REVIEW:
Unlike HAUNTED OFFICE, GHOST OFFICE doesn't have o要e underlying plot in o要e office building. Instead, it gives us three separate plots in three different offices that are completely unrelated. As a whole, it feels like three episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT put into o要e flick. Is that a bad thing? Yes and no. I liked HAUNTED OFFICE, but there was something about it that screamed low-budget, despite the seemingly A-list cast. GHOST OFFICE lacks the A-list cast (except for Lam Suet), but it makes up for that in a slick visual style that makes it hard to spot the film's low-bidget origins. Each of the film's three directors - Andy Ng, Kuk Kok Leung, and Law Wing Cheong - has their own distinct style, and they all handle their material extremely well. Because the film is made up of three segments, I will separate my review into paragraphs dedicated to each of the film's parts.

The first segment of GHOST OFFICE is GHOST INVASION. Andy Ng's directing here is very atmospheric and he knows how to handle spooky camera angles. GHOST INVASION is the most straight-faced portion of the film, relying o要 the usual jump scenes to incite fear in the audience. Chan Chin Pang plays Tung, a new member at some sort of graphic design office run by Samantha, played by Lam Mei Ching. Lin Chih Hoh plays Mick, an old classmate of Tung's who also is dating Samantha. The three all do good jobs, but the twist of GHOST INVASION too strange for its own good, though I will admit, it was hard to see coming.

The next segment is A HORNY GHOST (yeah, you read that right), directed by Kuk Kok Leung. Lam Suet stars as Yat Dou, who runs a porn video company. Lam's character doesn't last long, as he is killed in the lamest way, but for Lam's few o要screen minutes he pulls off a suitably sleazy performance, sexually harrassing all his workers. The standout amongst the workers is Mango Wong, who is absolutely lovely, but as a whole, the supporting players in this segment have little to do other than screaming and running in circles. This segment has no scares and is more focused o要 goofy, slapstick humour. Of course, I loved it.

The final segment is titled THE QUEEN OF GOSSIP, directed by Law Wing Cheong. This segment is really fun, but completely lacks scares. Makes me wonder if they were concerned with making GHOST OFFICE scary or not. Kristal Tin plays Amanda, the biggest gossip in her office. When the curses she spouts begin to come true, it proves to be troublesome for all. This segment benefits greatly from a handful of lovely women, including the afformentioned Tin, twins Candy and Florence Yu, and Souza Patricia Therese. Eye candy for sure, but very welcome in my opinion. Khan Ishtiaq plays the office playa, Martin, and he oozes slimy self-confidence. A man known o要ly as Santos plays the portugese character, Egg Tart, who ends things with a bang. THE QUEEN OF GOSSIP is my favorite segment of GHOST OFFICE, most likely because it's so quirky and off-the-wall. Until the very end, it almost seems to belong in a different film altogether.

I'm not quite sure what the intention was of GHOST OFFICE's film makers - if they were going for horror or comedy - but for a film titled GHOST OFFICE, there is hardly a scare in sight. That isn't to say the film isn't good because I quite liked it. Each segment is expertly shot and the film as a whole, looks great. The actors, though not big names, do a great job with the limited material...

OVERALL:
A surprisingly good low-budget horror effort, minus the horror. I enjoyed it for all its quirky charm, slick visual style, and wonderful direction. If you're into this kind of stuff (i.e. you liked HAUNTED OFFICE), you'll love GHOST OFFICE.