TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Wongpim pays tribute to classic Italian Westerns in his face-hugging close-ups, but his film is more silly than existentially anarchic, and its exotic quirkiness wears thin quickly.
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Director
Chalerm Wongpim
Cast
Dan Chupong,
Putthipong Sriwat,
Panna Rittikrai,
Samart Payakaroon,
Kanyapak Suworakood,
Somdet Kaew-ler
Genre
Action,
Drama
The story is set in 1890s Siam. Siang is a young Muay Thai warrior and rocketry expert who steals back water buffalo taken from poor Isan farmers by unscrupulous cattle raiders. He is searching for a man with a tattoo who killed his parents.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Wongpim pays tribute to classic Italian Westerns in his face-hugging close-ups, but his film is more silly than existentially anarchic, and its exotic quirkiness wears thin quickly.
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Isn't perfect, but it's light years ahead of "Ong-Bak."
The New York Times
Chalerm Wongpim keeps it all moving along at such a clip that you’re more likely to leave the theater smiling than yawning.
Premiere by Aaron Hillis
Paths collide and allegiances form between the good, bad, and ugly, but under the incoherent direction of Chalerm Wongpim, a clunky dullness sets in whenever the action subsides.
Village Voice
Director Chalerm Wongpim's skull-buster makes up in wild-eyed insanity (and excessive, arbitrary slow motion) what it lacks in acting, pacing, and coherence.
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