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Protector, The

 

aka: Tom yum goong, Warrior King
USA 2005, 108 minutes
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
In Thai, Vietnamese, English with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Action/Adventure / Martial Arts

 

Aroview: Muay Thai phenomenon Tony Jaa continues his reinvigoration of the martial arts genre with this hotly anticipated follow-up to ONG-BAK: a pan-Pacific romp through Thailand and Australia in pursuit of ruthless Elephant poachers.

Sustaining the athletically demanding, absurdly reckless action sequences of Jaa’s break-out hit – including a remarkable four-minute, multi-level fight scene shot in a single take – dir. Pinkaew can’t be faulted for an inventiveness in choreography, even if his creativity verges occasionally on the silly. Less successful story-wise, which at once rehashes ONG-BAK’s stolen deity premise and globalizes it through a Westernized setting (a la Jackie Chan’s hocky American excursions), the film nevertheless remains high on adrenaline, testosterone, and bruising violence: in essence, another tailor-made stunt vehicle for its superhuman star.

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