2021
Shout! Studios
1 h 53 m

2021
Shout! Studios
1 h 53 m

Summary Daredevil and extreme sport lover Zhao Feng (Alu Wang) has always lived life on the edge. But when he gets caught up in an illegal trade scheme, he realized he is in way over his head. When he crosses paths with deadly and mysterious Special Agent Bruce (Milla Jovovich), she recruits him into the shadowy Order of the Phantom Knighthood, ...

Directed By: Alan Yuen

Written By: Yun-Cheung Kong, Xu Lei, Alan Yuen

2021
Shout! Studios
1 h 53 m

2021
Shout! Studios
1 h 53 m

The Rookies

Name: The Rookies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 2021-04-16
Duration: 1 min 53 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Talu Wang, Sandrine Pinna, Milla Jovovich, Timmy Xu, David Lee McInnis

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Directed By: Alan Yuen

Written By: Yun-Cheung Kong, Xu Lei, Alan Yuen

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The Film Stage

Apr 13, 2021

People who like this type of film will have a blast while those who don’t are caught glancing at their watches in hopes the end is finally near.

By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW

Variety

Apr 15, 2021

Lame humor and incoherent plotting are among the shortcomings of “The Rookies,” an initially engaging but increasingly tedious Chinese action-comedy-thriller that not even kick-ass movie queen Milla Jovovich can breathe much life into.

By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Apr 14, 2021

There are times when China’s brash marriage of national cinema and onscreen largesse can work for foreign audiences – bless you, The Wandering Earth, you madcap delight – but when the approach misses this badly, the results are excruciating. Consider The Rookies an easy miss for even the most dedicated Chinese action cinema fan.

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Production Company New Classics Media, New Classics International Media, Huaxia Film Distribution, Shanghai Taopiaopiao Film Culture, Emperor Motion Pictures, WanDa Pictures, Gravity Pictures, Wanda Media Co., Youku Pictures, Acme Image, Gravity Pictures International, Pristine Movies

Release Date Apr 16, 2021

Duration 1 h 53 m

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The Rookies

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Talu Wang

Zhao Feng

Sandrine Pinna

Miao Yan

Milla Jovovich

Bruce

Timmy Xu

Ding Shan

David Lee McInnis

Iron Fist

Meitong Liu

LV

Suet Lam

Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan

Zhan Xiao

Xiao feng

Nuo Lu

Kathy Chow

Paul Allica

Anton

Brono Bajtala

Security Officer

Pierre Bourdaud

Order Agent

Andrew Lane Cawthon

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Barret Coates

Soldier

Isaac Fernandez

Agent

Björn Freiberg

Agent On The Train

Temur Mamisashvili

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Kyle Paul

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