February 12, 2012

In Theaters Now: Bangkok Dangerous & Everybody Wants to Be Italian

by Lauren Barbato | Published September 5, 2008

Nicolas Cage stars in the Bangkok Dangerous remake.

Bangkok Dangerous
directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang
Bangkok Dangerous is further proof that Hollywood is seriously running out of ideas. In the Pang brothers’ remake of their widely popular Thai drama about a deaf-mute hitman and his partner, Nicolas Cage steps up to play the role of the assassin (except he can hear and speak perfectly in this watered-down version) and hopefully rekindle his lukewarm career. Though Cage could use another box office hit, remakes of foreign films usually become lost in translation and unfortunately, Netflix-ing the original seems like the best idea with this one.

Everybody Wants to Be Italian
directed by Jason Todd Ipson
For his second feature film, writer-director James Todd Ipson pulls from past experiences to craft a warm-hearted comedy about mistaken ethnicity. This little indie starring up-and-coming actors Jay Jablonski and Cerina Vincent, as well as acting veteran Penny Marshall, doesn’t have enough buzz to become a sleeper hit like My Big Fat Greek Wedding, though it will likely garner praise and support from Boston’s North End (where the film is set) and Italian-Americans seeking an ego boost.

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Comment by Chile vacations on 9/08/08 at 10:00 am: The original Bangkok Dangerous it’s not really great. It’s a good movie with some great moments and some mediocre ones. But I’m definitely not going to see this remake. Nicolas Cage’s last movies really, really suck and Hollywood remakes are know for not being “refreshing”.
Comment by Honolulu Criminal Defense Lawyer on 9/29/08 at 1:03 pm: It seems like Hollywood continues to do remakes over and over and over again. They must be making lots of money remaking movies or they must be running out of ideas. Not sure?
Comment by New Hampshire Injury Lawyer on 5/15/09 at 3:15 pm: The remake of Bangkok Dangerous is a waste. @lawyer, they are running out of ideas so they remake it.