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The Sun - The Sneak | Screenrush Barometer:  |
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'Yet it is really a totally new story of revenge set 600 years ago, with the Ong Bak name just stapled to it. Martial arts fans will love Jaa's expertly choreographed clashes, though.'
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Other reviews with the same rating:
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Little White Lies - Matt Bochenski | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'Not a bad film really, but a cynical piece of marketing.' |
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The Independent on Sunday - Nicholas Barber | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'The action takes third place to the period costumes and slow-motion shots of rain falling.' |
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The Sunday Times - Stuart McGurk | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'it's like watching a computer game with cheat mode on' |
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The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'It's overcooked, overproduced, and all the action is swamped with distracting camerawork and gimmicky design.' |
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The Daily Telegraph - Tim Robey | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'A chaotic prequel to the 2003 action hit which lacks its goofy personality' |
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The Independent - Anthony Quinn | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'The gymnastic flips and feints of leading man Tony Jaa are the reason, actually the only reason, to see this Thai revenge epic.' |
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The Times - Toby Young | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'Thai dancing and martial arts is really two hours of skull-crunching' |
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Time Out - David Jenkins | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'It's sweet that Jaa thinks fans of his work would abide an unannounced five-minute traditional dance sequence right in the middle of the film, but outside the carefully orchestrated (though crushingly monotonous) fight sequences, this is over-directed and under-written trash.' |
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