Chocolate (2008)

Director:

Prachya Pinkaew

Writers:

Chukiat Sakveerakul (screenplay)
Nepalee Sakweerakul (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 February 2008 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money. |

Cast

JeeJa Yanin
Ammara Siripong	...	Zin
Hiroshi Abe	...	Masashi
Pongpat Wachirabunjong	...	No. 8
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dechawut Chuntakaro	...	Priscilla
Anusuk Jangajit	...	Candy shop owner
Kittitat Kowahagul	...	Epileptic boxer
Taphon Phopwandee	...	Mangmoom
Pirom Ruangkitjakan	...	Petch
Hirokazu Sano	...	Ryo
Thanyathon Seekhiaw	...	Fur
Nattakit Teachachevapong	...	Pork man
Yanin Vismitananda	...	Zen
Aroon Wanatsabadeewong	...	Ice factory owner

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB

Company:

Baa-Ram-Ewe

Its a good action film, ignore Kazuo_Kiriyama

I must have seen a totally different film than Kazuo_Kiriyama and archip57, I found it to be an exciting,entertaining and at times even touching martial film chock full of well choreographed and cringe inducing fight scenes. I'm not pretending it's Lawrence of Arabia (which, by the way contained a lot of historical inaccuracies)and its a notch below Ong Bak, but it does what it sets out to do and succeeds where so many Hollywood films fail in that it simply delivers the goods: well choreographed, bone crunching fight scenes. Its the kind of film that makes me feel giddy like a kid again and I felt the same way watching Ong Bak,Born to Fight, and Tom Yum Goong. I found the lead actress Jeeja Yanin to be demure and her performance very charming and sympathy inducing, not irritating in the least.

Also contrary to other claims made by one reviewer , there are no wires used in this movie and the blooper reel at the end of the film reveal that Miss Yanin's kicks actually did hurt some of the stunt men (did you happen to watch that Kazuo_Kiriyama?) and not all of her kicks were stationary as I recall she did many flying kicks, spin kicks and multiple kicking attacks, but I guess some people we're too busy thinking of stuff to criticize the film about to really notice the great fight choreography or maybe they should be watching something more cerebrally challenge and artistic fare like "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" and stay away from immensely entertaining films like Tom Yum Goong, Born To Fight, and this one.