FeatureR2021·109m·6.5

The Protégé

Made for vengeance.

ActionThrillerCrime

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.

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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

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
$8.6M
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Millennium MediaArthur Sarkissian ProductionsCampbell Grobman FilmsFourteen FilmsI Road ProductionsIngenious Media

Crew

Director

Martin Campbell

Writers

Richard Wenk

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Irina Kotcheva

Costume Design

Angela M. Catanzaro

Editor

Karyn Wagner

Costume Design

David Tattersall

Director of Photography

Photek

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

JPV852

10/16/2021

7.0

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 direction was fine, although did far better work on GoldenEye and Casino Royale. I think this is fine as a rental. Don't know how much replay value it has. **3.25/5**