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Bangkok Dangerous

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53% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Kong (Pavarit Mongkolpisit), a deaf-mute assassin, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor, Jo (Pisek Intrakanchit), trains him to be an unfeeling killing machine. But after a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk Fon (Premsinee Ratanasopha). His chance for redemption, however, is threatened when Jo's girlfriend, Aom (Patharawarin Timkul), is raped and Kong risks everything for revenge.

Critics Reviews

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 03/18/2010
An audiovisually complex drama that's better than slick, though it feels pointless-another homage to a kind of filmmaking that's had more than its share. Go to Full Review
Jonathan F. Richards Film.com 09/19/2008
Bangkok Dangerous mixes mindless violence, sappy romance, and philosophical pretentiousness. On the whole, it does the first better than the other two. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 08/27/2008
C+
Doesn't make much of a lasting impression except as a case study in the dreariness of style-over-substance filmmaking when said style is the height of derivativeness. Go to Full Review
Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim 07/26/2023
3/4
Kong is a deaf-mute assassin unable to hear his victims begging for mercy as he completes his assignments. He meticulously silences his victims in “Bangkok Dangerous,” a beautifully gory film in which there are no heroes, just bad guys. Go to Full Review
Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) 10/09/2008
The pacing is usually clumsy and transitions are clunky. There are two bravura sequences not quite worth the price of submission . . . other scenes suggest that the Pang Brothers really want to make a new horror film, not retread stagnant action plots. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 09/08/2008
The Pangs have the eye of born filmmakers: [this] is stylishly shot, if a bit undisciplined, and its story told almost entirely visually - there's very little dialogue - but perhaps their screenwriting skills could use some brushing up... Go to Full Review
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@ExcessMale 07/15/2019 Greatly devoid of the visual style and direction it needs to be truly serviceable. See more s r @ScottR 09/23/2018 It wanted to be good, but it fell way short of the mark. See more 04/24/2015 What a great and stylish crime drama. Too bad most people will think of the terrible remake starring Nick Cage. It has every thing including a rape scene for those of you with triggers that require warnings. It is also a beautiful love story and an action movie with a twist you'd never see coming. Making Kong deaf adds an element to the cinematic storytelling. Up there with Brother and the Boondock saints. See more 01/22/2013 Okay... so, this movie is super derivative of American action movies. But that's okay, because the Thai need movies like ours starring them. BUT WHY ARE WE ADAPTING THEIR CARBON COPIES INTO MOVIES!?!? That said, there's nothing special about this film. See more 11/23/2012 If you can handle the ultra-slow pacing, grainy film quality, and dark subject matter, then I would highly recommend the original Bangkok Dangerous. Don't be fooled by the lousiness of the remake, the original is low-budget foreign filmmaking at its best. What makes the film so refreshing is its refusal to play by the general rules surrounding most mainstream Thai films. It never breaks into slapstick comedy and doesn't throw in any outrageous characters who are inappropriate for the story. Instead, it's a relentless exploration into the criminal underworld, exploring themes of love, loss, and redemption in a world seemingly without hope. It's super depressing, but effective. See more 08/06/2012 this was an awesome movie. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Kong (Pavarit Mongkolpisit), a deaf-mute assassin, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor, Jo (Pisek Intrakanchit), trains him to be an unfeeling killing machine. But after a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk Fon (Premsinee Ratanasopha). His chance for redemption, however, is threatened when Jo's girlfriend, Aom (Patharawarin Timkul), is raped and Kong risks everything for revenge.
Director
Oxide Chun Pang, Danny Pang
Producer
Nonzee Nimibutr
Screenwriter
Oxide Chun Pang, Danny Pang
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R (Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
Thai
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.3K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround