2008·Action·1h 39m
6.8
★
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang Phat
assassin
hitman
gun
asia
deaf-mute
bangkok, thailand
thailand
apprentice
video surveillance
strip club
flashback
remake
murder
betrayal
mafia
shootout
boat chase
explosion
foot chase
killer
gunshot
motorcycle chase
crisis of conscience
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Cast
Nicolas Cage
Joe
Shahkrit Yamnarm
Kong
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Fon
Panward Hemmanee
Aom
Dom Hetrakul
Aran
James With
Chicago
Andrew Pfeffer
Caucasian Prisoner
Chris Lowenstein
Crew
Oxide Pang Chun
Director
Danny Pang Phat
Director
Jason Richman
Screenplay
Brian Tyler
Original Music Composer
Decha Srimantra
Director of Photography
Nicolas Cage
Producer
Jason Shuman
Producer
Norman Golightly
Producer
William Sherak
Producer
Andrew Pfeffer
Executive Producer
Danny Pang Phat
Author
Chris Lowenstein
Line Producer
Popular Reviews
50 reviews
mduffin00
3.0★ · 01/24/26
Pretty boring
Pretty boring
Wyatt
5.0★ · 09/15/25
Yeah, it sucked, but it sucked way less than I thought it would. Just a bad and boring movie but holy hell the hair on Cage man is really something to take in, definitely the most memorable part of the movie for me.
Yeah, it sucked, but it sucked way less than I thought it would. Just a bad and boring movie but holy hell the hair on Cage man is really something to take in, definitely the most memorable part of the movie for me.
Devv
4.0★ · 08/16/25
CAAAAAAAGGEEEE OKAAY
CAAAAAAAGGEEEE OKAAY
Alfred HitchTOK
8.0★ · 06/10/25
This was unexpectedly great. The poster makes it looks like a generic early 2000s actioner, instead it is a rather grim and gritty crime drama, with stylised visual flair from the Pang Brothers, adapted their 1999 from of the same name (which I haven't seen).
It's an oft-told tale, with Cage as a hitman, narrating his rules of engagement and yet ultimately breaking them through development of a bond with his designed to be disposable aid (Shahkrit Yamnarm)
and pharmacist love interest Fon (Charlie Yueng). While the narrative is well worn territory the Bangkok locale makes for a heightened atmosphere, not merely a scenic backdrop, but a lived in entity on screen, that highlights the disparity of both economic and ethical boundaries.
There is some pretty obvious foreshadowing that denies a feeling of narrative complexity, the plot exists primarily as an opportunity for the Pangs to both create mood and explore their keen visual aesthetic, tinged in red, blue and green, the foremost example being Cage's red tinged shoot-out across a shelf of bottled water, lines of water cascading through the scene like the bursts of bullet hole light in the Coens Blood Simple.
Also clearly I know nothing about cinema as this holds a 2.2 average on letterboxd
It's an oft-told tale, with Cage as a hitman, narrating his rules of engagement and yet ultimately breaking them through development of a bond with his designed to be disposable aid (Shahkrit Yamnarm)
and pharmacist love interest Fon (Charlie Yueng). While the narrative is well worn territory the Bangkok locale makes for a heightened atmosphere, not merely a scenic backdrop, but a lived in entity on screen, that highlights the disparity of both economic and ethical boundaries.
There is some pretty obvious foreshadowing that denies a feeling of narrative complexity, the plot exists primarily as an opportunity for the Pangs to both create mood and explore their keen visual aesthetic, tinged in red, blue and green, the foremost example being Cage's red tinged shoot-out across a shelf of bottled water, lines of water cascading through the scene like the bursts of bullet hole light in the Coens Blood Simple.
Also clearly I know nothing about cinema as this holds a 2.2 average on letterboxd
This was unexpectedly great. The poster makes it looks like a generic early 2000s actioner, instead it is a rather grim and gritty crime drama, with stylised visual flair from the Pang Brothers, adapted their 1999 from of the same name (which I haven't seen).
It's an oft-told tale, with Cage as a hitman, narrating his rules of engagement and yet ultimately breaking them through development of a bond with his designed to be disposable aid (Shahkrit Yamnarm)
and pharmacist love interest Fon (Charlie Yueng). While the narrative is well worn territory the Bangkok locale makes for a heightened atmosphere, not merely a scenic backdrop, but a lived in entity on screen, that highlights the disparity of both economic and ethical boundaries.
There is some pretty obvious foreshadowing that denies a feeling of narrative complexity, the plot exists primarily as an opportunity for the Pangs to both create mood and explore their keen visual aesthetic, tinged in red, blue and green, the foremost example being Cage's red tinged shoot-out across a shelf of bottled water, lines of water cascading through the scene like the bursts of bullet hole light in the Coens Blood Simple.
Also clearly I know nothing about cinema as this holds a 2.2 average on letterboxd
It's an oft-told tale, with Cage as a hitman, narrating his rules of engagement and yet ultimately breaking them through development of a bond with his designed to be disposable aid (Shahkrit Yamnarm)
and pharmacist love interest Fon (Charlie Yueng). While the narrative is well worn territory the Bangkok locale makes for a heightened atmosphere, not merely a scenic backdrop, but a lived in entity on screen, that highlights the disparity of both economic and ethical boundaries.
There is some pretty obvious foreshadowing that denies a feeling of narrative complexity, the plot exists primarily as an opportunity for the Pangs to both create mood and explore their keen visual aesthetic, tinged in red, blue and green, the foremost example being Cage's red tinged shoot-out across a shelf of bottled water, lines of water cascading through the scene like the bursts of bullet hole light in the Coens Blood Simple.
Also clearly I know nothing about cinema as this holds a 2.2 average on letterboxd
Adam Drainler
4.1★ · 02/20/24
I was actually kind of enjoying this in a comedic way. Gawking at Nic Cage with his greasy ass hair and the goofy, over-dramatic action, but that ending where he just caps himself comes out of no where and made the whole thing feel pretty pointless. That was kind of unintentionally funny too though so the movie wasn’t a total waste of time
I was actually kind of enjoying this in a comedic way. Gawking at Nic Cage with his greasy ass hair and the goofy, over-dramatic action, but that ending where he just caps himself comes out of no where and made the whole thing feel pretty pointless. That was kind of unintentionally funny too though so the movie wasn’t a total waste of time