Chocolate (Sang Sattawat) is an unique movie about an autistic girl out to beat up some guys so she could get some money for her mother's hospital fees and medication. It is a 100% action movie that features some very cool Thai kickboxing styles. Being a life long wuxia fan means I get my kicks from watching action movies and this one here is a gem! The female lead even acted out all of the action scenes herself. People called her the female version of Bruce Lee and Jacky Chan!
The story is fairly simplistic as in most action movie. Mother and father met, they had some 'happy times' together, she was conceived and father got kicked out of the scene. So, she was born autistic and raised by her mum alone. Growing up, she is fixated with Thai kickboxing and all forms of martial arts. Being autistic, she learned all of these martial arts very quickly. One day, mum got sick and she found a list of names of some very dodgy people owing her mum some money.... hence the action begins!
For those of you action freaks out there, this is a MUST WATCH. When this movie first came out, it made history with Jacky Chan himself caught saying he would like to collaborate with Yanin (the female lead) to film an action movie together! We sure hope that would happen soon!
Overall, an 8.5/10. Dig in, peeps!
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