Of all the shoddy, insipid qualities of “Bangkok Dangerous,” the most egregious is the most fundamental: The film is simply dreadful to look at. We have at long last reached the nadir of the Malnourished Mood at the cinema, that sickly palate of...

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You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, not that it stops brothers Oxide and Danny Pang trying. Nine years after they dazzled audiences with the stylish yet predictable thriller Bangkok Dangerous, the Hong Kong filmmakers take the bold step...
A toxic blend of gun-for-hire midlife crisis, homicidal existential angst and a little unscheduled serious sex tourism on the side, Bangkok Dangerous is a cut above the typical crime thriller. Not only for its Thai cityscapes drenched in moody...
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