Bulletproof Monk

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Bulletproof Monk

PG-13

Released Apr 16, 2003

1h 44m

Action

Comedy

Fantasy

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For 60 years, a mysterious monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll -- a scroll that holds the key to unlimited power. Now the Monk must look for a new scroll keeper. Kar (Seann William Scott) is an unlikely candidate, a streetwise young man whose only interest is himself. But when he inadvertently saves the Bulletproof Monk from capture, the two become partners in a scheme to save the world from the scroll's most avid pursuer.

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Critics Consensus

Venerable action star Chow Yun-Fat is the only saving grace in this silly action flick that more often than not resembles a commercial in style.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Violent but cool martial arts movie.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Reader

The fight scenes are routine, the humor juvenile, and the Toronto locales rendered drab through muddy cinematography.

May 3, 2007

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Empire Magazine

It's painful to watch.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A dippy, fantasy-fu whirligig that, despite several impressive set pieces, never consistently hits the whoa-cool levels to which it aspires.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 24, 2022

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

basically Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon comes to New York

Rated: 4/5

Jan 12, 2016

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David N. Butterworth

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Not to put too fine a point on it, but "Bulletproof Monk" is a rather large piece of garbage.

Rated: 0/4

Sep 7, 2015

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Audience Member

Not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s one of go to movies when I’m bored

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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I liked this movie, very entertaining. I would recommend this movie to watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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Casa N

I think it's a very fun good story that could have been directed better. I knocked one star off for the crappy music. Mostly annoying music is actually what it is but the rest of the movie I think is very entertaining and a good story. I actually think this movie should have had a sequel it was set up to have one. Would have been good to have one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/22

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Peter B

Not a perfect movie by any stretch but the story was well told, the characters were compelling and it had a satisfying ending. Judge it against a masterpiece and it'll fall very far but this wasn't attempting to be that. It achieved its ambition of being a fun movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/24/22

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Audience Member

Crippled by the PG-13 rating. Their careers have proved that Chow Yun Fat's action and Sean William Scott's comedy are at their best when they're protected by an R rating.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Not amazing but the "wire fu" and corny action are worth a watch. Great background flick.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

For 60 years, a mysterious monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll -- a scroll that holds the key to unlimited power. Now the Monk must look for a new scroll keeper. Kar (Seann William Scott) is an unlikely candidate, a streetwise young man whose only interest is himself. But when he inadvertently saves the Bulletproof Monk from capture, the two become partners in a scheme to save the world from the scroll's most avid pursuer.

Director: Paul Hunter
Producer: Charles Roven, Terence Chang, John Woo, Douglas Segal
Screenwriter: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Lakeshore Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Mosaic Media Group
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.0M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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