Bangkok Dangerous Release
Date: September 5, 2008 Studio: Lionsgate Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Screenwriter: Jason Richman Starring: Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie
Yeung, Panward Hemmanee, Nirattisai Kaljaruek, Dom Hetrakul Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and some sexuality) Official Website:
BangkokDangerousmovie.net
Plot Summary: The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn
when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe
(Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a
ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk
and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks
by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone
wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being
drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under
the sway of Bangkok's intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated
existence and let down his guard... just as Surat decides it's time to clean
house.
Directors Oxide Pang and Danny Pang ("The Eye") paint an explosive picture of
the Bangkok underworld, illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based
on the Pang Brothers' wildly popular Hong Kong action film of the same name
"Bangkok Dangerous" is written by Jason Richman.
EN 5 Second Review:
We had to go over the pond to find a positive review,
but we found it utterly watchable.
The
simple pleasures are the potty shoot-outs, and visceral justice. James Christopher: The Times (UK)
Cynics may be tempted to dismiss Bangkok Dangerousas money for old rope but the Hollywood firepower under its gleaming
bonnet would make a Top Gear presenter shiver with pleasure...more
Low
September B.O. body count should be surpassed by acceptable
ancillary returns Jordan Mintzer: Variety
Heavy on the spice and cheap on the meat, Bangkok Dangerous
adds plenty of Thai seasoning to the Hollywood lone-assassin
recipe, but the result is only mildly pungent...more
EN 5 Second Review:
We had to go over the pond to find a positive review,
but we found it utterly watchable.
