Vanguard
Seen it?2020 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 36 on Metacritic and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$51 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 70K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stanley Tong Gwai-lai
- Jackie ChanTang Huanting
- Yang YangLei Zhenyu
- AllenZhang Kaixuan
- Miya MuqiMiya
- Xu RuohanFareeda
- Jackson LiuQin Guoli
- Eyad HouraniOmar
- Zhu ZhengtingCondor
- Yang JianpingJian Ping
- Zhou BinZhou Bin