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Pearl has
just started at a new school and is immediately
approached by Mimi and her gang. They explain to her
that she's either with them, or all alone, and even
though her only friend has all ready decided to be a
part of their gang, she declines. When it turns out
that Pearl is better than Mimi at doing just about
everything, Mimi gets furious. At the same time, a
ghostly white lady is walking the school corridors,
killing anyone who comes in her way.
Regal Entertainment is one of the biggest theatrical
film producers in the Philippines and ever since the
Asian horror movie trend started to blossom, they've
tried to milk it as much as possible. White Lady is
the result of a desperate attempt to make a few final
bucks from the ghost hysteria before it's finally put
to rest - and it's not a pretty sight. The entire
thing really does reek of desperation as director Jeff
Tan tries to copy creepy scenes from other horror
movies but failing terribly at that (the Shutter scene
was one of the most pathetic attempts to rip-off a
successful horror movie that I've ever seen).
The story here is a complete and utter mess, with some
serious continuation problems and some embarrassingly
long flashback scenes. Pearl has just started at a
college where Mimi and her skanky friends seem to be
ruling. She quickly falls in love with Robbie, the
school hunk, who falls for her as well. When it turns
out that Pearl is also much better at everything than
Mimi is, Mimi gets furious. So where's the horror
right? Well one night when her class sits by a campfire
in the woods, they blurt out their fears (with no
problems at all confessing their inner most fears,
even if a guy almost starts to cry while doing so).
And guess what? A creepy ghost girl who walks like a
drunk supermodel shows up and starts offing the teens
through their worst fears.
Nothing about the movie is original and in a desperate
attempt to cross two popular subgenres, it becomes
more laughable than scary. There's one scene that you
will never forget including a walking doll - the doll
doesn't have a weapon or anything, it just looks creepy
and walks REALLY slowly towards this guy who completely
panics and jumps out of the window. Come on! White
Lady does have its moments though but if you're looking
for a scary horror flick, this is not the one.
Overall, White Lady is just a reminder of what has
happened to Asian horror flicks lately - and it's kind
of depressing. Granted, the Philippines aren't exactly
well known for making outstanding horror movies - and
believe it or not, this is actually one of the better
ones that I've seen, but haven't we seen enough of
these movies all ready? I'm pretty sure most of you
agree with me. So let's lay the ghost girls to rest
and bring on some gory slashers instead!
Not much.
The theme melody was sung beautifully and the suspense
music was pretty decent as well. No complaints.
I don't know what to tell you. It feels like I'm just
repeating myself because it feels like I've reviewed
the same movie hundreds of times before. White Lady
is about as original as the title and you can probably
make out that this won't be anything special without
even having to read this review. If this is still your
thing, sure, check it out, but it's no Shutter.
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