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21/08/2008 Action, Crime, Thriller 1h 39m
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It's all in the execution.

Overview

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.

  1. Danny Pang Phat

    Director

  2. Oxide Pang Chun

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nicolas Cage

    Joe

  2. Shahkrit Yamnarm

    Kong

  3. Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

    Fon

  4. Panward Hemmanee

    Aom

  5. Dom Hetrakul

    Aran

  6. Tuck Napaskorn

    Kong's Brother

  7. Steve Baldocchi

    Michigan

  8. Chris Heebink

    USC

  9. James With

    Chicago

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-05-16
I was taught four rules...

The Pang Brothers remake their 2000 Asian film for the American audience with mixed results. Starring Nic Cage, film follows Cage's hit-man to Bangkok where he is to complete a number of hits. He tells us via narration that he has a set of rules that he follows so as to survive in the "business". He then promptly breaks his own codes and his life comes under threat.

That's pretty much it as regards plotting. The Pang's bring much visual style to the picture, and show themselves to be adept at action sequences, but it all feels so familiar. Action movies are rar...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$45,000,000.00

Revenue
$42,487,390.00

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