It’s likely to be drooled over by fans of the genre and no doubt enthused about by Quentin Tarantino. But if kung fu ain’t your thing, this won’t convert you.
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Chocolate (2009)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:23
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Chocolate is a bizarre martial arts flick, with a slushy plot, an unusual protagonist, and breathtaking stunts.
Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Zen, a girl born from an affair between two members of rival crime syndicates, lives in recluse with her mother. She learns how to fight by absorbing martial arts skills from what she sees on TV... [More]
Starring: JeeJa Yanin, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
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Reviews for Chocolate
Unfortunately, the martial arts action is only half the movie – the rest is badly acted and gory.
10/24/08
Takes its time to get going, but once the action kicks in, it's mildly engaging with lots of mindless fun, especially for avid fans of martial arts films.
02/07/09
Even if it doesn't make much sense, tugs shamelessly at the heartstrings, and features a heavy with Jennifer Aniston hair, the feature sparks in just the right way, making for a fist-clenching, mouth-agape sit.
02/12/09
Chocolate gives us the first autistic action hero.
11/19/08
Chocolate (Chokgohlaet) offers sensational martial arts set pieces -- beautifully choreographed, exquisitely colored, and acrobatically shot.
03/08/09
Don’t bother looking for wires and safety nets because there aren’t any. As the end credits show in wince-making detail, all the performers genuinely suffer for their art.
10/24/08
Anyone knows we all come here just to see the girl kick serious behind. At least she does just that, and after a while Chocolate mainly and plainly feels like the exhibition that it is.
04/08/09
The world may not have needed a Thai-language martial-arts hybrid of Kill Bill and Rain Man, but by God, it's got one now.
02/03/09
Top CriticA bizarre, often tasteless, but never dull Thai martial arts movie.
10/24/08
At its heart, Chocolate is a simple tale of a special girl trying to make her way in a considerably unspecial world.
02/13/09
It boils down to this: Thai girl fighting. Is that enough of a movie for you?
02/06/09
A sweet treat for martial arts movie buffs despite lightly bitter flaws.
02/18/09
Enjoyable thriller.
10/29/08
Vimistananda is nothing less than an awe-inspiring force of nature.
02/26/09
The finale is an extended tour de force equal parts Bruce Lee, Tony Jaa, and Donkey Kong.
02/03/09
Is it radical or offensive? I really don't know. It certainly got my attention.
10/24/08
Yes, it's extremely choppy and not terribly well-developed, with characters appearing and disappearing at random. But the fights are so impressive that we can't help but be thoroughly entertained.
10/24/08
... the fights are terrific, tightly choreographed with a good sense of ensemble movement and shot in long takes that preserve the fluidity of the action...
02/05/09
Character development and cogent storytelling are in short supply. Yeah, so?
02/13/09
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