Bulletproof Monk Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

It has a life and style that other buddy action movies lack Read the full review

Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

Not surprisingly based on a comic book series by Brett Lewis and R.A. Jones (whom pic fails to credit), pic hurtles along at a pace designed by vet music vid and ad helmer Paul Hunter to engage short attention spans.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

Too much seriousness can be fatal to a picture like this one, since it impedes the efficient delivery of dumb laughter and easy thrills. Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Action star Chow Yun-Fat's latest is as thin as the buzz cut he sports in Bulletproof Monk.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The fight scenes in Bulletproof Monk are not as inventive as some I've seen (although the opening fight on a rope bridge is so well done that it raises expectations it cannot fulfill).Read the full review

Washington Post | Mark JenkinsAdd Critic to Favorites

One of those motley movies that borrows from just about everywhere.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Began life as a comic book, and screenwriters Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, ever respectful of that lineage, have not allowed the film's dialogue or plot points to rise above their cartoonish origins.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

The story's entire foundation is based upon a plot hole so gargantuan that anyone not suffering a brain cramp will identify it at once. Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

As ungainly in its jammed-together East-meets-West-ness as Steven Seagal in a yoga pose. Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

Indeed a rip-off - a rehash of Hong Kong superstar Chow's greatest celluloid moments with an overlay of Hollywood action cliches, youth-flick silliness, and ah-so stereotypes.Read the full review

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