The reviewer quite liked it, but said it was badly cut. It would seem that Quentin (or the studio, who knows which) decided to cut a lot of the Thai cultural elements out, so the theatrical release suffers. Apparently the DVD is available now and is un-cut.
The link has spoilers in one of the comments, but there is a warning and they are easily skipped.
http://angryzenmaster.com/2006/09/11/the-protector/
The link has spoilers in one of the comments, but there is a warning and they are easily skipped.
http://angryzenmaster.com/2006/09/11/the-protector/