It's been a long time coming but we finally watched the Thai martial arts film Chocolate.Besides seeing a very cool clip last year that showed some of the cool fight sequences, the other draw was that the people behind the movie were Tony Jaa collaborators.
Basic premise is a Romeo & Juliet romance between a Yakuza mobster and a Thai gangster hottie who get together then part ways when the Thai gang leader is jealous of losing his gal.
Unbeknownst to the Yakuza Masashi, he is the father of a young girl who is "special." From what I could tell, she's slightly autistic. But her autism allows her to mimic movements she sees - and her first influences are Thai boxing and martial arts.
The story spirals down with the lovers having split and Masashi finding out through letters about his daughter. The mom Zin gets sick from cancer. And then her daughter Zen and friend Moom find a journal that lists all the people who owed the Thai gang money from when Zin was active. Of course the kids don't realize the money is not just for Zin but collections to the gang.
Well, like a lot of movies produced overseas, the stunts you see are real - people get hit and kicked and fall down from building tops to the ground with NO padding below. It's some craziness and some good action.
If you like martial arts flicks, it's worth a viewing.
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