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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThis altogether remarkable film is as much of a paradox as Nong Toom: at once poetic and sensitive yet as gritty and hard-hitting as any boxing movie.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenEkachai's film takes a more compassionate view of its subject and boasts a dynamic performance by real-life kickboxer Asanee Suwan.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatA magical vision of the ring of the imagination.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerSan Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerUnique.
- 70Chicago ReaderHank SartinChicago ReaderHank SartinUekrongtham handles the material with reasonable restraint, and you can't help but cheer on the hero.
- 70VarietyVarietySweetly entertaining but bland biopic.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakRich with insight and cinematic style and beauty, the film tells a uniquely moving and inspiring story. Unfortunately, it takes some stamina to distill its message from its overly long, overindulgent love affair with itself.
- 60L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonIt’s a good story, and Uekrongtham, making his feature debut, captures the camaraderie of camp life and the subsequent matches with the panache of a veteran studio hand, but the insights into Toom's psyche never extend past the fun he has applying powder and eyeliner.
- 60The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderA rare hybrid: an underdog sports picture that's also a transgender fairy tale.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThose in search of a liberating treatise about empowered sexuality may find too much of the movie's erotic potential sublimated in sports metaphors, while those looking for a martial arts matinee will find its feats of physical prowess shriveled next to a fully engorged genre workout like "Ong-Bak."