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Peter Debruge, Miami Herald: Tony Jaa may have impressed in Ong Bak, but unlike idols Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, he has yet to establish a compelling screen personality. Read more
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: As a breathtaking follow-up to 2003's Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior, it's a whole lotta fun. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Exactly like an elephant, mostly slow and lumbering -- but with great menacing charges of excitement. Read more
Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader: Pretty tough to sit through. Read more
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: The Protector is a bad film with a great star and some truly amazing action sequences. The movie is lackluster mainly because the Weinstein Co. and 'presenter' Quentin Tarantino have taken a Thai film and trimmed it from 109 minutes to about 80. Read more
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: This guilty-pleasure adrenaline rush has one goal in mind: to be an airtight action machine that leaves you dizzy from the crunchety-crunch-crunch of Tony Jaa as he proves himself a contender with Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: 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. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Although true fans of old-style kung fu movies will love The Protector, the uninitiated may be put off by the movie's slipshod editing, the waxworks acting and the confusing story. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Tony Jaa is an expert Muay Thai fighter and trained stuntman who, like Bruce Lee, never appears to inflict the same injury twice. When he sails into a room, as if by slingshot, your blood pressure rises. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: Jaa is energetic and inventive as he climbs walls and performs backflips; Pinkaew directs like a video game creator, and together the two of them couldn't care less about plot. Read more
Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly: 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. Read more
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: Plenty of punches get thrown in The Protector, but most left me numb. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: You'll be exhausted when it's over, but harbor a lingering sense of vicarious accomplishment. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: All in all, it's a disappointing follow-up to Jaa's 2003 breakthrough, Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. He reteams with co-star Phetthai Wongkhamlao and director Prachya Pinkaew to diminishing returns. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: An earnest -- if bone-crunching -- ode to Thai culture. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The star of Ong Bak is back for more revenge in The Protector, a poorly plotted variation of Ong Bak's 'You stole my village idol!' chopsocky chase picture. Read more
Dana Stevens, Slate: When you've got a male lead who can break heads like Tony Jaa, a little bit of story line goes a long way. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: This is one wicked-ass cool movie, a last blast of summertime action insanity before the pretentious dramas of autumn arrive. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: This is one of those movies where guys literally stand in line, waiting to get beaten up. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Director Prachya Pinkaew, armed with a bigger budget (than Ong Bak) and facing a whole new potential audience, recycles his old plot with strategic variations, and -- big surprise -- the movie doesn't feel nearly as fresh as its predecessor. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: ... include[s] some incredible sequences of precision-engineered ultraviolence ... Read more
Derek Elley, Variety: Bone-crunching action triumphs over story and, uh, character development. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: There's not much here for anyone who isn't a die-hard, unreconstructed chop-socky junkie. Read more