In the middle of it all is a killer cat-and-mouse chemistry between Maggie Q and Keaton. He kicks ass when he knows he’s playing a “bad guy,” as in a person who objectively does bad things, much as he did in The Hateful Eight and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Jackson, with his brief appearance, gets the chance to showcase his endless charisma. In all the good ways, Keaton gets his hands dirty with several fist fights and shoot-outs that would even make John Wick proud.Įven Samuel L. This isn’t Bruce Willis in A Good Day to Die Hard. Throw out your worries of whether or not he is too old to perform stunts and fights. Rivalling her, to my great satisfaction, is Michael Keaton-an actor who proves once again why he is the quintessential Batman. Meanwhile, the hits and shots all look extremely painful when they land. There is both an elegant grace and a deadly precision to her movement. It’s all thanks to Maggie Q’s ability to sell every punch and kick. Though the script constantly struggles to keep you emotionally invested in Anna’s journey, her moments of fighting countless henchmen left and right are raw, brutal, and exhilarating to watch. This throwaway plot is all such a shame, because The Protégé shines through its actors and action sequences. You can imagine yourself browsing your streaming platform, coming across this plot summary, and skipping it. Everything else involving missing business executives and exploiting the economy of a developing country is all gobbledygook filler. In order to catch the culprit responsible, not only does Anna have to return to her hometown of Saigon, but she may have to team up with another assassin named Rembrandt (Michael Keaton) to get her revenge.Īnd that’s basically what The Protégé is about.
Just when our characters are getting comfortable enough to settle down and have a normal life, the unthinkable happens: someone has the balls to kill Samuel L. Jackson), the man who rescued her and has trained her since she was a little girl.
Maggie Q plays Anna, our female assassin protagonist, who travels around the globe to complete missions with her partner and mentor Moody (Samuel L. The Protégé is just not original enough in terms of premise. That being said, the plot of this whole ordeal is so familiar and forgettable, there’s not enough to help the film stand out from the crowd. If you look at it strictly from an action and acting standpoint, it is coherently filmed and well-staged, and all three leads carry their charisma from start to finish. The Protégé lands somewhere in the middle of that spectrum. Look the other way, however, and you’ll find Green Lantern.
Look one way in Martin Campbell’s filmography and you’ll get titles like Casino Royale.
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