Rotten
If you thought the higher profile might have prompted Jaa to up his game, prepare to be disappointed.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Overview
Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought...
Director and cast
- Prachya Pinkaew Director
- Tony Jaa as Kham
- Petchtai Wongkamlao as Seargent Mark
- Marrese Crump as No. II
- JeeJa Yanin as Ping Ping
- RZA as Mr. LC
- Rhatha Phongam as Fighter Number 20
- Jawed Berni as No. 85 (as Jawed Al Berni)
- Robert Peoples as Fighter Number 19
- Kazu Patrick Tang as Fighter number 18
- Eddie Ruiz as Latino Fighter #1
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Again with the elephant?
Daniel M. Gold, New York Times
Rotten
It's a shame to see both actor and director play things so safe.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Cheese is just about the only thing The Protector 2 has going for it.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Fresh
Eschews repugnant gore for a sly goofiness that makes Jaa come across like a real-life Looney Tunes character.
Nick Schager, Village Voice
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