Bulletproof Monk 2003

A power beyond measure requires a protector without equal.

5.5 / 10   876 vote(s)
PG-13
Action Comedy Fantasy

A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.

Release Date 2003-03-28
Runtime 1h 44m
Directors Paul Hunter, Stefan Czapsky
Producers Terence Chang, Gotham Chopra, Charles Roven, John Woo, Burt Ward
Writers Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff

Chop Schlockery.

Chow Yun-Fat and Sean William Scott buddy up to retrieve an ancient scroll from baddies, chop sockery does follow.

That’s pretty much it really, the two characters obviously poles apart, but coming together as one in a series of action scenes that are both laughable and enjoyable because of the former. The script is poor, with much of the dialogue of the tripe delivery kind, and in truth Yun-Fat is wasted in a thankless role. Story throws in a Nazi baddie, a girl on girl scrap and Sean William Scott casting off his petty crime ways to become the way of the samurai – or something like that.

Brainless but fun, but also instantly forgettable into the bargain. 5/10

John Chard