The Prot�g� (2021) (original) (raw)
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. But 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 even tighter.
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. But 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 even tighter. (less)
Director: Martin Campbell
Writer: Richard Wenk
Starring: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Ori Pfeffer, Robert Patrick, Florin Piersic Jr.
Producer: Arthur Sarkissian
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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 19, 2021
7 / 10
Martin Campbell isn�t a director with a particular style, and his commitment to storytelling hasn�t always been stellar. But he�s managed to bang out a career as a man of action, occasionally hitting greatness, including his well-regarded work on the James Bond adventures �GoldenEye� and �Casino Royale.� Still trying to regain his industry footing after the 2011 bomb, �Green Lantern,� Campbell reunites with at least some of his old timing in �The Prot�g�,� which is an assassin film that doesn�t always want to be an assassin film, periodically working on ways to come at the audience from unexpe ...read more...
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