the movie be to be show here in bangkok with all the fanfare and even in the theater and it fail miserably . apparently the story writer just do not hold water . something be definitely miss . in my opinion people must have a reason why they watch it other than historical glimpse of the past . accuracy of history be not what we look for in entertainment . the movie just lack any substance . the only way to do this movie right be somehow make change where it stand a some kind of a legend instead of just a story . and a legend will have certain element that try to tell you something that people have forget through time and such a the meaning of sacrifice and nationalism and etc . it be call the central theme . the movie fail to answer and why would i watch it anyway . at least some strange legendary fly elephant and psychic king and or the eccentric king such a the king and i would have be lovely and something would have add greatly to the movie appeal . i guess there be no appeal other than a plain vanilla movie . once you get the appeal and then the story be the next thing we concentrate on . in marketing term and we call it must see . upon hear the title of the movie people would say and oh and i must see it . now where the appeal in kingmaker . why not just redo the title and call it and how not to be a king . and make a black comedy of the old siamese day and to the style of dr. strangelove . that would have be much more interesting . narrative like experience of the foible of the king from first person goof off would have make the movie extremely funny . most movie today have that must see appeal and such a spiderman and men x and these title speak for themselves . if they do not have familiar character and some other movie such a and the island and have an appeal itself when the advertising ask do you still believe there be an island . or for the movie and retitled how not to be a king might ask the question and so do you still want to be a king . parhat .