The Protégé
Lionsgate | Release Date: August 20, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatAlan NgAug 19, 2021
The Protégé is just good action-y thriller-y fun with great repeat value. It falls in that mid-range budget for an action film, maybe just a few notches below the Bourne films. So it’s the perfect popcorn and movie outing for the weekend. Read full review
75
Original-CinKim HughesAug 20, 2021
Starry actioner The Protégé is a filmic version of empty calories: irresistible if short on sustenance and of an ilk that’s best rationed carefully. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAug 19, 2021
Maggie Q has been in good movies before, but The Protégé is the first movie that’s good because she’s in it. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 22, 2021
There’s precious little in The Protégé that audiences haven’t seen before in some form or another, but that’s hardly a liability, since the script recombines those familiar elements in such entertaining ways, counting on Q, Jackson and Keaton to make these stock characters come alive. Read full review
70
PolygonRoxana HadadiAug 20, 2021
It’s a shame Maggie Q was so busy carrying The Protégé on her back that she couldn’t make time to kick the film’s embarrassing script into shape, too. Read full review
67
UproxxVince ManciniAug 26, 2021
The Protege‘s stunts are actually pretty good. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerAug 19, 2021
Beyond considerable physical presence, Q brings touches of subtlety to a stock character; by the time she makes her eventual, inevitable reference to wanting to get out of the game, there’s a genuine weariness that feels earned enough to bypass the cliché. Read full review
65
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerAug 23, 2021
As for who’s the cat and who’s the mouse, that’s easy: Filmmaker Campbell is the former and we’re the latter. The Protégé plays with its viewers – if one is up for the game, there are worse ways to spend 109 minutes. Read full review
65
TheWrapTodd GilchristAug 19, 2021
Ultimately, Campbell’s film fails because it can’t decide whether to be cheeky escapism or a thoughtful character study, instead landing in between with something repetitive and too often a little dull. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanAug 19, 2021
The Protege may not rise to the level of art, but like Anna herself, it does demonstrate a mastery of a certain set of skills, however limited. Read full review
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