You’re most likely to know director Tanwarin Sukkhapisit for her film Insects in the Backyard (2010), which was banned for its gender-bending portrayal of fatherhood. In search of a wider audience, Tanwarin now rolls out this rom-com about a love triangle where one romantic interest is a ghost. Starring Chaiyapol Pupart and the lovely Arpa Pawilai with Steven Foorer playing the ghost, we were excited about the odd premise. Unfortunately, this movie is so dull, even its ghost looks bored to death. 

Rang (Chaiyapol) works in the art department of a film production company where his girlfriend Zom (Arpa) works as a makeup artist. They keep their relationship secret to remain professional as everyone, from the director to the hysterical actress, wants a piece of the muscular Rang. The lovers are happy enough together, enjoying their romance in private though unknowingly joined by a jealous voyeur ghost. But one day Zom finds an intoxicated Rang lying in bed after having sex with an actress. As Zom teeters on the edge of her building’s rooftop, the quiet ghost decides it’s time to introduce himself. 

This is all bordering on far-fetched prime time Korean soap opera territory. The almost-there acting by Chaiyapol and Arpa is dragged down by redundant sequences and script. As for Steven’s robotic ghost, his performance is about as fun to watch as paint drying.

The extremes to which both the comedy and romance go makes for a movie at war with itself. One minute you’re hit with some slapstick, the next a sad Zom is having a nervous breakdown. What’s worse, the characters’ every epiphanic moment turns into a music video; not that we’d recommend the soundtrack. For a movie so focused on sexuality, there’s very little going on, apart from an insane amount of scenes where they brush their teeth.

A ghost that’s not scary, a few closeup kisses in bed, a six pack and plenty of under-the-belt jokes—this isn’t a threesome so much as a teenage sleepover.