Bulletproof Monk (Blu-ray) PG-13
A power beyond measure requires a protector without equal.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: April 21, 2009
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Seann William Scott & Chow Yun-Fat | |
Performer: | Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit & Marcus J. Pirae | |
Directed by | Paul Hunter | |
Edited by | Robert K. Lambert | |
Screenwriting by | Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris | |
Composition by | Eric Serra | |
Produced by | Charles Roven, Terence Chang & John Woo | |
Director of Photography: | Stefan Czapsky | |
Executive Production by | Kelley Smith-Wait, Michael Yanover, Gotham Chopra & Caroline MacAuley |
Entertainment Reviews:
[T]he thing about the martial arts sequences -- you've got the great Chow Yun-Fat, but this thing is directed MTV style: cut here, cut there, close-up. So we can't really tell if he's doing stunts or if it's all tricks of camerawork.
Ebert & Roeper
This is one piece of derivative, hokey, and really stupid action drivel.
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Cinema Crazed
Rating: 4/5 --
basically Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon comes to New York
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Fat Guys at the Movies
Rating: 4/5 --
Violent but cool martial arts movie.
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Common Sense Media
...Chow and Scott generate a playful rapport...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 0/4 --
Not to put too fine a point on it, but "Bulletproof Monk" is a rather large piece of garbage.
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rec.arts.movies.reviews
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.
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Time Out
Product Description:
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 Yun-Fat). Suddenly, the monastery is raided by Nazis, led by the ruthless Strucker (Karl Roden). As they attempt to seize the relic, the Monk is shot and falls off a cliff, taking the scroll with him. However, six decades later, the Monk appears in America and crosses paths with Kar (Seann William Scott), a tough city kid with a talent for picking pockets. Together the unlikely duo must contend with the forces of the now-elderly Strucker, still determined to possess the mystical scroll. As Strucker's granddaughter, Nina (Victoria Smurfit), leads his thugs to track down Kar and the Monk, the two heroes receive help from the mysterious Jade (Jamie King).
Based on the comic book of the same name, BULLETPROOF MONK is a lively action film that features elements of Buddhist philosophy and Hong Kong cinema. The movie allows the typically goofy Scott (star of the AMERICAN PIE films and DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR') to try out a more straightforward hero role. Meanwhile, Yun-Fat (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) shines as the nameless monk, exuding the same effortless charisma that made him a superstar in Asia. A fun buddy romp filled with martial arts, BULLETPROOF MONK joins the ranks of RUSH HOUR as an entertaining East-meets-West adventure.
Based on the comic book of the same name, BULLETPROOF MONK is a lively action film that features elements of Buddhist philosophy and Hong Kong cinema. The movie allows the typically goofy Scott (star of the AMERICAN PIE films and DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR') to try out a more straightforward hero role. Meanwhile, Yun-Fat (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) shines as the nameless monk, exuding the same effortless charisma that made him a superstar in Asia. A fun buddy romp filled with martial arts, BULLETPROOF MONK joins the ranks of RUSH HOUR as an entertaining East-meets-West adventure.