Chocolate (2008)
6/10
Promising debut for Yanin
4 May 2008
After having seen the trailer I was looking forward to see the female version of Tony Jaa in action. Well,the female lead does show some talent. But the martial arts she has shown in "Chocolate" is nowhere near the level of Tony Yaa. So people expecting the same action as in Ong Bak and Tom Yung Goong will be disappointed. There are no real surprises in the action scenes. Yanin however has enough skill to make it all believable. Combined with her good looks you can't go wrong. "Chocolate" is pretty entertaining. People who are complaining about the story have no clue what martial arts movies are about. Movies like this should be judged on the action. And from what this movie has to offer the action is decent. There are some stunts that are quite impressive and can be seen in a blooper reel repeated in the credits (like in Jackie Chan movies where they also show how things can go horribly wrong). Yanin shows a lot of promise. I hope we will see more of her in the future.
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