The new action, crime, thriller, The Protégé, starring the simply amazing Maggie Q, is such a treasure trove of tantalizing action sequences and delightful performances that one may finding themselves hoping that it might be that start of a lucrative franchise.
Anna (Maggie Q) is one of the more prolific contract killers in the world. But when her father figure, Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) is brutally murdered, she embarks on a quest for revenge that leads her down a rabbit hole of deceit and deadly confrontations that becomes far more complex than a simple attempt at an eye for an eye retribution.
Penned by Richard Wenk, who wrote both The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018) among others, the film plays as a standard revenge tale with a few flourishes here and there and a well-placed twist or two to keep the story fresh throughout. Martin Campbell, who also directed Casino Royale...
Anna (Maggie Q) is one of the more prolific contract killers in the world. But when her father figure, Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) is brutally murdered, she embarks on a quest for revenge that leads her down a rabbit hole of deceit and deadly confrontations that becomes far more complex than a simple attempt at an eye for an eye retribution.
Penned by Richard Wenk, who wrote both The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018) among others, the film plays as a standard revenge tale with a few flourishes here and there and a well-placed twist or two to keep the story fresh throughout. Martin Campbell, who also directed Casino Royale...
- 8/20/2021
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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