Technical: GOOD. It was good enough -- far better than previous Nepali movies, but nothing muchto brag about vis-a-vis the global movie stream. Subtitles were too small, and the audio (blame it on the quality of the Eagle Theater) was poor. Many parts of the movie were too dark.

Plot: EXCELLENT! As Samsara mentioned, it was a Nepali adaptation of "The Monkey's Paw". Those who worked on it seemed to have done a superb job of infusing Nepali flavor to the old English story.

Acting: EXCELLENT! Unlike in the previous Nepali movies, it sure was not "over-acted". Natural and smooth.

Presentation/editing: VERY GOOD in the second half, but POOR in the first. This (the first half) is the only part that I found the most capable of being criticized. It was too slow and dragging. I can only suppose that the movie makers tried too hard to romanticize the scenic beauty of Kagbeni. NOT being a documentary on the place, those (lenghthy) scenes were totally uncalled for. I think they should have just focused on the story line, and edited the unnecessary parts out. The 2-hour movie could have easily been a 1 1/2-hour show, with a much more powerful and efficient presentation.

Overall: "A+" in comparison to previous Nepali movies; "B-" otherwise. The only other Nepali movie that "Kagbeni" could be compared well with: "Karma" by Tsering Rhitar. "Caravan", to me, doesn't count because it was produced/directed by a foreigner.