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The Prodigy (Unrated) | 
| Director: William Kaufman Actors: Holt Boggs, Matt Beckham, Diana Lee Inosanto, Lawrence Varnado, Mirelly Taylor Studio: Fireside Releasing, LLC. Category: DVD
List Price: $24.99 Buy Used: $3.35 You Save: $21.64 (87%)
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Rating: 9 reviews
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Surround Sound, Widescreen Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Unrated Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 112 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 185454000926 EAN: 0185454000926 ASIN: B000R2PNTO
Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: November 6, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Just OK October 28, 2008 J. Favell (Canada) This movie was average at best. The acting and some of the action scenes are not bad, however the story does drag and the ending is very weak. Do yourself a favor and rent it if you must see it and save yourself the money... Luckily i bought a cheap pre-viewed copy!
Go into this Movie with Absolutely No Expectations January 23, 2008 Captain Insanity (NY) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful
When I first read the reviews on this page, they led me to believe I had found my new "Professional" Suffice to say, the reviewers here hyped it up waaaaaaay too much. It was a good flick, don't get me wrong, and it would have been dynamite if I had no expectations, or had just discovered it on HBO or Showtime. But as it stands, Leon is still the king of the hitmen. (And will be for quite some time) The first line of this flick is great.(excellent in fact) But the following twenty minutes or so, play out like very other action movie ever created. A deal goes south, and the lead starts flying. (When exatly do deals go as planned in these movies) Enter a mysterious masked hitman, who single handedly takes out every cat in the joint, and you got yourself a typical action flick. After this mundane madness, the real movie starts. There isn't much in the way of blood & gore or extreme action. But boy does the tension more than makes up for that. This flick WILL keep you floating on edge of your seat. (I can't stress this point enough) The rest of this flick is reminiscent of a serial killer/police melodrama. With the disgruntled gang members running around in circles while our masked marauder leaves them plenty of bodies & clues to follow. But it's all a game, He wants a prodigy, someone to continue his grisly work. Most of the characers in the film are very like-able, MOST of them. The main-character (however) is the dullest in the film. His psycho friend, on the other hand, is quite a hoot. And while the acting doesn't deter from the experience, it does little to enrich it either. Essentially the acting leaves much to be desired. If it were better, I might have been deeply immersed in the plot. But it wasn't. So I wasn't MORAL OF THE STORY: When the bullets are flying, and the bodies are dropping, you know school is in session. Ding Ding
SPOILER January 21, 2008 D. Adotama 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i gotta admit this movie surprised me with that kind of action for an unknown blockbuster rental. This movie kicked so much booty. However, the plot was a dissapointment(especially the BIG twist at the end). Although,the first 15 minutes of the film was nonstop action (shooting and martial arts)the remainder of the film went downhill. Usually, i'm very picky in movie selections but i took this one home for keeping. Overall, i recommend this movie for those of you who are tired of the mainstream theatrical U.S. movies out there.
Powerhouse Indy Sleeper January 10, 2008 David Alianiello (Reynoldsburg, OH) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Picked this movie up at a rental place on a whim; the concept sounded intriguing-crazy, lone-wolf assassin finds his potential replacement in the form of a lower-tier mob enforcer, and puts him through hell to see if he is worthy. Knowing it was a low budget independent production and fearing the worst, I was extremely pleased at the overall look of the film: acting, production values, special effects, music were all topnotch. And the story was tight and tense from beginning to end. But the thing that really stood out for me was the hand-to-hand combat scenes: brutal, fast and vicious streetfighting like you'd see in real life, not like in the "movies." It made you hurt watching these guys beat the crap out of each other. I just placed an order w/ Amazon to purchase my own copy. Do yourselves a favor and check out this movie now! You will not be disappointed.
INTRIGUING ACTION FILM November 18, 2007 Fritz Von Steiger (Federal Way, WA) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This film was very intriguing, and good action. Well made, and good acting by the actors. The hitman assasin held my attention because he did a good acting job. I was very surprised at the ending. One of the those movies you can watch over and over again.
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