The Protector is a jaw-dropping, exhilarating action war cry rarely offered to American audiences anymore, and presents Tony Jaa as a timeless martial art icon to rival Bruce Lee.
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09/07/06
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The Protector (2006)
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Reviews Counted:92
Fresh:50
Rotten:42
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Despite some impressive fight scenes, this trimmed-down version of the Thai action pic is an off-putting mix of scant plot, choppy editing, and confusing subtitles and dubbing.
Theatrical Release:Sep 8, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $11,905,519
Synopsis: THE PROTECTOR is the highly anticipated full bodied action film starring International Martial Arts superstar, Tony Jaa (Ong Bak). His world shaped by ancient traditions, a young Thai fighter... [More]
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Reviews for The Protector
This is one of those movies where guys literally stand in line, waiting to get beaten up.
09/08/06
Top CriticThe elephants featured in The Protector have more personality than the star, which is a real problem.
09/08/06
You'll be exhausted when it's over, but harbor a lingering sense of vicarious accomplishment.
09/07/06
Top CriticImagine the worst movie you've ever seen. Now mix in a greatest hits collection of Jackie Chan's best fight choreography and you've got The Protector.
09/05/06
Jaa is energetic and inventive as he climbs walls and performs backflips; Pinkaew directs like a video game creator, and together the two of them couldn't care less about plot.
09/08/06
The Protector is the kind of film that goes beyond cinema straight to spectacle.
09/13/06
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09/23/06
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09/23/06
The whole point here is the action stuff, and, wow, does it deliver!
09/15/06
There's not much here for anyone who isn't a die-hard, unreconstructed chop-socky junkie.
09/07/06
a no-brainer, but also an extravaganza of inventive, visually stunning brutality (by the trunkload).
08/16/07
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04/23/09
Although true fans of old-style kung fu movies will love The Protector, the uninitiated may be put off by the movie's slipshod editing, the waxworks acting and the confusing story.
09/07/06
Top CriticBy the end you're so invigorated that narrative issues seem like an afterthought.
09/23/06
It's tremendously refreshing to see a film that relies solely on the choreography of its athletic star to make the action work.
03/24/07
After we're supposed to get off on a bunch of ironmen getting their shoulder blades handed to them, what's next? Snuff films?
09/07/06
In the realm of fresh martial arts movie stars, no one holds a candle to Tony Jaa.
04/22/09
This is one wicked-ass cool movie, a last blast of summertime action insanity before the pretentious dramas of autumn arrive.
09/07/06
Thankfully, the bits that matter most -- the dust-ups -- are superb.
08/04/06
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