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Vengeance of an Assassin (2014) by Panna Rittikrai - cranefly - 08-26-2017
Vengeance of an Assassin opens with two gangs in a warehouse engaged in a soccer match that borders on war. It's brutal and brilliantly shot, better than the climaxes of most martial arts films. After that scene, I wondered if they'd shot their wad.
Not even close. The fights got ever more insane, with some truly over-the-top action sequences. I actually started laughing near the end, because the older of the two protagonists (brothers) had been wounded in so many fatal ways, yet he keeps mustering more chop-sockey (am I allowed to say that?), and then he's... Well, he's battered in a whole new way, and repeatedly, and I just lost it.
The story is thin, there's some draggy character-building scenes that don't work; but my goodness, this delivers on the fights -- each one more wildly inventive.
Afterwards, I looked up the director, Panna Rittikra. Of course, Tony Jaa's mentor. Sadly, at the end of the credits there's a dedication to him, as he died the year it was released. Who knows if he even saw its release.
Oh, Kessarin Ektawatkul, a former national Taekwondo champion, plays a femme fatale. She's impressive as an actress and a martial artist, and is featured in one of the biggest fights.
Totally worth viewing just for the action.