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Protege (2007) Certificate 18

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Rated 3.0 stars
Average rating
(59%)
 
Starring: Louis Koo | Daniel Wu | Anita Yuen | Zhang Jing Chu | Andy Lau
Director: Derek Yee
Studio: LIBERATION ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 105 mins
Genres: Drama | Thriller | World Cinema
Languages: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Released: August 04, 2008

Nick (Daniel Wu, NEW POLICE STORY) is a narcotics agent who has gone undercover to win the trust of one of Hong Kong's drug kingpins, known as 'Banker', (Andy Lau, INFERNAL AFFAIRS). Having been groomed as Banker's protege, Nick becomes embroiled in the trade and finds himself entering a murky grey moral area. Derek Yee's PROTEGE takes an in-depth look at the Asian drug trade--ranging in scope from the men responsible for growing the heroin to individual heroin users--and features outstanding performances from the cast, including a masterful turn by Andy Lau.

Highest rated reviews

4 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
An infernal affair

Bribaba from , 21st September, 2008

Starts off promisingly as a slick HK thriller-cum-Andy Lau vehicle, but soon gets bogged down in druggy social realism. Thanks, but we do them.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3.0 stars
Above average

mephistopheles from , 26th September, 2008

A good film,very bleak so my cup of tea exactly. Granted the ending could have been better though it features the always brilliat Andy Lau and has a couple of nice scenes of the good ol'ultra-violence as well. Recommended for fans of asian cinema. my rating 3.5 /5

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
Showing the West how to make 'em

Greg Brown from Lincs, England, 30th August, 2008

In less than 50 words, if you liked Infernal Affairs you'll enjoy this. These guys put Hollywood to shame when it comes to cop movies.Anything that has the magnificent Andy Lau in it is well worth a look. Superb !

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
Not the best Cantonese film I have seen

Ashley Brown from My House, Bristol, 9th October, 2008

but was still watchable. A little weak in areas but still worth renting

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Most recent reviews

Rated 0.0 stars
Damaged DVD

A Customer from England, 11th February, 2010

Just wondering whether anybody experienced the same problem. I have got 7 DVDs of this movie so far and all of them were damaged and unplayable. The last one was better but stopped out half way through. I am so disappointed!

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Rated 3.0 stars
Half great crime drama and half sappy moral dilemma

Harv from from London, 10th August, 2009

It started with a lot of promise. This was half great crime drama and half sappy moral dilemma. They needed to concentrate more on the relationship between Andy Lau and Daniel Wu. It could have been a Hong Kong 'Donnie Brasco'

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Rated 3.0 stars
Gritty film, not likely to be appealing to the general mass

A Customer from london, 26th July, 2009

Gritty realistic sort of film, too close to the bone to feel comfortable watching. Slightly bizarre ending, it just shows that anyone can succumb under the right conditions. Every one needs and must have something to live for no matter how small.

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Rated 4.0 stars
Protege

A Customer from moseley, 13th July, 2009

I liked this film as social commentary and as entertainment. Louis Koo does a tremendous job of being creepy...and the message of dont do drugs and please dont sell them either is made quite clearly in true Hong Kong movie style!! look out for the hand through the letter box scene...

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