The Protégé
Lionsgate | Release Date: August 20, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
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38
The Associated PressMark KennedyAug 20, 2021
At the film’s center is Q but there is a hollowness there. She can rappel down a staircase using a fire hose, endure waterboarding and use a dinner tray as an assault weapon, but there’s little insight in her inner life or emotions and her backstory appears too late. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyAug 19, 2021
Well, even on automatic pilot, as he is here, Jackson is always good company. Maggie Q’s blend of grace and gravity translates into a quiet authority. Keaton completes the trio. He’s quite droll here. No one’s better at playing a low-key wiseass. The pleasure of such company isn’t enough to compensate for watching a succession of scenes that are like recruitment ads for abattoir work. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 19, 2021
The script is straight-up formula, which suggests few surprises, but also that the component parts should have clicked better than they did. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 19, 2021
Sans a compelling marriage of danger and eroticism, much of the third-act suspense fails to captivate Read full review
30
SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiAug 19, 2021
All in all, The Protégé is a dull assassin movie misfire that does no justice by Maggie Q and can’t be saved even by Keaton and Jackson making a meal of their scenes. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleCody SongAug 20, 2021
The Protégé suffers from its predictability and lack of nuance. Despite a somewhat promising if well-worn plot, the characters and performances can’t seem to catch up. Read full review
20
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaAug 19, 2021
The Protégé is so bad that it feels like it has to be on purpose. Read full review
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