20 April 2003. Bulletproof Monk, the obnoxious movie title aside, is a notch above the average martial arts movie. It brings a refreshing new breeze of comedy along with dramatic harder elements, combining both Indiana Jones genre with Lethal Weapons series. While abit thin with the comedy in the second half, Bulletproof Monk provides plenty of entertaining fun humor at the beginning and then throws in a few tidbits later on with good dramatic/comedy balance. This movie continues the more complex path towards balanced but much more difficult script-writing trying to blend comedy and drama together to more or less good effect.
The Hidden Dragon special effects are abit distracting and out of sync with the rest of the movie, but overall, the martial arts action is compelling, the storyline decent, and the few twists that fit well into the movie. This male/female martial arts movie is surprisely an acceptable date movie and captures both Asian American, White, and guy/gal fantasies, the martial arts crowd, and the Karate Kid teen, growing up audience.
The Hidden Dragon special effects are abit distracting and out of sync with the rest of the movie, but overall, the martial arts action is compelling, the storyline decent, and the few twists that fit well into the movie. This male/female martial arts movie is surprisely an acceptable date movie and captures both Asian American, White, and guy/gal fantasies, the martial arts crowd, and the Karate Kid teen, growing up audience.