revelation about secret identities and hidden personalities that serves as a means of tying everything together happens so late in the running time that there's no way of getting acclimated into this universe early on. As a result, the pacing becomes incredibly sluggish waiting around for these explanations through endless hypnotism sessions, flashbacks, and conversations about the need for identity that drag the running time out waiting for everything to make sense. These factors are enough to lower this one overall.Rated Unrated/R: Language and Violence.
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