After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests, NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Writers: Gabriel Dowrick (screenplay), Steven Elder (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Nick, a tough NY cop, runs afoul of the Russian mob engaged in human trafficking, and they end up killing his wife and daughter for revenge. Determined to make them pay, he follows the kingpin to Bangkok, the hub of their activities. He teams up with a Thai detective and they decide to wipe out the entire organization and terminate their business entirely.
Skin Trade User Reviews
3 May 2015 |
"There is no such thing as a bad Tony Jaa movie." Well this could be the exception.
On paper this was a "dream team" movie and I was anxious to see it.
Lundgrin both produced and wrote. That sounded very promising.
Not only is Tony Jaa in the film but he speaks English and his character is named "Tony." Also very promising.
Also starring Michael Jai White. In my review of Falcon Rising I called him "the most under-used action hero" in the business. Very very promising.
But here the total is less than the sum of its parts:
1. Lundgren wrote himself into a part meant for a 40 year old and he himself is pushing 60. Not cool.
2. Jai White is completely wasted (again!) and wears a suit all the time...?
3. The script is weak and the direction is terrible. Even the action scenes seem "off" by a few seconds here and a few seconds there.
Could have been so much more. The opening is the best part and is downhill from there. Perlman is great. but he never gives less than a great performance anyway.
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