Mercury Man

Mercury may be highly toxic but it can barely hold a candle to the lethal combination of this film: Spider-Man meets Spiritualism meets Osama.

Chan Khantaau is an ordinary Bangkok firefighter with a good heart who finds himself with extraordinary powers when stabbed with an ancient Buddhist relic. That relic was stolen from Ladakh an intelligent guess, given the few words of Hindi by some highly ruthless and athletic assassins and brought to Thailand.

Once in Chan8217;s bloodstream, the relic has bestowed him with powers which make him almost invincible. A girl appointed to guard the relic at the Ladakh temple called Poornima Kheawkunya helps him channel those powers the right way, apart from a monk who appears in Chan8217;s dreams at just the crucial moments. While in the initial scenes, the relic appears to be strung to a chain, the entire thing later disappears into Chan8217;s body. How? Never mind.

Also never mind the long explanations about sun amulets and moon amulets, their extraordinary powers, who has what in their body, a gifted child, the attempts at a Thai Spidey the film even has the line 8220;With great fire comes great responsibility8221;. This Spidey is a firefighter, you see, the numerous shots against the moon, and the costume.

Just keep your eyes and ears out for terrorist Osama bin Ali Saisangcharn, and his discourses on America and the call of their God. Even if you ignore the fact that his right hand person is a Charlie8217;s Angel lookalike, at some level, once in a while Osama strikes home.

A little aside: Chan8217;s sister is played by Thailand8217;s best-known male-to-female transgendered person Parinya Kiatbusaba. The film acknowledges both her beauty and her skills as a kickboxer.