Bangkok Dangerous 2000

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: It's long on style but short on substance. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: If you're looking for something different, the movie certainly qualifies. How many visually snappy Thai urban romance/crime thrillers have you seen lately? Read more

Dave Kehr, New York Times: Some of the nonstop commotion of Bangkok Dangerous is funny and inventive ... but much more of it is simply irritating and obfuscating. Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: Entertaining, for sure. But it also impresses far more than it engages. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Too violent for many people but is likely to be appreciated by fans of no-holds-barred gangster pictures in general and of Hong Kong cinema in particular. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: An audiovisually complex drama that's better than slick, though it feels pointless-another homage to a kind of filmmaking that's had more than its share. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Scene after thrilling scene, this movie takes your breath away. Read more

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com: Bangkok Dangerous mixes mindless violence, sappy romance, and philosophical pretentiousness. On the whole, it does the first better than the other two. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Mongkolpisit as the hit man keeps it afloat. Read more

Time Out: Seriously impressive. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Enjoyable in an undemanding way, and with a few interesting flourishes. Read more

Jessica Winter, Village Voice: It has no identity apart from its influences, however dazzlingly they're deployed. Read more