The Protégé

2021-08-19 • 1h 49m • R •

Action Thriller

6.6

User Score

1046 votes

"Made for vengeance."

Overview

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

Martin Campbell

Director

Richard Wenk

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Q

Anna

Samuel L. Jackson

Moody

Michael Keaton

Michael Rembrandt

David Rintoul

Edward Hayes

Patrick Malahide

Vohl

Ray Fearon

Duquet

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$8,639,684

Runtime

1h 49m

Release Date

2021-08-19

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Reviews

JPV852

2021-10-16T20:27:19.517Z

Entertaining if not also kind of forgettable action-thriller. The three leads, Maggie Q, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, have some bad-ass scenes and there are some suspenseful scenes, but as a whole, didn't really think it's all that different from what has been seen before. In fact, I think 2018's Anna might've been a tad better. The finale also was perplexing. They make a big deal on how hard it was to get onto an island yet they (Maggie Q and Jackson) just are there, no scenes on how. That said, I did think Maggie Q and Michael Keaton were great together and Martin Campbell's direction was fine, although did far better work on GoldenEye and Casino Royale. I think this is fine as a rental. Don't know how much replay value it has. **3.25/5**