Bulletproof Monk (2003)
22 %
Reviews Counted: 125 Fresh: 28 Rotten:97 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis:
BULLETPROOF MONK begins in the 1940s, as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, charged with protecting an ancient scroll, passes on his legacy to his pupil. As the student receives the power to safeguard the scroll, his aging process is halted and he gives up his name, only to be known as the Monk (Chow... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit
Director: Paul Hunter
Screenwriter: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Producer: Charles Roven, Terence Chang, John Woo
Composer: Eric Serra
Screenwriter: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Producer: Charles Roven, Terence Chang, John Woo
Composer: Eric Serra
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The fight scenes are routine, the humor juvenile, and the Toronto locales rendered drab through muddy cinematography.
05/03/07 01:03 PM
Top Critic
Chow was never a martial arts star back home, but he's a good enough actor -- and an engaging enough personality -- to pass for one here.
06/24/06 04:23 AM
… bringing music-video director Paul Hunter was a good move for pacing, but he could use a few lessons in filming fight scenes.
04/21/04 02:27 PM
Chow Yun-Fat delivers stylish action and finally shows American audiences a sense of humor, but watching Stifler get his kung fu on is just a little too hard to swallow.
09/09/03 07:39 AM
An uneasy combination of self-help bromides, poorly edited fight sequences and music video-style flash.
09/06/03 08:13 AM
...nonstop fighting, kicking, punching, and killing, with a dollop of juvenile humor thrown in.
08/26/03 01:23 PM
If you're a fan of martial arts, and fancy an alternative to the heavy going comic adaptations ahead, then this is your bag.
07/31/03 05:13 PM
In honor of Yun-Fat’s Zen calm, let’s say, 'Just because one has directed countless Mariah Carey videos does not mean one can film kung-fu, Lotus Blossom.'
06/26/03 08:17 PM
. . . a mishmash of B-movie clichés and horribly shot sequences assembled as a pre-emptive strike on the summer movie season which instead lands clumsily in theatres as a forgettable diversion. . .
05/30/03 06:02 PM
While some of the buddy sequences between Monk and Kar have a sweetness to them, as soon as Jade gets into the mix it turns sour.
05/30/03 02:46 PM
Bulletproof Monk proposes that the enlightenment of Tibetan monks can be sucked out of their heads by the same method that our collective energy is harnessed by the Matrix. Hmph.
05/28/03 08:33 PM
After the terrific opening sequence it's downhill all the way.
05/20/03 05:18 PM
Add another martial-arts flick to the growing list of Matrix wannabes.
05/20/03 05:18 PM
It is not offensively stupid or anything; it's just silly. None of it makes any sense, and its major mistake is in not more fully embracing its nonsensical nature.
05/03/03 08:13 AM
Like "Old School" and "Deep Throat: The High School Years," "Bulletproof Monk" is the latest attempt by Hollywood to bridge the generation gap.
05/02/03 11:53 AM
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