A homage and parody of 1950s and 1960s Thai romantic melodramas and action films. Dum, the son of a peasant falls in love with Rumpoey, the daughter of a wealthy and respected family. The star-crossed lovers are torn apart for years, but their forbidden love survives. When tragedy strikes, Dum unleashes his rage and becomes the gun-slinging outlaw the "Black Tiger" who will stop at nothing to seek his revenge.
It's safe to say you've never seen a film like this before.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
2 Mar 2007
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You've never seen and never will see anything quite like Tears of the Black Tiger.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
8 Mar 2007
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The movie is fun to watch, with an attractive cast.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
30 Mar 2007
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Has lots of pop energy and an admirable poker-face when it comes to its Douglas Sirk-ian storyline. And even though it's essentially a Frankenstein's monster stitched together from a zillion other movies, you really haven't seen anything like it.