Alright, as most people i saw this movie and tough damn its Killzone 2, the first one was very good, and it got Tony Jaa, must be a kick ass movie right? Not to mention finally Tony do something else than traditional Thai "villager movies". Don't get me wrong, Ong Bak and Protector where awesome movie, but certainly not for the plot.
So at first i tough Jaa was the main character, turn out he is more like the side character, but still enough in the movie to justify the "starring" status. Jing Wu is really the main star tough. Still when you pick up a Tony Jaa movie you expect a lot of martial arts right? This movie is lacking a bit of it. There is a decent amount in the second half but at the same time the pacing is very off, at some point it goes a long moment without a fight scene and somehow the plot didn't really interested me that much personally. At least it try to not be too much too traditional either on the Chinese or thai side, but it just didn't made me care that much for the emotional side. I won't say too much to keep this a spoiler free review but lets just say it reminded me of what Pound of Flesh with JCVD was about.
The fights tough, where pretty good. One fight scene in particular in the middle of the movie was very well shot. There is a bit of wirefu used in general in the movie but not enough to distract too much in my own opinion.
In the end i would say the first hour of this movie felt mostly boring for me but the second one had some pretty cool stuff going on at time. This is why I'm gonna give it the average score. I had an OK time with it, nothing more. Certainly not a movie to remember. Worth a rental.
So at first i tough Jaa was the main character, turn out he is more like the side character, but still enough in the movie to justify the "starring" status. Jing Wu is really the main star tough. Still when you pick up a Tony Jaa movie you expect a lot of martial arts right? This movie is lacking a bit of it. There is a decent amount in the second half but at the same time the pacing is very off, at some point it goes a long moment without a fight scene and somehow the plot didn't really interested me that much personally. At least it try to not be too much too traditional either on the Chinese or thai side, but it just didn't made me care that much for the emotional side. I won't say too much to keep this a spoiler free review but lets just say it reminded me of what Pound of Flesh with JCVD was about.
The fights tough, where pretty good. One fight scene in particular in the middle of the movie was very well shot. There is a bit of wirefu used in general in the movie but not enough to distract too much in my own opinion.
In the end i would say the first hour of this movie felt mostly boring for me but the second one had some pretty cool stuff going on at time. This is why I'm gonna give it the average score. I had an OK time with it, nothing more. Certainly not a movie to remember. Worth a rental.