Thursday, September 13, 2007

Koma


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Koma gets good marks for its high-tension screenplay, which outlines all its conflicts with big, juicy exclamation points. The girls start out on opposite sides, but circumstances arise which actually engender a friendship between the two. Ching eventually has reasons to thank Ling, and even more reasons to desire a split with Wai, who's not as nice or faithful as he may seem. Ling, in turn, may have issues with Ching's lifestyle (Ching is rich, while Ling has to scrape money together to support her ailing mother), but the two seem to make compatible, believable friends. The conflicts subtly shift from the threat of bodily harm to the fear of betraying a trusted new friend. And with the kidney thief still out there angling to silence Ching (or possibly sell a kidney to her), it's best for the two girls to put their differences aside.Or maybe not. Koma keeps the plot twists coming with gripping regularity, and the actresses greet each new revelation with compelling emotion, be it sudden anger, despair, or just a cool, withering look. Angelica Lee and Karena Lam are two fine young actors with incredibly wide ranges, and Koma gives both room to demonstrate that. Their performances here are nothing new, but the way their characters' positions and passions intermingle makes it hard to turn away. Had they shot the film twice with each actress playing the other's part, the resulting film would probably have been just as effective and twice as interesting. Law Chi-Leung keeps things moving with quickening tension, plus the dynamite cinematography and art direction help, too. As commercial cinema goes, Koma is an impressive package, managing effective filmmaking with some welcome glimpses of human darkness.
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