Bangkok Dangerous
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 5, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
7
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
Bangkok 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. Read full review
50
VarietyJordan Mintzer
Without 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. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Doesn't work because it isn't much of a ride. The action scenes are strictly by rote. The incidental characters are all incidental. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Parts of Bangkok Dangerous, far from seeming unfamiliar or freshly stylized, offer nothing that you couldn't catch in an episode of "CSI." Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael Ordona
Pretty much all the things that made the original so original are filtered out of this un-original. Read full review
40
Film ThreatStina Chyn
I didn't hate this film. I didn't find it to be a waste of time or brain waves. Given the reasons I saw the film, I suppose I'm 50% disappointed. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
While the film includes several exciting, creatively shot action scenes, the drama is otherwise so shopworn that the violent climax is a relief. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Of all the shoddy, insipid qualities of Bangkok Dangerous, the most egregious is the most fundamental: The film is simply dreadful to look at. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
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 from creating anything of all but the most negligible merit once they hit the California shore. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Dimly 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. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A morose, slow-moving action picture. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
As a cinematic experience, it's like being locked in a coffin for an hour and a half. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Adds to the sad realization that this once-vibrant and witty actor (Cage) is completely controlled now by his inner teenager. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
Another 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. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Bangkok 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. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The filmmakers even manage to turn seamy Bangkok into the least exotic setting imaginable. Read full review
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