The Protege Review: A Veteran Cast & Skilled Direction Lift Midrange Actioner
A veteran Hollywood cast and skilled direction take a convoluted B-movie plot to higher ground.The Protégéputs a brutalized orphan girl under the tutelage of a wily assassin. He becomes a father, friend, and mentor. Who teaches her to go for the jugular like a stalking tiger. The film is loaded with punishing action scenes, but succumbs to periodic silliness with nonsensical flirtations and wild plot twists. The Protégéopens in 1991 Da Nang, Vietnam....