The Monk (Chow Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll. Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to New York City where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart-mouthed pickpocket named Kar (Seann William Scott). Kar's a charming, street-tough wild card who enjoys his life of no responsibility. As the Monk instructs Kar the unlikely duo become partners in protecting the scroll from a power-monger who's been chasing it for 60 years. Amidst high-flying acrobatics and martial arts action, this comical odd couple has to work together to keep the scroll -- and mankind -- safe.

GENRE: Action/Adventure, SciFi/Fantasy
MPAA RATING: PG-13
RUN TIME: 1h 43m
RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2003
STARRING: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, James King, Chris Collins, Patrick Hagarty
DIRECTOR(S): Paul Hunter
PRODUCER(S): Terence Chang, Charles Roven, John Woo
WRITER(S): Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
STUDIO: MGM