Bulletproof Monk Movie Review 2003

Chow-Yun Fat is the monk with no name, chosen to protect The Scroll of the Ultimate, which gives the power to shape the world to the person who reads it aloud. Each monk can only protect the scroll for 60 years, so the new chosen one must be found. An unlikely candidate emerges in a New York pickpocket named Kar, after a chance meeting between the two. Adding a definite "Indiana Jones" vibe are Jade, a mysterious "bad girl" who catches Kar's eye, and the villains, a Nazi who tried to steal the scroll years earlier, and his icy granddaughter. Plot holes abound if you look too closely, but the action sequences are nicely timed to distract you from them, and Chow-Yun Fat's cool persona adds a touch of grace. Scott makes a nice first step from teen comedy doofus to action hero.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Martial Arts, New York, New York, Adapted from Comics, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Subways, Extraordinary Pairings, Grandparents, Rabbi

Screenplay

Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime (James) King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, Mako, Roger Yuan, Marcus Jean Pirae

Cinematography

Stefan Czapsky

Director

Paul Hunter

Music

Eric Serra

Other

John J. Thomson, Anita Camarata, Robert K. Lambert, T. Arrinder Grewal, Delphine White, Deborah Evans

Producer

Charles Roven, Terence Chang, John Woo, Douglas Segal, Lion Rock, Lakeshore Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group, Flypaper Press, MGM