| Bangkok Revenge (2011) |
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| Director: | Jean-Marc Minéo |
| Writers: | Jean-Marc Minéo |
| Starring: | Jon Foo, Caroline Ducey, and Michaël Cohen |
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The Plot: Bangkok Revenge opens with a disturbing sequence involving the attempted murder of a police officer’s entire family. The mother and father are both instantly killed, but their young child manages to survive even after having a bullet put in his head. The murderers continue to track the boy, named Manit (Jon Foo), because he happened to see the face of his father’s killer. However, Manit is quickly saved from their retribution by a nurse who brings the young boy to a remote Thai village. Although he did manage to retain all of his motor functions after the gunshot, due to damage within his brain the boy must learn to live without emotion for the rest of his life. After he is settled in within his new home, the boy is trained in martial arts by his new master who encourages him to harden his body and mind. After several years, Manit is a young man who may not be able to verbalize his anger or fear, but he will most assuredly express it whenever he tracks down those responsible for the death of his parents. |
| The Review |
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Jon Foo stars as our lead, Manit, and acquits himself fairly well in the role. This character, thanks to the damage caused by a bullet to the head, expresses little or no emotional expression. Whether or not Foo has a tremendous range as an actor, I do not know, but I do realize that this role would be a blessing for many martial artists who are trying to transition into the acting game. Foo is very serviceable as the lead. He plays it cool with his role and he’s more than proficient when it comes to the action. His accent, however, is very peculiar in context of the film. Seemingly a mix of English and American, maybe with a little Australian in the mix too, Foo hardly seems to fit the role of a young man raised to speak the English language by a gentleman who mumbles his dialogue with a very thick Thai speech pattern. Yet, viewed in the context of a low budget piece of action trash, it only makes sense that everyone speaks perfect English. The secondary cast, including the French hottie who Foo pairs up with, the Thai guy who somehow wanders into the plot speaking very poor English, and the random folks Foo runs into on the street – they all combine to point out a very “straight-to-video”-esque logic.
| The Conclusion |
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