Renowned action director John Woo served as a producer on the project, which was largely seen as a way to support his long-time collaborator Chow Yun-fat's American career.

The story centers on a (Chow Yun-fat) who has spent 60 years protecting the Scroll of the Ultimate , an ancient artifact that grants its reader absolute power over reality.

As his 60-year tenure as guardian nears its end, the monk must find a successor. He meets Kar (Seann William Scott), a streetwise pickpocket in America who unintentionally fulfills ancient prophecies while practicing martial arts he learned by mimicking movies.

The film was a significant commercial and critical disappointment: Bulletproof Monk (2003) - IMDb

They are joined by Jade (Jaime King), a tough Russian mob princess known as "Bad Girl" who also shows potential as a guardian. Production and Background

The monk is pursued across the globe by Strucker (Karel Roden), a former Nazi officer who has been hunting him since 1943 to claim the scroll's power for himself.

Despite being set in a generic American city (resembling New York), the movie was primarily filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Canada . Critical and Commercial Reception