![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, The Protégé is a film you can put on if you're bored, but otherwise, it's a middle-of-the-road story. Nearly everyone we meet in The Protégé is on the brink of retirement, all but one or two of them nudged violently in that direction by Maggie Q ’s title. Dasara will be released in theatres on March 30, 2023. Santhosh Narayanan composed the music for the film. The movie was announced in October 2021, and principal photography will begin in March 2022. But if the story were stronger, Q and her castmates would be better served. The film is set against the backdrop of Telanganas Singareni coal mines near Godavarikhani. Keaton and Jackson do their best with their roles, and Q is entertaining enough in her action sequences. Characterizations are simplistic and expected, and the reasons why people are out to get Moody are ill-defined. But that alone can't save a film that has a weak story. ![]() Having Q and Jackson in the main roles is a welcome change of pace and proof that Hollywood is at least trying to heed the call of being more diverse in its casting. The film follows the usual cliché of an assassin out for revenge, with the most notable departure from the norm being that an Asian American woman and a Black man are the two lead characters. However, the storyline doesn't have enough staying power to fuel several films. But it does feel like the filmmakers might have had high hopes of starting their own franchise centered on a kick-butt female action star. To be fair, The Protégé isn't trying to be another John Wick. This action film tries to bring something new to a genre that was already irrevocably changed (and challenged by) the John Wick franchise, but it falls short. ![]()
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