‘Bulletproof Monk:’ A Thrilling, Action-Packed Buddy Comedy

This ‘gun fu’ flick carries a deeper message as a monk and young man team up against evil forces.

A mysterious monk (Chow Yun-Fat, R) trains Kar (Seann William Scott) to fight evil, in "Bulletproof Monk." MovieStillsDB

PG-13 | 1h 44m | Action, Comedy, Fantasy | 2003

In the 1980s, Chow Yun-Fat starred in a veritable plethora of Hong Kong bullet ballet (also known as “gun fu”) flicks that were unlike anything the world had witnessed before. This genre combines the graceful, and often brutal, movements of ‘70s kung fu movies with stylized gunplay.