Maggie Q plays Anna, after witnessing her parents murder, she is taken in and cared for by Moody Dutton ( Samuel L Jackson) and trained as an assassin. ( Gunpowder Milkshake – review, Jolt– review, Kate– review) See what January’s Most Wanted Movies are here So needless to say for me, this was the most anticipated of the four movies. There may be some of you old enough to remember ‘ The Long Kiss Goodnight’- when you talk about pairing Samuel L Jackson with a female assassin, you get fireworks, hilarity, and great action as we saw with him and Geena Davis. You’ll be pushed to find a film featuring those two actors that wasn’t at least entertaining. Not only am I a fan of Maggie Q as an actress, her co-stars Michael Keaton and Samuel L Jackson are two of my all-time favourites. There was a level of excitement around these films and for me personally, The Protégé was the one I was most looking forward to.
It felt like studios were finally taking chances with some new female action leads. When we did the ‘ New generation Assassins’ article, we showcased four actresses stepping into the forefront as action stars in the space of a few months, which was something we hadn’t seen before. The Protégé Review - Maggie Q is a slick, savage killer 1 The protégé was one of four films we covered under our article ‘ New generation Assassins’ and this is the last to receive a review due to its troublesome release schedule, with the film eventually skipping an official UK cinematic release and premiering as an Amazon Original on Prime video. It’s directed by Martin Campbell and co-stars Hollywood heavyweights Samuel L Jackson as her mentor and Michael Keaton as a villain/love interest. The Protégé is a 2021 action thriller starring Maggie Q as an assassin for hire whose skills include finding people who don’t want to be found and killing them efficiently. The Protege isn’t terrible but it’s not great either and with a cast like this, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed.
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