I also think that Ong Bak is a bit overrated. It has incredible fights but other than that it doesn’t have much to offer. The story is pretty basic, characters are uninteresting and soundtrack is mediocre. These things may not be the most important thing in a kung fu movie but for example many Shaw Bros. films have those qualities. And even though Tony Ja looks unbelievable in action he doesn’t have the charisma of the greatest martial arts stars. But he’s still sure to be the next martial arts superstar. Ong Bak is an entertaining film with superb action scenes but it’s no masterpeace.
