![]() ![]() Good: I enjoy a martial arts movie as long as it has a compelling story, interesting actors, fantastic Matrix-style special effects and uniquely choreographed martial arts fights … which is why I enjoyed this movie. The Monk believes Kar is the next Master meant to protect the scroll, so the unlikely duo become partners and save the scroll from the maniac Struker and his power-hungry granddaughter who's been chasing the Monk for 60 years. He's charming, street-tough and has mastered the art of street fighting from watching old martial arts movies in the theater where he works and lives. Scroll to 2003 and the Monk finds himself in New York City where he meets his successor, a smart mouthed pickpocket orphan named Kar (William Scott). ![]() As long as the Monk protects the scroll for 60 years, he will remain youthful and immune to death until it comes time to hand the scroll to the next guardian who is prophesied to protect it. Plot: In 1943 a Tibetan Monk (Yun-Fat) is given a powerful scroll from his martial arts master that could cause horrible chaos should it fall into the wrong hands, like those of a Nazi named Struker (Roden) and later on, his granddaughter, Nina (Smurfit). Special Notes: This movie was originally published as a three-part comic series in the late '90s. Rating: PG-13 (for violence, language and some sexual content)Īctors: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Mako, Marcus Jean Pirae, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit ![]()
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