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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
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The tremendous charisma of Chow Yun-fat anchors this entertaining comic-book romp. Bulletproof Monk centers around a monk with no name (Chow) dedicated to protecting a sacred scroll that can give world-manipulating power to anyone who reads it. A hidden Nazi has been pursuing the scroll for 60 years and has finally caught up with the monk in present-day New York City; meanwhile, the monk suspects he may have found a disciple in a petty thief (Seann William Scott, Dude, Where's My Car?, American Pie) who's learned kung fu from watching double-feature chopsocky flicks. Don't let the presence of Chow Yun-fat lead you to...
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| Bulletproof Monk Movie Review by Ezra (2/16/2007) |
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I tried to like this one; it had decent fight choreography and, of course, Chow-Yun Fat is just too cool. But the dialogue is incredibly lame and the story bland and predictable. Like most Asian action stars, Chow-Yun Fat has had poor-to-terrible luck finding good American projects. It's a shame, because he really is an...
(complete Bulletproof Monk review by Ezra)
| Bulletproof Monk Movie Review by Ash (10/25/2006) |
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So you'd like to see a good kung fu flick with some action and elements of comedy? I wish I could say Bulletproof Monk was it.
Here's the problem. There are only two american film makers that understand how to make kung fu films. Their names are Andy Wackowski and Larry Wackowski, and they didn't make this film. They...
(complete Bulletproof Monk review by Ash)
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