Very disappointed :(

Charming and brutal

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

I have watched it a few times already and it's become the type of film that I want to watch whenever I'm looking for a good time without having to go out anywhere. If we now really have use of only 10 % of our brain's capability and capacity then does it not seem realistic to conclude that should we all of a sudden be gifted with use of 100 percent of our brain's capabilities we would then be able to do things we never could before? What if this Tibetan Scroll contained linguistic verbiage that actually empowered anyone speaking aloud its textual contents in the same way that creation obeyed the voice of the CREATOR according to the biblical narrative? When the Divine CREATOR said "Let there be light..." there was light! So, words accompanied by pure belief in their meaning have power. In the Bible book of James the tongue is spoken of as a tough member of the body to tame. The words that we speak can either heal, or, cause harm to others and even to ourselves. So, based on the already available knowledge that exists concerning the inherent power of words and speech in any language I choose to recommend the BULLETPROOF MONK as very entertaining, decent, and, good for the whole family. PG!

Bulletproof Monk stars Chow Yun-Fat as a supernatural monk protecting an ancient Buddhist scroll with magical powers. His home is attacked by Nazi's, and he flees to America and hides for many years, protecting the scroll. Unfortunately, the Nazi's are able to make a comeback by opening an NGO that promotes peace as a front to track to the Monk. Meanwhile the Monk meets Kar (Sean William Scott) and Jade (Jamie King), two kung-fu loving street kids with a roguish nature. He sees them as potential successors, and tries to train them as the Nazi's close the net on the Monk and his scroll.If you read that up there without going WTF, then kudos. I had a hard time following the plot of this film. It is wickedly bad, and very predictable. The action is not terrible, but is poorly shot and edited with a fair bit of CGI and post processing, to the point of obviousness. Chow Yun-Fat is campy as the Monk, but Scott and King play clichéd 90's people, with edgy backgrounds and died hair and stuff. The characters are poorly written, and Scott and King just don't pull it off.The Nazi thing is ridiculous as well. Why? The Nazi's have opened up a global peace NGO, as a front to steal an ancient Buddhist Scroll from a Monk in New York City in the 90's. It's just so bad.As I said, the acting, action, script, plot, characters, writing and stunts are all pretty poor. Chow Yun-Fat is alright, and the movie is sometimes bad in a funny sort of way. However, there is little else to redeem this film. It tries and fails to be a campy and fun action flick, and instead feels forced and rushed. This film has little to show for it, and can be safely skipped.

It is pretty hard to take a film seriously when it starts with two monks sparing on a bridge and flying around. That whole karate/flying/Chinese wire trick...really...why? But "Bulletproof monk" pulls it off well. For starters, it is the first movie with an explanation of how to walk on air. But mainly the two lead roles are likable and drive the story forward all the time.The old guy from Tibet is neither Jackie Chan, nor some martial arts guru. More like a regular guy you might want as a neighbour. The young guy is a New York pick pocket, smart kid but not falling into any easy pidgeon holes either. None of those overdone slow motion stylistic shows action movies on a budget often fall for. If our hero needs to take out ten bad guys, OK, he does some fancy stuff, but he gets on with it.Plot is the normal thing. We all have to protect some ancient scroll with the secret to ultimate power. Twist is that some Nazi has been chasing it since the second World War. Yeah, we have heard that before too. But it really doesn't matter, the take is fresh. My kids watched it straight after the Spiderwick Chronicles, same story, protecting a book from evil, but they didn't mind at all.The girl in the film is interesting too. While Star Wars fans pine and groan about Rey not getting her own doll, the female lead in this film is cool, sexy, sweet, tough, able and with a nice twist at the end does real equality sort of stuff. In all, a great cast guided by an obviously good team, makes a great job of a mediocre idea.

1 – One of the best movies which was based on a comic book.2 – One of the best movies which stars (Yun-Fat Chow) (and what a very short list it would be !).3 – One of the most attractive cinematic introductions ever (the sequence of the German attack on the temple).4 – One of the most beautiful plots (regardless a few holes and some slight silliness).5 – One of the greatest roles in (Seann William Scott)'s career (and honestly what a detestable career he had !).6 – One of the most eloquent dialogue not ever written but ever written in an action flick like this.7 – One of the most ambition action scenes (the helicopter one .. Oh My God that was just super and as far as I know .. I didn't see anything like it before). 8 – One of the most forgettable movies to be ! (simply because no one will concern with a Hollywood average budget picture starring "Yun-Fat Chow" and "Seann William Scott" together about such a bulletproof monk !).9 – One of my favorites.10 - One of My father's favorites (although he just hates anything related to superheroes, science fiction, fantasy !).