Bulletproof Monk
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 expect much substance--this doesn't have the emotional scope of
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
or the visual panache of
Hard-Boiled
. But
Bulletproof Monk
is a cheerful, tightly edited, unpretentious action flick with flashes of humor, good for a mindless evening's entertainment. Also featuring Jaime (a.k.a. James) King (
Blow
).
--Bret Fetzer
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| upc: |
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| title: |
Bulletproof Monk |
| theatricalDate: |
16-04-2003 |
| stars: |
Yun-Fat Chow
Seann William Scott
Jaime King |
| purchase date: |
05-11-2005 |
| publisher: |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| published: |
09-09-2003 |
| price: |
$14.94 |
| net Rating: |
3 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
| minutes: |
104 |
| last lookup time: |
152890192 |
| genre: |
Thrillers
Comic Action
Buddy Films
Mako
Chow Yun-Fat
Nazis
Hereos |
| fullTitle: |
Bulletproof Monk |
| features: |
Color
Closed-captioned
Widescreen
Dolby
2.35:1 |
| director: |
Paul Hunter |
| currentValue: |
$1.60 |
| created: |
152890176 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B0000A9GHD
|
