I can’t tell how many times I’ve seen the old “gun to the gonads” trick under a dinner table in a film, but you know what, somehow seeing Maggie Q perform the act elicited a laugh from me, as did many other tropes performed throughout “Protege” kept me wondering how it would end – featuring murder mysteries that would make Steig Larsson’s spirit blush, and candid quips that would force the jealous nature to come out of comedy’s finest – “Protege” is the result of a group of people doing their homework on a tried and true genre and acing the test in a film that deserves all the press that franchise flicks get off rip. Far from refreshing, but every now and again a rehash can be entertaining when the steps are followed with respect to the genre, not in the effort of a money grab. Love gets made, only for the potential of lovers getting slayed – making the romance scenes all the more passionate, and all the more realistic – knowing that (as relationships in life are) they will never last. Poe passages are recited as gunfire is ignited. in a shot of this film, and it’s a welcome escape to see people operate their conveyances on the correct side, amongst other things. are covered throughout the expected hour-thirty of the action flicks alloted time. “Vietnam” isn’t the only optic of focus in “Protege” as various spaces in Europe and the U.K. The gorgeous Romanian- posing-as-Vietnam landscape is at the forefront, but still appears just as dangerous as Spike Lee’s most recent joint “Da 5 Bloods”. It’s the same old formula here as she goes through a revenge plot that feels a bit like “True Romance” while mixed with action sequences that borrow more from “John Wick” and shy away from anything to stylized. That, and she could always throw a punch. Maggie Q is the stunner she has always been since before she was on syndicated television in showings such as “Nikita”. The cast of Protege is well above 40 and they defy every ageistic stereotype that keeps the rotating door moving swiftly within the film industry. Hollywood tends to enjoy throwing their actors away when they hit their 40’s. He also happens to be an ordained Dudeist Priest, working to spread The Big Lebowski's relaxed worldly philosophy, "Just take it easy, man." Find Tim on Letterboxd or Twitter as tdm5003.Scored with a booming Motown soundtrack to accent the realistic armed forces trained action sequences, “Protege” is a special piece of a genre that begs for new tricks, but here “Protege” lets the movie world know nostalgia reigns supreme. Tim resides in Durham, NC, with a rabid passion for film, TV, video games, and comics, all of which he owns way too many of, and those collections are only rivaled by his overabundance of LEGO. He even found himself with one of those nifty IMDB credits for a short film he wrote. His screenplays have accrued more than 25 awards and selections in competition, including Best Original Screenplay at the 2021 Hollywood Blood Horror Festival and Best Horror Feature Screenplay 2020 from Bridge Fest, with his work being hailed as "complex, layered, and bloodcurdling." He got his start when his short biography of Augusten Burroughs was published in 2008, and his career has seen him write video game walkthroughs, web content, and interactive fiction for mobile platforms. Tim McClelland is a TV/Movie News Writer for Screen Rant.
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