The Protector (2006) Critic Reviews

The Protector is about 84 minutes long, and only four of those minutes are devoted to plot.Read the full review

The Protector supersizes the formula of "Ong Bak."Read the full review

Delivers a steady stream of cheap B-movie thrills, plus two positive messages for young people: Be nice to animals, and when in doubt, always aim for the tendons.Read the full review

It's silly, at times laughable, sure, but Jaa has a reckless, bone-cracking grace that transcends the film's triviality.Read the full review

Boasting the same refreshing avoidance of CGI and wire work as "Warrior," slickly made production (largely by the same team) is more consciously aimed at the international market, with its Australian setting and multilingual dialogue.Read the full review

Lives up to Tarantino's imprimatur, both in its cheesy grind house aesthetic and its occasional forays into brilliant, bravura filmmaking.Read the full review

In truth, only hard-core martial-arts fans will be able to keep from squirming in their seats with boredom through at least some parts of this 82-minute kablammo-fest.Read the full review

A bad film with a great star and some truly amazing action sequences.Read the full review