Review: Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior

Marketed as a low budget, matching Jet Li without the wires movie, it’s kinda overhyped. Best comparision would be a Jackie Chan movie without the slapstick. And that, of course, leaves you with not very much. The acrobatics are quite good, to be honest. But from the very beginning you see the story unfold, only to serve the fight and chase scenes. That is no way to make a movie, but still, it’s being done. This makes it reminisce the early Jean-Claude van Damme movies (including multi-angle replays), bad acting, stereotype characters, but still enjoyable if you’re into it. Definitely not for the casual movie-goer.6.