The movie's plot is, well, like it's from another dimension (which is Thailand), going after the elephant. There are things in the story that are simply unclear or haven't been explained well enough so there would be a more or less fluent storyline. I understand this is difficult to make in an action movie, but why also make characters absolutely one dimensional and undeveloped? I really hated the "chief police angry with good cop" cliché and a bunch of other clichés. Plus, of 100 or so bodyguards and other bad guys, how come nobody carries a gun except Johnny, and the police?? What's up with in line skaters, bmx bikers and motorcyclists chasing Kham? Done with them? Time to face the boss - mr. Quad and then up to the next level.
The scene where Kham ties the bones of the elephant to his hands (how was there enough time to do that???) the bones are obviously not as heavy as they ought to be and if they were, his hand movement would have to be considerably slower and there is also a thing called torque, not to mention limited muscle power. Okay, so it is an action move, exaggerating a lot, sure. But, a large bodybuilder breaks off statue's head that should weigh... far too much (I bet robocop couldn't do that), and throw it at Khan, who blocks it with elephant bones and TURNS IT TO DUST??? This went a bit over the top, seriously. Some acting is excessively bad, reminds me of 7 samurai's peasants acting; exaggerated mimics, some actors tried too hard to signal to the viewer of how completely and utterly evil they are. Or is that a thing of eastern movies? I can't tell.
On the other hand, despite the feeling of deja-vu in many many scenes I think it's been presented in a different way; if Hollywood made this, it would probably be beaten, bruised and buried by the critics, but this is Thai movie and it is made the Thai way, old ideas but in fresher packages. The fight scenes are some of the best (if not the best) I've ever seen and overall, I HAVE been entertained and I guess that's what's important.
The scene where Kham ties the bones of the elephant to his hands (how was there enough time to do that???) the bones are obviously not as heavy as they ought to be and if they were, his hand movement would have to be considerably slower and there is also a thing called torque, not to mention limited muscle power. Okay, so it is an action move, exaggerating a lot, sure. But, a large bodybuilder breaks off statue's head that should weigh... far too much (I bet robocop couldn't do that), and throw it at Khan, who blocks it with elephant bones and TURNS IT TO DUST??? This went a bit over the top, seriously. Some acting is excessively bad, reminds me of 7 samurai's peasants acting; exaggerated mimics, some actors tried too hard to signal to the viewer of how completely and utterly evil they are. Or is that a thing of eastern movies? I can't tell.
On the other hand, despite the feeling of deja-vu in many many scenes I think it's been presented in a different way; if Hollywood made this, it would probably be beaten, bruised and buried by the critics, but this is Thai movie and it is made the Thai way, old ideas but in fresher packages. The fight scenes are some of the best (if not the best) I've ever seen and overall, I HAVE been entertained and I guess that's what's important.