Watching Tony Jaa in films such as Ong Bok and Tom Yum Goong is like watching Elvis in many of his movies: that is, as Elvis' films were nothing more than excuses to showcase his singing, Tony Jaa's films so far have been nothing more than a display of his incredible acrobatic talent and his muy thai proficiencies. So, whenever he's not fighting, his films get incredibly tedious to watch...at least until the next fight scene. Ok, so, he's no different than Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee or Jet Li or other martial artists in that regards.
Will he become the next big thing (action star wise) coming from Asia? That remains to be seen, of course. He is certainly fun to watch and in the midst of CGI and wire-fu stunts all around us Tony Jaa's incredible agility is refreshing and eye-popping.
Here's hoping his next movie isn't another Ong Bok rehashed like Tom Yum Goong was.
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