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The Rookies

Play trailer 1:22 Poster for The Rookies Released Apr 16, 2021 1h 53m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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An extreme sports athlete joins a mysterious special agent and her ragtag team of recruits to battle a group of deadly terrorists.
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Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle If filmmakers use posters as a way of nodding to their influences, then the bar for The Rookies seems to be set especially low. Rated: 1/5 Apr 16, 2021 Full Review Richard Kuipers Variety 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. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Utterly forgettable and messy on every level, The Rookies is one of those movies that makes viewers wonder why the filmmakers thought it would be a good idea to get this embarrassing dud made. Jun 9, 2021 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies There's such passion behind this terrible script that you want to love it. Rated: 3/4 Apr 21, 2021 Full Review John Serba Decider If exaggeration was a terminal illness, The Rookies would be dead 100 times over. Apr 19, 2021 Full Review Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Tonally, the film is all over the map as it veers between badly executed action thrills and staggeringly unfunny comedic asides. Apr 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Char L Saw international stars featured and expected it to be good but the script and editing was confusing and made all of them look bad. Felt like a waste of my time watching this. Don’t waste yours. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review kevin c This is one of those blind buys where the cover art is kind of deceptive. The cover is of the stunning Milla Jovovich, but no mention that she is basically using the Bruce Willis approach where she's a glorified cameo in a Chinese action comedy. That threw me off of the whole thing. There's some good action, the story is kind of weird and quirky. I might like it better next time around. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny movie and I really liked it. Cheesy and fresh. Action abounds. Even som romance thrown in Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Extrem schlechter China-Schrott, dessen Humor keiner lustig findet und dessen special Effects aussehen wie in Hollywood vor 10 Jahren. Reine Geldverschwendung. Extremely bad China junk, whose humor nobody finds funny and whose special effects look like in Hollywood 10 years ago. A waste of money. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The Rookies is a Chinese film that parodies spy action movies. Milla Jovovich kicks ass in the film, but she has a supporting role. The movie is so goofy, and the dubbed English is not great as usual, but it had some really funny scenes that had me laughing hard. The action is top-notch, and I actually wouldn't mind seeing it again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An extreme sports athlete joins a mysterious special agent and her ragtag team of recruits to battle a group of deadly terrorists.
Director
Alan Yuen
Producer
Rosanna Ng, Shan Tam
Screenwriter
Alan Yuen
Distributor
Shout! Studios
Production Co
Wanda Pictures, Gravity Pictures International, Huaxia Film Distribution Company, Gravity Pictures, Youku Pictures, Pristine Movies, New Classics International Media, Wanda Media Co., New Classics Media, Shanghai Taopiaopiao Film Culture, Acme Image, Emperor Motion Pictures (International)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2021
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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