Raging Phoenix

Aroview: The female star of CHOCOLATE returns with break dancing moves to complement her sick martial arts skills, in this over-the-top kickboxing vehicle from the Thai action cinema assembly line.

Those braced for the wave of 'Muay-Thai' movies that followed in the wake of ONG-BAK will know exactly what to expect here (athletic acrobatics, bruising stunt maneuvers, full-contact butt kicking), though credit where it's due: Yanin brings much-needed girl power to a male-dominated genre, while the fusion of 'drunken' martial arts with hip-hop theatrics makes for some dazzling and unpredictable fight choreography.