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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
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Ultimately there isn't much of a movie here, just a series of great-looking and expertly filmed showdowns that are worth the price of a rental Full Review |
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 6/10 |
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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's called Chocolate, but Cheese would have been just as good. Soaked with tears, full of schmaltz, and yet strewn with bodies, Prachya Pinkaew's new kick-'em-up is extreme action, extreme melodrama, and extremely hard to resist. Full Review |
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8/10 |
Chocolate (Chokgohlaet) offers sensational martial arts set pieces -- beautifully choreographed, exquisitely colored, and acrobatically shot. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Vimistananda is nothing less than an awe-inspiring force of nature. Full Review |
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7/10 |
A sweet treat for martial arts movie buffs despite lightly bitter flaws. Full Review |
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B- |
Character development and cogent storytelling are in short supply. Yeah, so? Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
At its heart, Chocolate is a simple tale of a special girl trying to make her way in a considerably unspecial world. Full Review |
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B+ |
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. Full Review |
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6/10 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It boils down to this: Thai girl fighting. Is that enough of a movie for you? Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Chocolate is risibly sentimental even for a genre not known for its emotional sophistication. Full Review |
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... 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... Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The finale is an extended tour de force equal parts Bruce Lee, Tony Jaa, and Donkey Kong. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Chocolate gives us the first autistic action hero. Full Review |
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