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24 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Starring: Charlie Yeung, Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm
  • Summary: The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe, a remorseless hit man, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong, a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok's intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard... just as Surat decides it's time to clean house. (Lionsgate)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 9 out of 16
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    60
    Bangkok won't be making any appearances at the Oscars, but it is executed with skill and -- a severed limb or two notwithstanding -- without too much bloody excess.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    30
    Of all the shoddy, insipid qualities of Bangkok Dangerous, the most egregious is the most fundamental: The film is simply dreadful to look at.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    I'm beginning to suspect there's some sort of ancient, or at least post-Pearl Harbor, curse in play that stops genre-oriented Asian filmmakers from creating anything of all but the most negligible merit once they hit the California shore.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. JackR.
    9
    Great move with tons of action. If you like Hong Kong" actio flixs you will love this movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. [Anonymous]
    5
    May not be worth watching, very simple all around.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    3
    "Bangkok Dangerous", a action kookie based on the 2001 movie with the same title, is terrible. It's cliched and fails to handle all the action into one piece. Most of all, Nicholas Cage performed terribly with a stone cold face. Trust me; If you watch this, you're weird.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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