The Protégé (2021)

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   Siskoid

   Maggie Q and Michael Keaton, with a side-order of Samuel Jackson, in an action thriller about righteous assassins? The Protégé should have been my jam. But we're very far from director Martin Campbell's better work, i.e. GoldenEye and Casino Royale. It's not the actors or even the characters, because I think the two leads are well matched in wit and ability (even if I scarcely believe Keaton can hold his own here), and when the action sequences kick in, they are usually excellent and well-choreographed. But there's something dreadfully wrong with the pacing and the editing. My eyes tended to glaze over during the connective tissue, leading to some disjointedness and my often asking WHY people were doing what they were doing. The insert shots were silly or didn't seem to match the scene. The flashbacks proved entirely unnecessary. The final shot should have been withheld. And why are 80% of people in Vietnam white? Sadly The Protégé (sic) fails despite its strong action beats. 2 years 3 months ago
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   Earring72

   Martin Campell always delivers on the action and the cast is better than average but lack of involving story makes for a watchable but forgettable action movie. 2 years 1 month ago
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   nowhereman136

   Martin Campbell is very good at making straightforward action movies with not many issue but also not much personality. it's a perfectly ok action movie. i cant stress how much in the middle this movie is
   
   5/10 2 years 8 months ago

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