The Protégé( 2021)

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Made for vengeance

Overview

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. 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 ever tighter.

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Q
Anna
Samuel L. Jackson
Moody
Michael Keaton
Michael Rembrandt
David Rintoul
Edward Hayes
Patrick Malahide
Vohl
Ray Fearon
Duquet
Ori Pfeffer
Joe Athens
Robert Patrick
Billy Boy
Florin Piersic Jr.
Ram
Tudor Chirilă
Petru
Velizar Binev
Don Preda
George Piștereanu
Vali
Eva Nguyen Thorsen
Young Anna
Alexandru Bordea
Anna's Father
Tanja Keller
Anna's Mother
Sara Maria Groseanu
Anna's Sister #1
Alina Wang
Anna's Sister #2
Taj Atwal
Seema
Caroline Loncq
Claudia
Gamba Cole
Benny
Phong Giang
Chu
Richenda Carey
Mother Lucia
Dimitar Nikolov
Lucas Hayes
Aida Economu
Anna's Friend #1
Mãdãlina Anea
Anna's Friend #2
David Sterne
Doctor
Jack Derges
Randy
Stefan Ivanov
Doll
Lili Rich
Doll's Friend
Kent Sherwood
Tough Biker
Ekaterina Baker
Technician Lotta
Temirkhan Tursungaliyev
Border Guard
Cosmin Dominte
Anton
Carmen Palcu
Shop Clerk
Kiante Elam
Hitman
Duk Minh Than
Da Nang Taxi Driver
Don Michael Paul
Steverino
Chunsheng He
Fisherman #1
Tiechen Zhang
Fisherman #2
Miylin Georgieva Noveva
Nun Bringing the Papers
Hai Anh Kong Vu
Boy Playing the Flute
Florin Zhang
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Marc Jenner
Deputy (uncredited)

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A review by JPV852

Written by JPV852 on Sat Oct 16 2021

Entertaining if not also kind of forgettable action-thriller. The three leads, Maggie Q, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, have some bad-ass scenes and there are some suspenseful scenes, but as a whole, didn't really think it's all that different from what has been seen before. In fact, I think 2018's Anna might've been a tad better. The finale also was perplexing. They make a big deal on how hard it was to get onto an island yet they (Maggie Q and Jackson) just are there, no scenes on how. That said, I did think Maggie Q and Michael Keaton were great together and Martin Campbell's di...