The Protector 2

If you thought the higher profile might have prompted Jaa to up his game, prepare to be disappointed.

Think about how bad the acting and plotting have to be in order to distill the impact of a Tony Jaa battle scene. If you know a little about Tony Jaa, that's kind of hard to imagine. I know. But trust me. Or don't.

Again with the elephant?

It's a shame to see both actor and director play things so safe.

Cheese is just about the only thing The Protector 2 has going for it.

The bigger The Protector 2 gets, the further it gets away from Jaa's basic appeals [...] Clearing a room flush with faceless bad guys is what Jaa does, but otherwise, less is more.

The story is still wildly juvenile, but the BMX assassins are back, along with the insanely destructive knee lunges and elbow strikes and lengthy martial arts face-offs.

Highly enjoyable, Tony Jaa's return could become a cult classic - but for all the wrong reasons...

Do yourself a favor and stick with the original.

Completely ridiculous -- as well as agonizingly dumb.