With the Delta variant being highly contagious, I’m not exactly recommending the theatrical experience right now. I saw this film in a safe environment that did not have a mixture of both press and the general public. Anyway, this film just left me feeling meh about it.Īnd now for the usual disclaimer, which I’ll include in reviews throughout the pandemic. Maybe that’s because of the pandemic sleeping pattern. But at the same time, the film just really struggles in keeping my attention.
On screen or off, this type of age gap in any relationship is a turn-off. The nearly thirty-year age difference between Anna and Rembrandt does no favors either. It’s like, you don’t love it but you don’t completely hate it either. I’m going to be honest in that this is one of those films that left me feeling meh about it. I mean, if you went through what she did and then become a trained assassin, there’s probably no shortage of therapy needed! There’s no doubt that Anna is also impacted by the way she grew up.
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In playing Anna, the actress plays a character that can be extremely professional but also vulnerable at times. Maggie Q is no stranger to action films and has Jackie Chan as her real-life mentor. Like why not fall for someone closer to you in age? Honestly, the big age difference here can be quite the turn-off. Instead, you have an almost 30-year after difference between two characters that will either kill or screw each other if they can ever make up their mind. Oh, hello, 30ish year age difference that doesn’t make this feel any less creepy! The whole cat-and-mouse game between the two would be better if they were closer in age. Anna crosses paths with another killer, Michael Rembrandt (Michael Keaton), and he is attracted to her. Anna decides to get revenge following Moody’s death. When you’re trained by a legend in the industry so to speak, you’re going to become really good at the job. Jackson) trains Anna (Maggie Q) in the business after he rescues her as a child. Legendary assassin Moody Dutton (Samuel L.
That’s all we can really do is just give a film a chance, right? I gave this film a chance but it ultimately left me feeling meh. If you’re into assassin films, maybe this will be a film for you or maybe it won’t. This film is the newest installment in the assassin genre, which includes the Keanu Reeves-starring John Wick and on the comedic side, The Hitman’s Bodyguard franchise. The Protégé, the new assassin thriller starring Maggie Q, is the latest film in the all-too-familiar genre arriving in theaters this weekend.