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Natee became a killer for one reason – to discover who killed his parents. As he gets closer to uncovering a secret network of power and corruption, he’s double-crossed on a job, making him a target and putting everyone he loves in danger. Betrayed, exposed, and hunted by the deadliest killers in the business, Natee now has a new code: be faster, be stronger, hit harder and survive.
“Vengeance of an Assassin” is an unapologetic throwback to the action movies of the 1980s. Back then, irregardless of who was starring in them, whether it was Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger or even Michael Dudikoff or Chuck Norris, the intent was simple: hurt or kill the hero’s family and watch them single-handedly take on an entire army and wipe them out, with only a few scratches incurred. This couldn’t be more evident in “Vengeance of an Assassin” if it was accompanied by an instructional booklet. The sole purpose of this movie is to switch off your brain and be entertained and believe you me, it achieves its objective unequivocally.
Natee and Than are two young men who live with their Uncle in Thailand. Unbeknownst to them, he used to be an undercover detective along with the boys’ parents and after they were killed in an apparent ambush, he took them in and has raised them ever since. Both grown up, they become suspicious of one room that Uncle keeps locked all the time so after getting him drunk one night, they sneak in and uncover the truth about their parents. They decide to become hired assassins by the very people that killed their folks so they can devise a plan which will allow them to work their way up the chain of command to the person sitting at the very top who gives the orders.
The story takes a backseat here and the action becomes prevalent because in the end, that’s what this movie is all about. Unbelievable fight choreography and even more incredible shootouts take place from beginning to end and although after the very first fight we know that in reality, nobody would be left standing, in an action movie, our heroes are able to take whatever comes their way and keep on going. One scene in particular takes place on a moving train and while a good portion of it is real, the climax was so obviously CGI, for me, it took me right out of the film but not for long. If you want non-stop action, fighting and shooting, “Vengeance of an Assassin” is for you.
In stores April 14th
I received my copy from the contest today. Thank you!