Citizen Dog

Visually audacious, Citizen Dog is set in a world where corpses drive taxicabs, fingers are easily detachable, and teddy bears walk, talk, and drink heavily. Director Wisit Sasanatieng is clearly going for a vibe of unabashed fantasy, and on that level, the filmmaker certainly succeeds. The story revolves around Pod (Mahasmut Bunyaraksh), a “country bumpkin” who arrives in Bangkok and finds himself falling for a woman named Jin (Sanftong Ket-U-Tong). Sasanatieng, along with cinematographer Rewat Prelert, imbues Citizen Dog with a bright and colorful sense of style that effectively carries the film through some of the more uneven sections of Sasanatieng’s screenplay. And while it’s clear that Citizen Dog won’t appeal to everyone, Sasanatieng does a nice job of keeping the tone consistent – ensuring that, at the very least, the movie’s never boring.

**1/2 out of ****