Pulling out every visual trick and camera angle in the book doesn't save this dull and vapid snoozer.
The box review compares the film to John Woo and Terrantino, but this is far from true. Yes, lots of people get shot and there are even gangsters involved. But Bangkok Dangerous can not come close to Woo's awesome action choreography, nor his, and I thought I'd never say this, depth.
Calling the characters in this movie cardboard cutouts would be an insult to cardboard. True, the melancholy killer theme is reminiscent of Woo's "The Killer", but the comparison ends there, and there is so little character development that the audience hardly cares who gets shot or why.
This movie has even less in common with Terrantino's films, which have infinately more character and a much more interesting plot than this **SPOILER WARNING** "assasin takes revenge on treacherous boss" predictable yawner. Save two hours out of your life and skip Bangkok Dangerous, unless you are absolutely dying to see lots of red, green, and blue lighting and overdone digital editing, which is really the only thing this movie has going for it.
The box review compares the film to John Woo and Terrantino, but this is far from true. Yes, lots of people get shot and there are even gangsters involved. But Bangkok Dangerous can not come close to Woo's awesome action choreography, nor his, and I thought I'd never say this, depth.
Calling the characters in this movie cardboard cutouts would be an insult to cardboard. True, the melancholy killer theme is reminiscent of Woo's "The Killer", but the comparison ends there, and there is so little character development that the audience hardly cares who gets shot or why.
This movie has even less in common with Terrantino's films, which have infinately more character and a much more interesting plot than this **SPOILER WARNING** "assasin takes revenge on treacherous boss" predictable yawner. Save two hours out of your life and skip Bangkok Dangerous, unless you are absolutely dying to see lots of red, green, and blue lighting and overdone digital editing, which is really the only thing this movie has going for it.