This Girl Is Bad Ass
This Girl Is Bad Ass
| 26 April 2011 (USA)
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A bike messenger, hired by competing mob bosses to smuggle goods, finds that her only way out is a confrontation erupting into a battle of bullets, blows and kicks to the face.

Reviews
Diagonaldi Very well executed
Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
zardoz-13 "Bodyguard" director Petchtai Wongkamlao's exciting, but superficial martial arts, action-romantic comedy about a ball-breaking babe and her misadventures as a bike messenger for opposing crime bosses qualifies as fun from start to finish. An orphan girl, Jukkalan (JeeJa Yanin of "Chocolate"), lives with her Uncle Wang (Petchtai Wongkamlao), and courts death and danger daily as she smuggles contraband. Jukkalan isn't prepared for what happens after she steals drugs from a greedy gangster, Boss Piak Pakkred (Anek Intajan), who speaks with a hilariously high-pitched whine. Despite his effeminate voice, Pakkred isn't faint of heart. He is a trigger-happy dastard with no qualms about shooting his own men dead on the spot if they have not done as he bid them. If it weren't bad enough for Jukkalan, she exacerbates his problem when she steals from another crime boss, Boss Cha (Udom Songsaeng), to repay Pakkred. Wongkamlao never lets the fleet-footed action bog down, and he keeps things lively with some clever dialogue and splendidly choreographed fight sequences between our heroine contending with dozens of heavies. Wongkamlao doesn't spend all his time on Jukkalan's long-running battle with the villains. He has other characters, too. Everybody seems to be in love with a person that has no idea how much they idolize them. Jukkalan has flipped head over heels for a young hunk who sings and strums a guitar. Although she doesn't realize it, Jukkalan is the object of affection for another guy. She knows him, but she doesn't pay him any mind. As it turns out, the people that some people are infatuated with have no use to them. The fight scenes are wonderful, with Jukkalan taking down the opposition with flair. She uses her bike in one scene and inflicts considerable devastation. She is something to see when she goes into combat mode. "This Girl is Badass" is an entertaining epic!
SlingShott78 I am not familiar with this lil actress before i viewed this movie but i plan on seeking out more of her stuff. From what i have read from other reviews Chocolat and Raging Phoenix are the next couple i will be seeking out. If "This Girl Is Badass" is considered the "worst" of the 3 i can absolutely not wait to see those. Jeeja Yanin is like a cute mini female version of the great Jackie Chan. I was simply amazed at watching her stunt capability and pure martial arts skills. Yes this film is i suppose considered a martial arts comedy as it was but it was also indeed so much more. I am extremely impressed with my introduction to lil miss Jeeja Yanin....i highly recommend all other martial arts film fans to check this lil lady out. Like a freakin idiot i gave the TV a standing ovation right here in my living room at the conclusion of this film lol....color me absolutely impressed!!!!! CHECK THIS ONE OUT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!
Erza Scarlett this movie had my tummy hurting...boy i was laughing so hard gosh it was good, anyway i won't give you any spoilers so :P but i can say it was a really good watch, i didn't waste my time. the actors were great i felt a little sad for some of the characters seeing as they had some tough roles to act, i just love Jeeja Yanin in it so obviously it's going to be a good movie. i rally liked that in her movies she has a different signature move, gosh it's hard to not give out spoilers but you've got to watch it yourself and see the hard physical labour these guys put into it, i've been watching Jeeja for a long time and her roles are becoming more light hearted and not to serious which is a nice change but i can't wait to see her in Sin-Jin it's not out yet but that role is going to be more epic..can't wait to see it.
Paul Magne Haakonsen If you enjoy the Jackie Chan style movies of comedy and action mixed together with a bunch of physical acrobatics and stunts, then you will definitely also light "Jukkalan" (with the amazingly bad English title of "This Girl is Badass").The story is about Jukkalan (played by JeeJa Yanin) who lives with Wang (played by Petchtai Wongkamlao (who also directed the movie). Jukkalan works as a bike messenger, delivering questionable goods to an even less questionable clientèle. The young Duan (played by Chalerm Yamchamang) is in love with Jukkalan, but she doesn't acknowledge him or his courting, as she has her eyes set on Pong (played by Sthit Amornvej). Things heat up and turn dangerous as various questionable bosses wants their goods and the bike messengers soon find themselves in over their heads.Storywise, then "Jukkalan" was adequate. The story was simple and very easy to follow, however it was simple to the point where it was starting to be a tad too much. But the pace of the movie, the action and the chance to see JeeJa Yanin in a comedic action role more than makes up for the lack of a proper storyline.Something that really had be puzzled were the characters in the movie. Most of them were really odd and hilarious, not to mention very much out there.While "Jukkalan" doesn't match "Chocolate" or "Raging Phoenix", it is a must watch for all fans of JeeJa Yanin.