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Bangkok Dangerous

Overview


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]

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