PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

rdoyle29 When criminals steal the head of their Buddha statue, a young warrior from a Thai village travels to Bangkok to get it back. This film has a fairly perfunctory plot and is really a showcase for Tony Jaa's Muay Thai skills and for the outrageous stunt skills on display here. On those terms, it's really impressive with one small flaw ... it climaxes way too early. There's a fight sequence in the middle of the film with Jaa fighting an escalating series of enemies in a bar that is so good that it completely overshadows the second half of the film. The film's actual climax is a let down by comparison.

owen9825 This movie appealed to me because of the fight scenes, but even that wasn't enough to keep me interested.I was dragged through tiresome clichés and a plot that was unbearably predictable and dull. Amateur film-makers tried to stick to a formula, but they failed to execute it properly.The bloke in the wheelchair had breathing problems because he's the boss of the bad guys; there was a girl because there has to be a girl (she had no reason to be involved in any of the story); bad guys make poor decisions just so they can be evil; and the good guy doesn't use guns because good guys don't use guns :/There's no CGI in the fight scenes, but that doesn't stop them from looking frustratingly staged, especially when we get to review each big move three times.

KineticSeoul I saw RZA present this movie in a commercial once so decided to check it out when it came out. And I can see why RZA who is a fan of martial arts movie wanted to present this movie. The fight sequences when this kickass flick came out was just about second to none when it came to the fight sequences. And it's brutal like muy thai movies should be. This is the flick that boosted Tony Jaa to stardom. His acrobatic and muy thai martial arts skill really shines through. There is a female lead in this I thought was annoying and didn't add much to the story at all. But I guess they just wanted a female lead. The story is simple a statue of head of ong bak gets stolen in a rural village and Ting(Tony Jaa) leaves the village in order to retrieve it. And there are fighting and chases along the way to retrieve the artifact. The story maybe simple but it flowed very well with the action scenes that are really cool to watch. And can tell the stunt people and Jaa put their bodies on the line to make this movie. Overall this is the movie that boosted muy thai onto the movie screen and is a very entertaining martial arts flick.8/10

matthewwalker50 There isn't the most interesting story. But that doesn't matter one bit when you experience some of the most groundbreakingly breathtaking action sequences ever in martial arts. Wait, in movie history! Tony Jaa trains in Korean martial arts Muay Thai. I have practised a bit myself with a qualified trainer for Muay Thai. But this guy pulls every move off perfectly with unbelievable technique. It is annoying that they used all the effects they did. It can make people curious about the special effects making Jaa out to be even more amazing, which is probably true. Even with all that in mind, in my opinion he's even a better fighter than the legendary Bruce Lee. (Trust me, that's the 1st time I've ever said that about any fighter in any country.) Tony Jaa's elbows are the most deadly strikes I've ever seen in martial arts. He could easily take someone's life with his moves. They call him a Thai warrior. I'd call him the Thai master myself. Whats amazing is that he even topped this in Warrior King. Which was an even better film than this stunner. Forget the other modern martial artists like Chan & Jet Li, this guys the real BIG deal. Although realism fails a lot in this film, it still takes nothing from the sheer entertainment is boasts. I recommend of the highest priority to any martial art fan (Die-hard martial arts fans must get this stunner of a movie).