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When Som (Wanatchada Siwapornchai), a young prostitute, meets Bank
(Pawalit Mongkolpisit), a small time crook & drugdealeer with visions
of becoming a violent thug but no talent for it, for the first time, she
is immediately attracted to him, but he takes no attention of her ...
until he is beatnen up by a gang of young thugs & she saves his ass. They
soon realize they live in the same building in the same housing project,
only two 2 floors away, & they become lovers, talk about their dreams,
& realize that they might all come through if Bank can pull through a
profitable drugdeal. Then though Bank finds out Som is really a hooker
& breaks off with her ... but eventually forgives her, too. & he
pulls through his big drugdeal that goes better than expected, so they
start their life of luxury (while Som's friend Dao has hit dire straits
& has to sell her body for aliving, which ultimately breaks her). Then
though Bank & a friend have the chance to land an even bigger deal,
& this time they bring Som for reinforcements ... but wouldn't you
know it, the deal goes horribly wrong, Bank's friend is killed, Som is
seriously wounded, & the two get away with neither money nor drugs ...
& in a hotelroom, Bank has to leave Som, who''s losing blood by the
liter, behind in order not to get caught (he calls her an ambulance
though). Of course, Bank's not in the clear yet, as his drug supplier
now wants either the money or the drugs back, both of which Bank has lost
in the deal gone wrong ... but rather unexpectedly, Bank manages to kill
his supplier, take his gun & shoot the costumer who has tried to trick
him ... Then Bank gives himself up to the police. Under
layers of social commentary (the film makes a point of essentially
portraying both Som & Bank as innocent kids driven to their deeds on
behhalf of their parents' neglect, & it's all somehow linked to the
economy), One Take Only can't obscure the fact that it is a
rather run-of-the-mill story about a gangster-couple, & a rather
boringly told one in fact. The direction tries its best to make up for the
lack of narrative tension with flashy imagery & music video style
aesthetics, which might be fun to watch for a little while, but ultimately
makes the film all the more hollow, & doesn't really help to bring its
(cheesy) message across.
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