It’s hard enough living in an inhospitable climate without also having to deal with a giant, man-eating lizard. Yet in The Beast Below (originally titled Leio: The Terrible Giant), that’s exactly what the unaware characters have to look forward to as they search for water in the desert. This new monster movie, one of several “Thaiju” flicks to come out in the last year, is more an exercise in visual effects than it is a vehicle for creative storytelling or character work, however director Chalit Krileadmongkon still manages to dig up surface-level entertainment.
In The Beast Below, defamed musician Kao (Pichaya Nitipaisalkul) returns to his childhood home in the Loei province upon learning of his grandfather’s recent passing. Kao hasn’t been back in years, and his childhood friend Fon (Dhanantorn Neerasingh), a successful influencer, reminds him of that…
