tear of the black tiger be certainly a unique cinematic experience while part western and part comedy and part tragic melodrama and this thai movie be perfect for those look for an alternative to predictable hollywood pap . dum be the handsome hero of the film and a member of the notorious black tiger bandit and a crack shot with a six shooter . rumpoey be the love of his life and who have agree to marry dum while despite their class difference and she have arrange to elope with him . when dum miss his rendezvous with rumpoey ( due to be catch in a gun battle ) and she be heartbroken and and under pressure from her father and accept a proposal of marriage from police captain kumjorn . in a battle between the police and the bandit and captain kumjorn be take prisoner while dum be give the job of kill the policeman . a a last request and kumjorn asks that dum inform his fiancée of his fate and produce a photograph of his wife to be . on recognise rumpoey picture and dum free kumjorn and but in do so and he put his own life on the line . stylish and funny and occasionally completely off the wall and tear of the black tiger be an affectionate homage to thai movie of yesteryear and hollywood western . it be a strange mix and but it work . only an occasional lull in pace stop this from be a wholly successful film and but do not let that put you off from watch itthe positive far outweigh the negative . heavily stylise scene and surreal imagery combine with over saturated hue to produce a most aesthetically please film while the look be reminiscent of musical from the 50 whilst the occasional moment of graphic ultra violence could be straight out of a tarantino movie . each character be perfectly cast and the comic book approach take by the actor in the realisation of their role complement the overall style of the film . tear of the black tiger be a fun film that be destine to become a cult favourite amongst fan of bizarre cinema ( and may even improve on repeat viewing and a with most cult movie ) .