The Protector (2005)

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75	Boston Globe Wesley Morris The Protector is about 84 minutes long, and only four of those minutes are devoted to plot.
70	The New York Times The Protector supersizes the formula of "Ong Bak."
67	Entertainment Weekly It's silly, at times laughable, sure, but Jaa has a reckless, bone-cracking grace that transcends the film's triviality.
63	New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman While the story's silly, the stunts, choreographed by Jaa and popular Thai filmmaker Panna Rittikrai, are spectacular.
63	The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey The movie is a series of ever more elaborate fight sequences and increasingly more and larger opponents.
50	Washington Post Ann Hornaday Lives up to Tarantino's imprimatur, both in its cheesy grind house aesthetic and its occasional forays into brilliant, bravura filmmaking.
50	TV Guide Maitland McDonagh It's little more than a disjointed succession of kick-ass action scenes.
50	San Francisco Chronicle A bad film with a great star and some truly amazing action sequences.
50	The Hollywood Reporter A relentless focus on action over character and story will leave more mainstream viewers cold.
38	Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder Anytime Jaa isn't on screen, The Protector sputters.