Review of Bangkok Dangerous (2008) by Nelson C — 17 Mar 2009

Started out great, but ended in a klusterfk shetstorm of incongruity.

This review of Bangkok Dangerous (2008) was written by Nelson C on 17 Mar 2009.

Bangkok Dangerous has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stephen Cole (251) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 21 Oct 2013

Doesn't work because it isn't much of a ride. The action scenes are strictly by rote. The incidental characters are all incidental…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 31 May 2014

This is defiantly a good action movie. Nicolas Cage gives a great performance. I have always liked him in action movies like this…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 14 May 2015

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By Andrew U (319) on 03 May 2015

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 03 Aug 2014

I'm beginning to suspect there's some sort of ancient, or at least post-Pearl Harbor, curse in play that stops genre-oriented Asian filmmakers…

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By Keith P (210) on 17 Jun 2014

Pretty good action film that starts off all guns blazing but soon falls a bit flat towards the middle of the movie…

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By Nathan T (396) on 15 May 2013

This is a terrible movie. action is dull, plot sucks, acting is miserable. The stunts and special effects were what killed it for me…

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By Benjamin O (239) on 19 Jun 2013

I am at awe on how there was a sequel to this film. This might just be Nicolas Cage's worse film…

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By John A D (2) on 25 Mar 2014

A generic hitman film we've all seen before, with the cliche last job. Cage dwells without his charm and the movie just lags…

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By Francisco L (579) on 27 Jul 2017

Nicholas cage as a hitman is like Clint Eastwood as a gay man. Doesn't fit one bit…

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