Bangkok Dangerous (1999)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Oxide Pang Chun
Danny Pang

Writers:

Oxide Pang Chun (writer)
Danny Pang (writer)

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller | Romance

Plot:

The story is of a deaf-mute hitman and his partner who are based in Bangkok. He is friends with his...

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Flashback | Stripper | Hitman | Deaf Mute

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Pawalit Mongkolpisit	...	Kong
Premsinee Ratanasopha	...	Fon
Patharawarin Timkul	...	Aom
Pisek Intrakanchit	...	Jo
Korkiate Limpapat
Piya Boonnak

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:III | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Film Bangkok

Movie Connections:

References Gojira (1954)

A good film with a great visual style.

A good film with a great visual style. Although I kept finding it hard to overcome the problems a deaf\mute assassin would encounter, it was something that was easily overlooked. Revenge, death and love, what more could a story ask for, and this one delivers it well. As with a lot of good Japanese movies, there is a heavy emphasis on visual style to convey a feeling, action or even thoughts of the characters onscreen, and this is done well here. Added to that is the use of audio to either cover the sound in a scene, or totally ignore it, showing the problems of the assassins' deafness, and yet at no point is this made obvious to the viewer, it's something you just notice. There's no Hollywood here either, and it's well appreciated. Watch this film, it's a good one.