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Movie Reviews, Three Stars - Saturday, January 3, 2009 18:54 - 1 Comment
Bangkok Dangerous (DVD)
Typically, movies that deal with hitmen follow a simple formula. At some point in the beginning of the movie, the hitman talks about the rules or guidelines for being an effective hitman. These usually contain at least one rule about not getting personal with anyone or something to that effect. Next, the hitman either has a change of consciousness, falls in love, or both, which results in him breaking all of the aforementioned rules. As a result of breaking the rules, all hell breaks loose.
If you can think back to any Hitman movie, I can almost guarantee that it adheres to a similar structure to the one above. Bangkok Dangerous is no different. Nicolas Cage plays a hitman who is contracted to perform a series of jobs in Bangkok. As is often the case, these jobs are to be his last before moving on to a better life. Cage outlines his rules and his system for establishing himself and performing his job. He takes on a disposable assistant (read worthless scumbag who will do anything for money and who none will miss once Cage is done with him) and proceeds to plan for his upcoming jobs. Somewhere along the way, Cage falls in love with a deaf pharmacy clerk and proceeds to rethink his profession.
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