23:59: The Haunting Hour (Chinese: 2359猛鬼兵营), is a 2018 Singaporean horror comedy anthology film directed by Gilbert Chan. A sequel to the film 23:59 (2011), it stars Mark Lee, Noah Yap, Richie Koh, Fabian Loo and Natalia Ng.[1]
Plot
Tommy, who is currently serving National Service, maintains a blog, where he posts about horror stories which features a trifecta of stories spanning over different critical eras in the history of Singapore's national service.
The film was released in theatres on 9 August 2018, National day.[4] The film was a box office hit.[5]
Reception
Liu Yongjian of Lianhe Zaobao gave the film 2 and a half stars out of five for entertainment and one star out of five for art.[6] John Lui of The Straits Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "While somewhat redeemed by its last story, which warns us that often, the stranger you are sexting with might want something more than a steamy chat, the most frightening thing about this horror movie is the wasted potential."[2] Douglas Tseng of 8 DAYS also gave the film 1.5 star out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "Lame and lackluster, The Haunting Hour is more like Amateur Hour. Whatever potential Chan showed in the first movie isn’t here; he really dropped the ball on this one, and it fell through the floor and straight into the pits of Hell. What’s truly frightening is that this movie actually got made."[7] He included the movie on his list of the worst movies of 2018.[8]
