House Fight: 1.25/5
No. 20 vs No. 31: 2/5
Kham vs Bikers: 2.25/5
Kham vs Sisters vs Thugs: 2.75/5
Kham vs No. 02: 3.5/5
Kham vs Security: 2/5
Kham/Ping vs Thugs/02: 3.5/5
Kham vs No. 02: 3.5/5
Kham vs Thugs: 2.5/5
Kham vs No. 02 on Train Tracks: 3/5
Kham vs No. 00: 2.25/5
End Fight: 2.5/5
Man, how disappointing. There's a really long action/chase scene towards the beginning that just bored me. Jeeja Yanin's character is underutilized, as she's presented as being a tier below all of the top fighters in the movie. There's also an overuse of wires and special effects (which Jaa became famous for not using) and the choreography isn't strong enough to make up for it. The final fights see Rza taking on Jaa, and although Rza looks better here than he did in his own movie (Jaa makes for a better opponent than Batista), it's still underwhelming.
The only fights here worth watching are between Marrese (No. 02) and Jaa. Marrese is not bad. Their final duel develops an interesting concept in which Jaa and Marrese electrify their own bodies. It might've been cool if it was in a better movie, and also if it wasn't cheapened by internet lightsaber sound effects. Still, all of their fights are good, none of them are great.
As a movie overall it feels less inspired than the first Tom Yum Goong. Jaa fans and hardcore fans should watch, but skippable for everyone else.
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