Mercury Man

Ok so today I watched the movie Mercury Man which is a film done by Sahamongkol Film and Baa-ram-ewe productions.  Of course Sahamongkol films was responsible for Ong-Bak, Tom Yum Goong (The Protector), Born to Fight, and Chocolate.  Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong are possibly 2 of the top 10 best marital arts films ever.  Mercury Man also boasts Panna Rittikrai the mentor of Tony Jaa and stunt coordinatior for Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong as the stunt coordinator in this film.  Of course even though this film does have some good fights in it and you can definitely see Rittikrai's fingerprints all over this film's stunts it falls flat on so many other levels that I couldn't enjoy it.  For one the plot was not well written and was overtly convoluted for what it was trying to accomplish.  Another problem is that unlike Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong, this film uses special effects heavily; this becomes a problem when B-rate special effects are used for the superhero action scenes.  Even with Panna Rittikrai behind the stunts in this film, the action cannot live up to the other films coming out of thailand right now because the cinematography does not do a good job complimenting the stunts.  There are a few scenes in this film worth watching, but prepare yourself for disappointment if you are a fan of any other marital arts films coming out of Thailand recently.