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The ProtégéGoofs

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Continuity

When Anna googles Edward Hayes, on the result page it says he was assassinated on December 25, 1991. The link to the daily telegraph shows the date July 6 1990. And in the article it says Hayes was killed the day before.
Just over 26 minutes into the movie, Maggie Q drives up to Sam Jackson's estate in London. As she drives up to the front of the house she can be seen sitting in the driver's seat on the right side of the car, as it should be in England. In the next shot, she exits from the left side of the car.
At the internet cafe Anna reviews documents where 1 page lists Edward Hayes as having died in 1991. The newspaper clipping about his death is dated 1990.

Factual errors

When she is in the ceiling void and turns on the main sprinkler valve to activate the sprinklers on the bad guys, it would have already been open. Sprinkler systems are pressurized live all the time and are activated by heat sensitive heads.
Anna gifts Moody with a 1958 Gibson Flying V guitar supposedly owned and played by Albert King. Moody plays it (right-handed). Albert King actually played left-handed.
At the start of the movie when Moody slowly opens the door and sees the dead bodies in the room, he pulls out his 1911 with his finger on the trigger. The problem is that 1911 pistols are single action, which means if he were to actually pull the trigger, nothing would happen (the hammer must be manually cocked back first). This is why it's customary to carry a 1911 pistol with the hammer cocked back but with manual safety engaged (this is known as cocked & locked).

Incorrectly regarded as goofs

When Anna tries to take out Edward at the dinner party she is tackled and they make a point to show her gun left on the floor when she flees. At the end when she's walking in the rain before the final showdown with Rembrandt, she has a gun tucked in the back of her pants, but it is never established how she got another gun after dropping hers.
It was reported that Vietnam, as a Leninist state, would never tolerate large foreign criminal organizations. However, not abiding by laws is the whole point of such.

Revealing mistakes

The address on the box full of cigars is spelled wrong, Vitenam instead of Vietnam.
Despite a large part of the film taking place in Vietnam, all scenes there are obviously filmed in Europe, except establishing shots.

Miscellaneous

After the final rush in the ballroom and the explosion, where did all the security, guests and workers go? No one.is seen after the explosion.

Anachronisms

The opening scene takes place in 1991, but the $20 bills on the table are from at least ten years later. The portrait of Andrew Jackson on them has no oval border, a design change that wouldn't be made until 2001.

Plot holes

While talking with Vohl on the phone before meeting him in his office Anna asks him about the other man in his office. She can clearly see into his office from her balcony without binoculars or a telescope as it's not that far away.

Later, when she goes to his office you can clearly see the closest buildings across from his office are almost a mile away, on the other side of a large body of water. There was no way for Anna to see into his office without a telescope.

Character error

Rembrandt remarks that you don't ever see an Asian Russian. Most of Russia is in Asia, so there are many Asian Russians.
At around 1:08:00 Anna racks the shotgun but never fires, when she goes to fire she again racks the shotgun.
Twice Rembrandt is referred to as 'Michael'.


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