The Gladiator actor Djimon Hounsou is mercenary Curtie Church in this action-thriller from the director of Ong Bak. He targets a Bangkok sex trafficking organisation and is hired by the father of a murdered white slave to eliminate them all. However, the job is not what it seems, and Church can only rely on an arms dealer (Kevin Bacon) and a child prostitute called Mae as he fights to survive. Echoing the style and content of a bad video game, Elephant White seems content with favouring action over meaningful lines or an interesting plot. Church encounters so many bland, broadly written characters that it is often hard to establish who is a friend and who is a foe. A ludicrous dream sequence (apparently crammed in to show more of Hounsou beating people up) seems to typify the confusing and poorly constructed plot. As a result, some good actors are left floundering by lines few could deliver convincingly. Bacon is altogether miscast as a British arms dealer, adopting a Jack Sparrow-like accent for the part, and while he has the occasional funny moment with Hounsou, none of it is anywhere near his better work. Hounsou himself merely snorts, broods and reloads his rifle, maintaining zero chemistry with Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul's Mae, and his impressive performance in the fight scenes is hampered by the viewer not caring what's going on. It seems that without the expertise of Ong Bak star Tony Jaa, director Pinkaew has little to offer in a dreary movie that is more about the body count than anything else.
GMT 13:47 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
'Jumanji' continues to stomp N. American box office competitionGMT 12:12 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Global box office for French films doublesGMT 15:45 2018 Thursday ,18 January
'Jumanji' leads box office pack over US holiday weekendGMT 13:15 2018 Wednesday ,10 January
'Jumanji' bounds out of jungle to top N. American box officeGMT 12:25 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
'Jumanji' bounds out of the jungle to top North American box officesGMT 10:14 2018 Monday ,01 January
Latest 'Star Wars' passes $1 billion mark in third weekGMT 15:54 2017 Thursday ,28 December
'The Last Jedi' tops Christmas box office in North AmericaGMT 09:38 2017 Tuesday ,22 August
Mandwa film to pay tribute director Robin GhoshMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor