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  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary The Monk (Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll. Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to New York City, where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart-mouthed pickpocket named Kar (Scott). (MGM)

Directed By: Paul Hunter

Written By: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 44 m
Bulletproof Monk
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
40
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 101 User Ratings
8.1
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Summary The Monk (Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll. Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to New York City, where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart-mouthed pickpocket named Kar (Scott). (MGM)

Directed By: Paul Hunter

Written By: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
40
10% Positive
3 Reviews
52% Mixed
15 Reviews
38% Negative
11 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
40
10% Positive
3 Reviews
52% Mixed
15 Reviews
38% Negative
11 Reviews

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75
It has a life and style that other buddy action movies lack
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
50
First-time director Paul Hunter delivers a quick-cut, loud movie that betrays his MTV roots -- but then again, the script never demands that he do much more than exactly that.
By Robert K. Elder FULL REVIEW
50
The story's entire foundation is based upon a plot hole so gargantuan that anyone not suffering a brain cramp will identify it at once.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
50
Action star Chow Yun-Fat's latest is as thin as the buzz cut he sports in Bulletproof Monk.
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
38
Indeed a rip-off - a rehash of Hong Kong superstar Chow's greatest celluloid moments with an overlay of Hollywood action cliches, youth-flick silliness, and ah-so stereotypes.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
33
Most surprising (and disappointing) is the film's lack of humor. Scott, who has a huge following and has developed a lively comic persona, never seems in on the joke.
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20
Sadly, it's yet another intercultural mishmash that hopes for its iconic star's charisma to overcome a dire script, cardboard characters, indifferently directed action scenes, and an atrocious villain buried under layers of unconvincing old-man makeup.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 101 User Ratings
8.1
73% Positive
74 Ratings
16% Mixed
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11% Negative
11 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 101 User Ratings
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73% Positive
74 Ratings
16% Mixed
16 Ratings
11% Negative
11 Ratings

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Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lakeshore Entertainment, Mosaic, Lion Rock Productions, Flypaper Press, Cub Five Productions, Image Comics, Signpost Films
Release Date Apr 16, 2003
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline A power beyond measure requires a protector without equal.
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