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The Protector

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Two NYPD cops are sent to Hong Kong to catch a drug lord who has kidnapped the daughter of his former associate.
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Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 05/28/2005
2/5
Typical fun loving, acrobatic action Chan. Go to Full Review
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 04/07/2005
2/5
Spence D. IGN Movies 02/10/2004
3/5
John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 06/05/2002
4/10
Jackie Chan beats up people and things blow up....If it's good enough for you, the picture works. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 3 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more Steve D 08/27/2023 simply passable entertainment no matter the version. See more Josh G 07/10/2023 What if there was very little kung-fu, a bunch of random sex scenes and more gun fire than plot. Now mix this with this with no humor and a lack of everything enjoyable, on my quest to watch 80's action films this disappoints. See more 11/17/2019 Not great but ok. Lot of nonsense. Full of over-the-top camp and action cliches and cop cliches and New York cliches and 80's cliches and Jackie Chan cliches. The tone was not right, and it felt really boring. Not fun or cool. See more 10/05/2019 Hollywood directed this terrible JC outing. Very sub par. See more 03/17/2019 While definitely a B quality film, I do tend to like Jackie Chan in less comedic roles, so I liked the more serious tone. Though I admit to chuckling the first time he said 'give me the fucking keys" - cuz its so far from his typical movie character. But it was great watching him move and perform physically in this film without the mugging of his comedies. He was an amazing athlete and it shows. Too bad Hollywood didn't take full advantage of his abilities and talents back then - when he had SO much to offer. I've seen some of the Hong Kong action stunts that Jackie re-shot - would have made a huge improvement to the American version. I know its not a favorite for lots of people, including Chan, but ignoring the dated dialogue and limitations by the director, I still found it entertaining enough for an 80s cheap cop film. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two NYPD cops are sent to Hong Kong to catch a drug lord who has kidnapped the daughter of his former associate.
Director
James Glickenhaus
Producer
David Chan
Screenwriter
James Glickenhaus
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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