Bangkok Dangerous

Nicolas Cage shines in Bangkok Dangerous, the story of a man named Joe, an assassin who’s training and precision allows him to kill his targets without leaving any evidence that might incriminate him.  When Joe takes what he feels is his final job in Bangkok, he meets up with Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a young pickpocket who learns Joe’s art under Joe’s tutelage.  When Kong starts to miss some minor details, the drug lords in Bangkok, as well as the authorities, start to get suspicious.  To make matters worse, any and all clues lead directly back to Joe.  Here is the theatrical one-sheet for the film.  My analysis is below:

The Theatrical One-Sheet for Bangkok Dangerous

After getting mixed reviews in the press, I saw this film for myself, and I have to say it delivered on a lot of levels.  Not all levels, but a lot of them.  The action was brilliant; top notch, and I very much enjoyed the back story as well.  The only thing that I think this film lacked was in the development of romantic interests.  As soon as any relationship seemed to go anywhere, the two main characters had to dash off and kill someone.  All in all, however, this was an enjoyable guy flick that delivers some pretty awesome action.  Throw in some stunts and you got yourself 3.5 out of 5 stars.