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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:19
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.6/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Twin brothers Oxide and Danny Pang make their first feature together with this raw attack on the senses. BANGKOK DANGEROUS is like Pop Rocks candy: it leaves a funny taste in your mouth and the... [More]
The pacing is usually clumsy and transitions are clunky. There are two bravura sequences not quite worth the price of submission . . . other scenes suggest that the Pang Brothers really want to make a new horror film, not retread stagnant action plots.
Bangkok Dangerous mixes mindless violence, sappy romance, and philosophical pretentiousness. On the whole, it does the first better than the other two.
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No frills at all [on the DVD release} and a marketing attempt to garner some extra revenue by capitalizing on the [upcoming] Nic Cage version.
Doesn't make much of a lasting impression except as a case study in the dreariness of style-over-substance filmmaking when said style is the height of derivativeness.
...an old-as-the-hills hit man story jazzed up by flashy visuals and a charismatic turn by the very good looking lead.
Enjoyable in an undemanding way, and with a few interesting flourishes.
Top CriticSeriously impressive.
The poorly worked plot and lack of decent dialogue makes you wonder if the title Bangkok Monotonous isn't more appropriate.
Written, directed and edited by the Pang brothers, Bangkok Dangerous delivers 105 minutes of explosive, stylised, bone-splintering violence that leaves little room for dialogue.
Style-rich, substance-weak.
The film moves at a dizzying pace, as it moves either backward or forward with no rhyme or reason.
The Pangs' film is leavened with charming pathos and romance. This is a sure-footed, watchable film that lingers in the mind.
A worthy attempt to add an emotional dimension to the standard bullet play that characterises most action movies.
Expect the Pang brothers receive a call from a Hollywood studio soon.
Combined with the rather touching romance that's trying to bloom between rivers of blood, the film is more than a little unsettling ... and unsuccessful.
Scene after thrilling scene, this movie takes your breath away.
Top CriticIt's so simple it seems silly, but the Pangs absolutely kick the thing out with exquisite photography, editing and music.
It's long on style but short on substance.
Top CriticA succession of set-pieces, each of them individually impressive but adding up to very little because there's nothing between them to move us.
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