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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterBangkok won't be making any appearances at the Oscars, but it is executed with skill and -- a severed limb or two notwithstanding -- without too much bloody excess.
- 50VarietyVarietyWithout the technical nastiness and fatal realism that made the initial film so compelling, the remake feels like a hollow excuse to present the myriad ways in which a bullet can pierce a cranium, rather than an edgy portrait of Third World violence.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneParts of Bangkok Dangerous, far from seeming unfamiliar or freshly stylized, offer nothing that you couldn't catch in an episode of "CSI."
- Pretty much all the things that made the original so original are filtered out of this un-original.
- 25The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinDimly lit, emotionally empty, and devoid of thrills, Bangkok Dangerous should disappoint Cage fans looking for Wicker Man-style camp thrills just as thoroughly as action buffs looking for a passable thriller. It's never close to good, and it can't even get bad right.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA morose, slow-moving action picture.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAdds to the sad realization that this once-vibrant and witty actor (Cage) is completely controlled now by his inner teenager.
- 20L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyAnother of those dopey crime thrillers where the hardcore, bad-ass antihero inexplicably decides one day to lower his guard and open his heart, causing all kinds of hell to break loose.
- 12Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisBangkok Dangerous is bad without lifting a finger toward interesting. The trouble with it is that the people who've made it don't appear to understand life enough to allow any of it into their movie. This is an airless affair.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe filmmakers even manage to turn seamy Bangkok into the least exotic setting imaginable.