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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ethan Reiff (written by) &
Cyrus Voris (written by)
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Release Date:
16 April 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
A power beyond measure requires a protector without equal. more
Plot:
Based on the very underground comic book, a Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a young street kid whom he can teach to protect a scroll. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Silly...fun, but silly. more (175 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
104 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Heath Ledger considered the role of Kar but turned it down to star in Ned Kelly (2003). more
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Crew or equipment visible: During the fight on the rooftop, when Kar falls over the side of the building, you can see a PA dressed in his traffic gear in the middle of the intersection in the top left corner of the screen. more
Quotes:
Strucker: Monk, you may be good, but you are not bulletproof. more
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Soundtrack:
Tall Cans in the Air (re-mix) more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Silly...fun, but silly., 7 May 2003
Author: TheBabblingFool from Middletown MD, USA

Bulletproof Monk has a plot like it is the Indiana Jones of martial art flicks. You have a monk that is chosen every 60 years to protect a scroll that will give anyone who reads it invincible. The film revolves around The Monk with No Name (Chow) trying to find a new chosen one (Scott) while avoiding a nazi super-villain that he incountered 60 years ago.

The film is more of a comedy than an action film and Sean William Scott and Chow Yun Fat play off each other well in a world where they are chased by nazis and run into characters like a British guy named Mr. Funktastic. Sean plays a goofy pickpocket well and Chow is excellent as a calm, smug, nameless monk...then again Chow has always been good at acting smug. Of course there has to be a leading lady and Jamie King is as good looking as they come and plays her character well.

The action all involves wire-fu, like that as seen in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but not as dynamic. Since most of the characters are new to martial arts the fights are a little slow but entertaining and lighthearted none the less.

Bulletproof Monk could have been a lot better than it is, with a little more time spent on it, but as it is it is a silly amusing film, which kept me entertained for an hour and a half. I recommend it to martial art flick junkies.

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