A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Bone-crunching action triumphs over story and, uh, character development.
– Derek Elley,
Variety,
13 Jan 2009
rotten:
Pretty tough to sit through.
– Reece Pendleton,
Chicago Reader,
15 Dec 2006
rotten:
Exactly like an elephant, mostly slow and lumbering -- but with great menacing charges of excitement.
– Robert K. Elder,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Dec 2006
fresh:
Jaa's ingratiatingly ridiculous Protector delivers a steady stream of cheap B-movie thrills, plus two positive messages for young people: Be nice to animals, and when in doubt, always aim for the tendons.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
23 Sep 2006
fresh:
It's silly, at times laughable, sure, but Jaa has a reckless, bone-cracking grace that transcends the film's triviality. For fight fans, he's worth the price of admission.