Chocolate (2008)

JeeJa Yanin's amazing début performance. She plays a young autistic woman named Zen who may not be able to describe the nuances between right, wrong, or doing wrong for the right reason, but she knows when someone she loves needs help. Zen is instinct honed to perfection. She's 'don’t judge a book by its cover' and she doesn't back down from a fight.
It's a Thai martial arts movie from Prachya Pinkaew that goes for the heart almost as much as it goes for the throat. Fights often resemble Jackie Chan’s, but without the self-imposed restraints they're more violent.
Yanin is more diverse than Pinkaew’s other go to guy, Tony Jaa. She makes a stunning finale involving signs on the side of a building look easy.

4 inspiring imperfections out of 5