![]() I can’t wait to see her in another action movie that is not this one. The film’s bright spot is Q, who has really become a capable, confident, sexy action star. A villain utters a portentous monologue in his lair while he pours whiskey from a crystal carafe. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer. He brought seriousness to the old franchise without sacrificing its charm or decadence. About The Protege Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson), the man who saved her from a massacre in Vietnam in the early 1990s. The good news for The Protégé is the films. Anna (Maggie Q) is an expert international tracker and assassin who works with fellow killer Moody Dutton (Samuel L. and Canada in its opening weekend, finishing a distant seventh on the weekend chart (Aug. The Protégé grossed only 2.93 million from 2,577 locations in the U.S. “The Protégé” should’ve been a home run for director Martin Campbell, who did brilliantly with “Casino Royale,” Daniel Craig’s first James Bond film. The Protégé offers flashbacks throughout to a turning point in Anna’s childhood in Vietnam, starting with the moment Moody discovered her, hiding in a cabinet, having dispatched a room full of. Its unclear whether a sequel to The Protégé will be greenlit due to the films underperformance at the box office. Keaton and Q have chemistry - if only it were put to better use. Directed by Martin Campbell, starring cast members, Samuel L. That back-and-forth is between Anna and Rembrandt (Michael Keaton), who is another hitman who both has the hots for her and tries to kill her. Assassins, played by Maggie Q and Michael Keaton, flirt over dinner. Weird, unfunny lines of dialogue pop up such as, “You point a gun at my p-y and ask me to bed? I like your style.” Ew. Up till now “The Protégé” is light on its feet an action-comedy without hitting us over the head with dumb jokes.īut halfway through the movie, it succumbs to darkness and loses any sense of fun. Currently, he’s a frequent contributor at /Film () and Backstory Magazine. For nearly 20 years, he was the Chicago editor for Ain’t It Cool News, where he contributed film reviews and filmmaker/actor interviews under the name Capone. And Anna goes on a revenge spree to find the man responsible.Īll of that stuff is hunky dory. Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller Original Language: English Director: Nicholas McCarthy Producer: Tripp Vinson, Tara Farney Writer: Jeff Buhler Release Date (Theaters): wide Release. Steve Prokopy is chief film critic for the Chicago-based arts outlet Third Coast Review. Their well-oiled routine is shattered when Moody is killed at his stately English home. After they’re done with work, Anna heads back to London, where she owns a rare bookshop. Assassins for hire, the two pride themselves on offing low-lifes who are actually bad people. But the real scene stealer is a moment near the middle of the film, where Maggie Q and Michael Keaton are seated at a fancy restaurant, and they both have. Impressed, Moody takes her under his wing, and 30 years later Anna (Maggie Q) is a murder machine. Rated R (strong and bloody violence, language, some sexual references and brief nudity.) In theaters.
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