Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

kimindsm Having lived in Thailand for the better part of 5 years, I have seen it all. The ups and downs, highs and lows, the exhilarating and the discouraging, the delightful and the horrific, and finally the happiness and the hopelessness. I have also visited Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, The Philippines, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia. I have stayed in 4 of those countries for longer than 6 months, and the Thailand nightlife scene is by far the seediest I have ever seen. It is with much sadness that I watched "Bangkok Girl". Yes, there are a few things that were not 100% accurate, but those are very minor and do not affect the story being told. The bottom line is that Thailand attracts the scum of the earth sex tourists from around the world. They have absolutely no respect for themselves, and much less for the Thai people or the country in general. Despite the beautiful beaches, the scenic countryside, and the smiling faces of the Thai people, I forced myself to leave Thailand because the depressing side of the country was too much for me to handle. I'm realistic, and I know that things will not change. There was nothing I could do about it, and I was done subjecting myself to it. People that have reviewed this documentary and have given it low marks are either uninformed about what they are talking about, or perhaps they are sex tourists objecting to the matter-of- fact negative portrait painted by the filmmaker. Whatever the case, this documentary is chilling and thought provoking.

ninasooz I have lived in Thailand and spent a lot of time there. I went as a young exchange student for the first time to a place where none of my future friends and family for life spoke English. I soaked the culture up. I don't understand why so many of you are so angry about this film. Clearly, prostitution in Thailand is political. Thai girls do not grow up with these values and it isn't a choice if they are doing it only because there is no other way to get money. Pla (meaning fish)reminds me totally of all my girlfriends in Thailand, and I thought of showing it to my sister since she soon will meet them. I am also friends with Ladyboys, maids, homeless, and business families. If Pla is alive then please prove it. Does she have to "die" for us to feel sorry that any girl should have to give up her boundaries for anything, especially such a small rate. It seems this board is made up of men who like to frequent Thailand for this purpose and want to justify it for yourselves. What Jordan ? said about Bla's smile is very true. It's a man's world. if men got too lonely, they would change society so this is one way prostitution functions.

Chrissie I've read the other reviews, and wonder if there's a "he doth protest too much" element to it. The critics seem to be trying to deny that there's a seedy underbelly to Bangkok -- a laughable task -- or to just be ticked off that somebody else did something so simple and succeeded at it.The narrator tells us that not everything Pla says can be taken at face value -- that he himself never really got to know her. He just pieced together a story with the footage he took, and did an amazing job. The veracity of the story is one even the filmmaker seems to hesitate to vouch for.And for those who say, "This isn't the Thailand I saw when I was there!" Well, it wasn't the Thailand I saw, either. I'm not fool enough to think that I know everything about even the town I grew up in, much less a country I saw very briefly. People can only know what's within the realm of their own experience. A filmmaker poked around in a corner and said, "This is what I saw there." If you saw something else, get out your camera and tell your own story.

rqrose It's always interesting to meet people just passing through Thailand doing a documentary. Their conclusions are almost always wrong and their evidence is almost always suspect at best.As one who has lived and worked in Thailand I can tell you that any documentary that does not include a LONG HARDlook at the role of the Police, the Politicians, and the King is leaving out the primary motivation for Thai prostitution in the first place.Without the Top-Down Hierarchy in Thailand essentially Stealing the money via the Banking systems (the same way it is now being done in the US)Thai people would be some of the richest in the world.So any slice of life documentary like this one, fails completely because Thailand is like an onion (or an Ogre), it has many layers, and some of those layers can't be exposed without brining tears to your eyes...