Solemplex
To me, this movie is perfection.
Exoticalot
People are voting emotionally.
SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
Pluskylang
Great Film overall
gamergcfan
This movie that exceeded my expectations. Not only did it have better action than your average martial arts movie, but it also had a good story with great drama.It was a mix between exciting and exceptionally-executed action and emotionally resonant yet really sad drama. The action scenes were shot and done well, even with a budget of only about 4M USD. The drama was surprising for a martial arts movie. While not that complicated, it managed to be really sad and interesting in the way that it made you feel for the characters.When compared to all those other martial arts movies out there, it's hard to believe this didn't become a worldwide sensation.Don't miss this movie. The action is great. The drama is better than even your average drama movie.+ Great action+ Drama is sad and engaging+ Better story than most martial arts moviesUnrealisticScript could be a little betterScore: 10. Great action and great drama.
hatteras61
CAUTION, THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!! As far as martial arts films go, this film rates about a 7 or 8. However, Jeeja Yanin in the staring role was, in my opinion, a brilliant move by the director. Her portrayal of an Autistic Child was spot on (having cared for a few, some severe, some less so, and some considered "functional). I was VERY impressed by her ability to portray autism as realistically as she did. Not to mention her very real skills as a martial artist puts the rating up to a 10 IMHO. The fight scenes in the movie were, I feel, very well done, and her final fight scene (WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!!) against a boy with Turrettes Syndrome was, I believe, not only well done, but realistically done as well. I was very glad to obtain this movie and watch it on a fairly regular basis.For those reviewers who felt the acting was poor, script poor, or the storyline "stilted"... that, of course is their opinion and they are entitled to that opinion. I, however, found no fault with any of the parts of the film, save one: it might have been longer. I would have loved to see more action and possibly a more in depth explanation of the early relation between Zin and her Yakuza lover.
Frank Klein 4th
I am tapping on my phone here, so some brevity. I strongly disagree with most of the reviews on here for this. I grew up hooked on Master Bruce Lee, have always loved Jackie Chan from when he came along. This movie screenplay, despite what others have written, was vastly superior to any of the movies of my youth. I could not.believe how great the quality was for a Thai production. I have seen this movie a few times, and replayed numerous Scenes, to derermine how they were able to do choreography for these fights. They really did not cut scene often. A few times, my son and I had to watch a few times at the seemingly impossible skills demonstrated by Yanin Vismitananda. OK, the English dubbing was horrible, but I got past that quick enough. This character of Zen, is acted tremendously well. Surprisingly, she was able to mimic Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan to a perfect T, even though she herself practices Tae Kwon Do. Most impressively, when she learned to replicate the one, unpredictable, fighter, who had an almost Torrett's style was a great addition. This girl, Yanin Jeeja (transliterated to English letters uniquely) really did run up a man to kick him in the face, and her other air acrobatics were very believably done. A few times she went from a one knee down position, to getting airborne enough to connect her knees to heads. She and they made it seem so easy, but it certainly was not something we see little girls do. If you enjoyed martial arts films predating CGI, you can't watch this without being extremely impressed. One thing that really added to the version I watched was how when actors were hurt by the small dynamo, they kept the film footage in the vilm and slowed them down, which blew me away. Lastly, I found this film to be greatly superior to any of the Ong Bak trilogy films. Sure, They were good, with Tony Jaa, but this girl really astonished me. I want to see her pulled into some Hollywood productions. Great job to all involved.
William Lam
I love the movie, but don't know why the makers decided to name it Chocolate, my favorite food. The casting was excellent for the film and the their screen play perfectly fitting.I have seen this movie more than once and found that the story and read-between the line meanings to make more sense on the second viewing. The picture is breath-taking and the artistic perspectives unique even within it's Genre. Lasting entertainment and one of my all time favorites! I will be watching this again soon.Also for chocolate lovers: HTTP://www.chocolate-app.com