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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 126
Fresh: 28
Rotten:98
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Consensus: Chow Yun Fat is the only saving grace in this silly action flick.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Apr 16, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $23,020,488
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... [More]
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden
Director: Paul Hunter
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Reviews for Bulletproof Monk
The fight scenes are routine, the humor juvenile, and the Toronto locales rendered drab through muddy cinematography.
05/03/07
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
… 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
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
An uneasy combination of self-help bromides, poorly edited fight sequences and music video-style flash.
09/06/03
...nonstop fighting, kicking, punching, and killing, with a dollop of juvenile humor thrown in.
08/26/03
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
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
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06/20/03
. . . 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
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
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
Add another martial-arts flick to the growing list of Matrix wannabes.
05/20/03
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