Chocolate (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Prachya Pinkaew

Writers:

Napalee (screenplay)
Chukiat Sakveerakul (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 February 2008 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Taste the fury.

Plot:

An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

Plot Keywords:

Autistic | Debt | Martial Arts | Star Crossed Lovers | Abacus

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

JeeJa Yanin	...	Zen (as Yanin Vismitananda)
Hiroshi Abe	...	Masashi
Pongpat Wachirabunjong	...	No. 8
Taphon Phopwandee	...	Mang Moom
Ammara Siripong	...	Zin
Dechawut Chuntakaro	...	Priscilla
Hiro Sano	...	Ryo (as Hirokazu Sano)
Aroon Wanatsabadeewong	...	Ice Man / Factory owner
Anusuk Jangajit	...	Candy Man / Shop owner
Nattakit Teachachevapong	...	Pork Man / Slaughterhouse Owner
Kittitat Kowahagul	...	Epileptic Boxer
Thanyathon Seekhiaw	...	Fur
Pirom Ruangkitjakan	...	Petch
Abalhaja Soumia	...	Boxer's Henchwoman #2
Silpakorn Mongkolnimite	...	Masashi (3 years old)

Also Known As:

Chocolate (USA)
Fury (Malaysia: English title)
Chocolate (Argentina) (festival title) [es]
Chocolate (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Chocolate Fighter (Japan: English title) [en]
Zen (Norway) (video title) [no]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence throughout, and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

110 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:90 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | UK:92 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA (2009)

Company:

Baa-Ram-Ewe

Trivia:

Some of the actors got injured and two had to be hospitalized during the shooting because no stunts or body wires was used in the movie.

Movie Connections:

Features Tom yum goong (2005)

Chocolate!

The title had me mistaken it as some sort of movie relating about chocolate but it turned out to be a fighting thai movie directed by the guy behind Ong Bak. As a guy behind all the action-packed moves, you should know that this will be one hell of ride. Kicking and punching everywhere and smashing into people's heads. If that is the kind of action move you want, this one suits you very much.

The story is straightforward but in these kind of movies, we don't expect to have a complex story line but good action scenes. Though the story is boring or I don't even want to know the story but see action, I have to give credit to the fighting scenes, people get hurt for real as you see in the blooper like they bleed or got injured for real while making this movie. It is why when you look at the fighting scenes, they look real. The main character even had cuts on her face and bled. That is the thing I had to credit for, they all have the guts to make this movie. On the other hand, I don't know what to say about the director, either the director is crazy or he wants to make the fighting scenes look real. If it is either one, at least, the director has made the effort to make this movie.

Overall: It is okay for an action movie, at least I am thrilled with the fighting scenes and nothing else. I don't know what to comment on the story but it is an action movie, leave your brains at home when watching this or not you won't have fun.