A straight-forward tale of boy raises elephants, gangsters steal elephants, boy travels to Sydney and beats everyone involved to a pulp, Tom Yum Goong (The Protector) is a thoroughly entertaining, if a bit random, martial arts movie. Tony Jaa’s action performance is brutal in the best sense of the word and his scenes with the elephants are incredibly endearing. Fight highlights include an incredible exchange between Jaa and a capoeirista in a burning temple, Jaa taking apart 50 men in suits, and a four minute continuous take where he works his way up an extraordinarily insidious restaurant.

Rating - 4/5

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