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Overview
Chok-Dee is a French action film first released in 2005,
directed by Xavier Durringer.
The film stars Dida Diafat, Bernard Giraudeau, Florence Faivre, Lakshantha Abenayake and Sombat Metanee.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Ryan is a delinquent of the suburbs, who occupies himself by pushing
drugs and commiting minor infractions. One day, he is arrested by
the police and ends up in prison. Here, a former Thai boxer named
Jean takes him under his wing and trains him in the art of kickboxing. When
he leaves prison, Ryan decides to travel to Thailand to train as a
professional boxer. Unfortunately, when he gets there he
discovers that the training camp that Jean told him about is closed to
foreigners...
Film Review
An enjoyable Rocky-style film for anyone interested in martial arts films. For the
rest of us, Chok-Dee has
little to offer. The characterisation is superficial, the story
contrived and, at times, very muddled. Xavier Durringer certainly shows
some promise as a director, but here he seems a little too content
merely to imitate others, instead of developing his own style. Chok-Dee isn’t a bad film, just
one of limited appeal.
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