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Movie Info


Genre :

Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

September 05, 2008

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang

Starring :

Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung, James With, Steve Baldocchi, Philip Waley, Shaun Delaney

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..smart and unusual..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
“..simply dreadful to look at..”
by Nathan Lee [NY Times]
1 of 5

“..over-familiar but still eye-catching..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
“..only mildly pungent..”
by Jordan Mintzer [Variety]
2 of 5

“..interesting..”
by [Sun Online]
Review rate : D

“..glacial, abysmally photographed, dreadfully acted, faintly plotted, and frequently absurd..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]
1 of 4

“..dark, grim..”
by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 5

“..completely different..”
by James Christopher [Times Online]
2.5 of 5

“..Bangkok Dangerous was something special, but somewhere in the translation, it lost any existing sparkle or verve..”
by Katey Rich [CinemaBlend]
0.5 of 4

“..bad without lifting a finger toward interesting..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Tony Wong [Toronto Star]
Reviewed by Daniel Eagan [Film Journal International]

Reader's Reviews


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This movie looks great! I can't wait to see it, the trailer was very intense

posted by MovieGrl on Mar 31, 2008

good movie

posted by sezengul on Nov 15, 2008

So many people put this movie down, but i think it was perfect.

posted by Jenna on Apr 25, 2009
 
 

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