Whit AlexanderBangkok Dangerous
September 26th 2008 01:57
Oh, this movie started out so well.
Bangkok Dangerous is a movie about an assassin who does everything by the rules, leaving no trace (except he has a bad habit of not wearing gloves whilst handling weapons, which means he's leaving fingerprints behind) and caring about nobody.
The movie starts off pretty good, with Joe laying waste to several people. I sort of was under the impression that it was going to be a cool action movie.
Er, no. It kind of is. I mean.. well, yes and no.
I was really undecided about this movie, and this was a movie where there was too much story, I think. My biggest nit-pick is that Joe has a bit of a romance with a Thai deaf-mute whose name means 'rain'. This could work, if the lead actor could act. But Nicholas Cage has two or three different faces, and they probably all have names.
It kind of creeped me out, there was no meaningful communication between Joe and his romantic interest. There actually doesn't seem to be anything in common- there was no chemistry, and that's SUPER important when the romantic interest does not speak.
There was an interesting dynamic between Joe and his errand boy Kong, who eventually sort of becomes his student. But this dynamic doesn't get leaned upon, and that's a crying shame.
There's no real tangible point to the movie, it starts and goes nowhere fast. Save your money, stay in and put on one of your favorites.
Bangkok Dangerous is a movie about an assassin who does everything by the rules, leaving no trace (except he has a bad habit of not wearing gloves whilst handling weapons, which means he's leaving fingerprints behind) and caring about nobody.
The movie starts off pretty good, with Joe laying waste to several people. I sort of was under the impression that it was going to be a cool action movie.
Er, no. It kind of is. I mean.. well, yes and no.
I was really undecided about this movie, and this was a movie where there was too much story, I think. My biggest nit-pick is that Joe has a bit of a romance with a Thai deaf-mute whose name means 'rain'. This could work, if the lead actor could act. But Nicholas Cage has two or three different faces, and they probably all have names.
It kind of creeped me out, there was no meaningful communication between Joe and his romantic interest. There actually doesn't seem to be anything in common- there was no chemistry, and that's SUPER important when the romantic interest does not speak.
There was an interesting dynamic between Joe and his errand boy Kong, who eventually sort of becomes his student. But this dynamic doesn't get leaned upon, and that's a crying shame.
There's no real tangible point to the movie, it starts and goes nowhere fast. Save your money, stay in and put on one of your favorites.
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