Bangkok Revenge (2011)

After witnessing the brutal murder of his parents, a young boy is raised by a martial arts master who grooms him to be a lethal killer. Some 20 years later, it's time to take revenge on the assassins who destroyed his childhood.

Director:

Jean-Marc Minéo

Writer:

Jean-Marc Minéo

Stars:

Jonathan Patrick Foo, Caroline Ducey, Michaël Cohen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Patrick Foo	...	Manit (as Jon Foo)
Caroline Ducey	...	Clara
Michaël Cohen	...	Simon
Aphiradi Phawaphutanon	...	Chanticha
Winai Kraibutr	...	Samat
Kowitch Wathana	...	Adjan
Lioutsia Goubaidoullina	...	Jessy
Julaluck Ismalone	...	Ying
Thiraphong Riawrukwong	...	Superintendent
Dom Hetrakul	...	Pichai
Pream Busala-Khamvong	...	Ananda
Sura Theerakon	...	Chaiya (as Nicky Pimp)
Oliver Bever	...	Narai
Jaturong Kolimart	...	Wanit
Howard Wang	...	Gang Leader

Storyline

After witnessing the brutal murder of his parents, a young boy is raised by a martial arts master who grooms him to be a lethal killer. Some 20 years later, it's time to take revenge on the assassins who destroyed his childhood.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | one man army | bone breaking | kung fu | neck breaking | 

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Taglines:

Trained for the future. Ready for revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

No Feelings Now
Composed by Christophe Gerber
Performed by Julaluck Ismalone

User Reviews

I thought it was decent..

This is my first review so it'll be somewhat crude, but I'll say what I thought of the film.

The plot is somewhat mediocre at best; hero survived a fatal shot when he was a child, lived in seclusion, and now he's being hunted down by his parents' murderers. The reason for him being hunted down is quite unclear to me, since he clearly remembers nothing from his childhood, and I had a feeling if the villains left him alone, he'd have left them alone.

Still, moving on with the actions; I thought there were plenty of actions and the skills Jon Foo showed are quite on par with other Thai martial art films I've seen. What I liked is that they didn't "soften" his actions. Since he can't feel pain, or most normal feelings I think, he beat 'em up real good.

Acting-wise, I'd prefer if they'd all speak Thai. I don't mind reading subtitles. Having non-native speakers speak in English (not so fluently) is kind of distracting. The movie would've been better otherwise. Then again, I don't know how it would fare if you have the lead speak in broken Thai (Since I'm not sure if he's fluent in it. We only heard him asking for directions. Anyone could have).

In short, take it for what it is. A martial arts film, and it'll be enjoyable enough.

Details

Country:

France Thailand

Language:

English Thai

Release Date:

14 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bangkok Revenge

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,116, 16 September 2012

Gross USA:

$35,784

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,784

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cercle, Le, G&G

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1