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Bulletproof Monk (2003)

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All Time

of 190,166

5,158

2000's

of 34,035

1,642

2003

of 8,541

212
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,898
  
  585
  
  Action of 2003
  
  of 215
  
  21
  
  Action of the 2000's
  
  of 1,835
  
  185
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,420
  
  561
  
  Adventure of 2003
  
  of 97
  
  17
  
  Adventure of the 2000's
  
  of 993
  
  155
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,560
  
  1,300
  
  Comedy of 2003
  
  of 1,047
  
  49
  
  Comedy of the 2000's
  
  of 7,315
  
  389
Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi All Time
  
  of 2,914
  
  437
  
  Sci-Fi of 2003
  
  of 132
  
  12
  
  Sci-Fi of the 2000's
  
  of 978
  
  87

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Bulletproof Monk (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.5914

Avg Critic Score:2.5127

Bulletproof Monk (2003) Movie Reviews

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

If you've a taste for comic books, there's definitely no shortage of art inspired celluloid on screens right about now. ...read the complete Bulletproof Monk movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Maybe what it takes to fully enjoy Bulletproof Monk is an appreciation of '80s and '90s Hong Kong martial arts flicks. If that's the case, I don't have the necessary prerequisites. ...read the complete Bulletproof Monk movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Then again, logic and intelligence don't have much of a place in this picture. Bulletproof Monk is meant to be enjoyed for its exuberance, campiness, and all-around goofiness. ...read the complete Bulletproof Monk movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Let us first consider the Scroll of the Ultimate. "Whoever reads it aloud in its entirely," an ancient monk explains to his young acolyte, "will gain the power to control the world. ...read the complete Bulletproof Monk movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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 complete Bulletproof Monk movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)

Here is how cool Hong Kong action superstar Chow Yun-Fat ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") is: while clearly capable of outshining just about anyone and anything in movies today, instead he manages to somehow shine his coolness over everything around...read the complete Bulletproof Monk (2003) review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)

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DVDActive (Warwick Gaetjens)

is something that you'll either love or loathe, there's just no in-between with this film ... however, you may end up loving the film even when every fibre in your body says that you ought to loathe it (I'm one of those parties). So if...read the complete Bulletproof Monk (2003) review at DVDActive (Warwick Gaetjens)

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The New York Times (A.O. Scott)

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 complete Bulletproof Monk (2003) review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Most surprising (and disappointing) is the film's lack of humor. Scott, who has a huge following and has developed a lively comic persona, never seems in on the joke....read the complete Bulletproof Monk (2003) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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