An underrated action thriller with an all-star cast is now available to stream for free. Released back in 2021,The ProtégéseesCasino RoyaleandThe Mask of ZorrofilmmakerMartin Campbellat the helm of this tale of a legendary assassin on a brutal quest for revenge.
StarringMission: Impossible III, Die Hard 4,andThe Family PlanstarMaggie Qin the lead as the world’s most highly skilled killer. The rest of the cast includes major A-listersMichael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robert Patrick, as well as Patrick Malahide, David Rintoul, Ori Pfeffer, Ray Fearon, and Caroline Loncq, and boasts 82% on the Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes.The Protégécan now be streamed for free onTubi, and you can check out the official synopsis for the action thriller below.
“Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) 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 (Michael Keaton) 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.”
The Protégé Offers No-Nonsense Action Movie Thrills
WhileThe Protégéis unlikely to offer action fans anything they’ve not seen before,sometimes that doesn’t matter. Some of the most enjoyable examples of the genre simply take the same ingredients and blend them together slightly differently, allowing the fights, shoot-outs, and chases to wash over you in an explosive symphony of thrilling action and loud noises. At the time, Peter Debruge ofVarietyheaped praise on howThe Protégé“recombines” familiar elements of the action movie genre.
“There’s precious little in “The Protégé” that audiences haven’t seen before in some form or another, but that’s hardly a liability, since the script recombines those familiar elements in such entertaining ways…”
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Kaitlyn Booth ofBleeding Cool, meanwhile, applaudedthe “brutal and realistic” action sequencesand the one-two punch of director Martin Campbell and leading star Maggie Q.
“Director Martin Campbell does know how to direct an excellent action scene, and with Maggie Q as your star, they all look brutal and realistic. This is the sort of action movie that makes you wince when you watch it because that looked like it hurt.”
Finally,MovieWeb’s own Julian Romandeclared that “Martin Campbell knows how to make a good action flick,” and felt that both the cast and the filmmaker raise what is anunabashed B-movie plot.
“A veteran Hollywood cast and skilled direction take a convoluted B-movie plot to higher ground.”
The Protégé
