In an adventure atmosphere, this movie centers around the struggles of a young boy,Tien, who during his childhood, witnesses the killing of his parents, the thing that affects badly on him, as he has to stay at the streets homeless, struggling against having his living, so he learns criminal works, but when he finds the opportunity to revenge, he does not hesitate, as he learns the martial arts in order to revenge from his parents killer.
Taking co-directorial reins with Panna Rittikrai, Jaa has erected a portentous platform for his high-flying athleticism, bearing none of the freewheeling spirit or humor that made his feature debut a guiltless pleasure.
... the lack of any dramatic center leaves the action, for all its bloody carnage and brutality, emotionally untethered: all spectacle and no character.
The 'sequel' to Jaa's stunning international debut, Ong-Bak, and his third international outing after the entertaining The Protector, but it contains only a fraction of the previous two's joyful invention.
Tony Jaa is a lot of fun to watch, but Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is not only a step back in time -- to 1431 -- but a step back in this martial artist's international film career.
