Movie Cosmos - The Protégé

Description:

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

Top Cast >

Maggie Q

As Anna

Samuel L. Jackson

As Moody

Michael Keaton

As Michael Rembrandt

David Rintoul

As Edward Hayes

Patrick Malahide

As Vohl

Ray Fearon

As Duquet

Ori Pfeffer

As Joe Athens

Robert Patrick

As Billy Boy

Florin Piersic Jr.

As Ram

Tudor Chirilă

As Petru

Velizar Binev

As Don Preda

George Piștereanu

As Vali

Eva Nguyen Thorsen

As Young Anna

Alexandru Bordea

As Anna's Father

Tanja Keller

As Anna's Mother

Sara Maria Groseanu

As Anna's Sister #1

Alina Wang

As Anna's Sister #2

Taj Atwal

As Seema

Caroline Loncq

As Claudia

Gamba Cole

As Benny

Phong Giang

As Chu

Richenda Carey

As Mother Lucia

Dimitar Nikolov

As Lucas Hayes

Aida Economu

As Anna's Friend #1

Mãdãlina Anea

As Anna's Friend #2

David Sterne

As Doctor

Jack Derges

As Randy

Stefan Ivanov

As Doll

Lili Rich

As Doll's Friend

Kent Sherwood

As Tough Biker

Ekaterina Baker

As Technician Lotta

Temirkhan Tursungaliyev

As Border Guard

Cosmin Dominte

As Anton

Carmen Palcu

As Shop Clerk

Kiante Elam

As Hitman

Duk Minh Than

As Da Nang Taxi Driver

Don Michael Paul

As Steverino

Chunsheng He

As Fisherman #1

Tiechen Zhang

As Fisherman #2

Miylin Georgieva Noveva

As Nun Bringing the Papers

Hai Anh Kong Vu

As Boy Playing the Flute

Florin Zhang

As Bodyguard (uncredited)

Marc Jenner

As Deputy (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Martin Campbell

Director

Dong Hyun Yoon

Stunts

Ivo Vuchkov

Stunt Driver

Valeriu Tomescu

Stunts

Daniel Tomescu

Stunts

Florin Stancu

Stunts

Elitsa Razheva

Stunts

Krum Rangelov

Stunt Driver

Mihaela Radu

Stunts

Bogdan Popescu

Stunts

Daniel Pisica

Stunts

Cosmin Pădureanu

Stunts

Daren Nop

Stunts

Van Mao Nguyen

Stunts

Mihai Dudu

Stunts

Stilyan Mavrov

Stunt Double, Stunts

Georgi Manchev

Fight Choreographer

Nguyen The Lam

Stunts

Tanja Keller

Stunt Double

Deliu Ionut

Stunts

Mihai Ionita

Stunts

Radoslav Ignatov

Stunts

Vlad Iacob

Stunt Double

Viktor Hristov

Stunts

Dian Hristov

Stunt Coordinator

Romulus Hotea

Stunts

Claudia Heinz

Stunt Double, Stunts, Utility Stunts

Banica Gheorghe

Stunts

Marius Florian

Stunt Coordinator

Calin Ferezan

Stunts

Ilian Emanviov

Stunts

Kiante Elam

Stunt Double

Cincan Daniel

Stunts

François Jean-Yves Couture

Stunts

Andrabulea Cigel

Stunts

Baby Christopher

Stunt Double

Alexandru Caragea

Stunts

Gabi Burlacu

Stunts

Alexandru Bulac

Stunts

Alexandru Bordea

Stunts

Angela M. Catanzaro

Editor

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Irina Kotcheva

Costume Design

Karyn Wagner

Costume Design

Andrei Boncea

Executive Producer

Dragoş Buliga

Executive Producer

Luke Daniels

Executive Producer

Moshe Diamant

Executive Producer, Producer

Valentin Dimitrov

Line Producer

Claiton Fernandes

Executive Producer

Vladimir Fernandes

Executive Producer

Yariv Lerner

Producer

Bernard Mazauric

Line Producer

Balan Melarkode

Executive Producer

Christopher Milburn

Producer

Euzebio Munhoz Jr.

Executive Producer

Daniel Negret

Executive Producer

Gabriel Popescu

Line Producer

Arthur M. Sarkissian

Co-Producer, Producer

Kyle Stroud

Executive Producer

Robert Van Norden

Producer

Simon Williams

Executive Producer

Bruno Wu

Executive Producer

Tudor Stefan Ghiuta

Art Direction

Arta Tozzi

Art Direction

Axel Nicolet

Set Decoration

Oana Novicov

Set Decoration

Ryan Nowak

Sound Designer

Nikolay Bakalov

Sound Effects Editor

Kris Casavant

Supervising Sound Editor

Adrian Gougov

Dialogue Editor

Gord Hillier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Dimitrov

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nikolay Gachev

Visual Effects Supervisor

David Tattersall

Director of Photography

Photek

Original Music Composer

Thayer Juergens

Executive Producer's Assistant

Tapio Liukkonen

Foley Artist

Rob Van Norden

Producer

Richard Wenk

Writer

Avi Lerner

Executive Producer

Trevor Short

Executive Producer

Boaz Davidson

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Greenstein

Executive Producer

Jonathan Yunger

Executive Producer

Gareth West

Executive Producer

Christa Campbell

Executive Producer

Lati Grobman

Executive Producer

Lonnie Ramati

Co-Executive Producer

Jarrett Spiegel

Associate Producer

Reviews:

JPV852 (7/10)

Entertaining if not also kind of forgettable action-thriller. The three leads, Maggie Q, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, have some bad-ass scenes and there are some suspenseful scenes, but as a whole, didn't really think it's all that different from what has been seen before. In fact, I think 2018's Anna might've been a tad better.

The finale also was perplexing. They make a big deal on how hard it was to get onto an island yet they (Maggie Q and Jackson) just are there, no scenes on how.

That said, I did think Maggie Q and Michael Keaton were great together and Martin Campbell's direction was fine, although did far better work on GoldenEye and Casino Royale.

I think this is fine as a rental. Don't know how much replay value it has. 3.25/5

2021-10-16