 "Thai Police Story" (aka "2 Nuk Soo Poo Ying Yai") is so much of a mixed bag that you'd almost believe it was several pieces of different Panna Rittikrai films put together.
Panna Rittikrai’s direction is good, but not his best, and little can be said about the acting. However, the action is pretty good. Most of the scenes have choreography problems, but not all of them. There’s not a lot of great technique here, and a lot of the scenes have poor angles and reactions (when the hits aren’t real). Even so, there are lots of good contact hits, amazing stunts, and good falls (similar to "Sing Wing Lui"). There’s some really brief weapons work that sucks, and the fight choreography gets repetitive at times. Unfortunately, the finale is another mundane shootout.
This may not be a Panna Rittikrai classic, but the stuntwork is easily some of his best early work. |