Gillian and Sandy are two young girls down on their luck after one is kicked out of school and the other is an alien (??) abandoned on earth by her parents.  When the two of them meet whilst looking for an apartment, they forge an instant friendship and decide to look for a place together.  In the paper they see an advert for the perfect place so to decide to hail a taxi and check it out.  In steps Jim Lo (Cheng), the heroic taxi driver who does his best to please all his clients in all departments.  After dropping off the Twins, he leaves his card with them and tells them that should they ever need his assistance then all they need to do is call.  Once inside the house though, Gillian and Sandy realise they may need Jim's help sooner rather than later as they find themselves confronted by Black Rose (Mo) and numerous hidden traps.  However, this is all one big plan by Black Rose as she wants the Twins to prove themselves so they can forge the ultimate crime fighting force!

'Protege De La Rose Noire' was my first experience of watching a "Twins" movie (after tip-toeing past the highly controversial 'Twins Effect') and I have to say that it wasn't a favourable one.  The trailer and previews portrayed the film as a very modern comedy littered with a combination of clever parodies and high octane action but sadly this is not the case.  The finished product proves to be nothing more than a concoction of bizarre (and highly unamusing) slapstick routines that serve only as a showcase for the inflated egos of the Twins rather than attempting to provide any real laughs.  There is no apparent purpose or fluid storyline to this mess and when the final credits roll you are only left bemused and bewildered as to why you wasted your time watching it in it's entirety.

Performances from the majority of the cast are also extremely disappointing.  The Twins themselves spend the best part of the film trying to look cute rather than act whilst their attempts at humour just appear exaggerated and fall flat on their faces.  Meanwhile, Ekin Cheng (the apparent heartthrob of the piece) is condemned to be the butt of most jokes and spends the movie being bruised and battered around by the Twins.  Experience is close at hand though in the form of Teresa Mo who is an actress directly from the Dean Shek school of comedy and continues in that vein here, producing an extremely over-the-top and irritating character.  In fact, the only person that ignited a spark of interest within me was Donnie Yen's sister, Chris Yen, who shows impressive skill in martial arts and a decent on-screen presence.  It's just a shame that a vehicle such as this is her introduction to the audience.

In conclusion, this is a very unfunny comedy that is probably only suited to fans of the Twins.  It is poorly scripted, extremely exaggerated in the acting department and disappointing when it comes to action.  Chris Yen and the catchy musical score are the only plus points that keep it from gaining an embarrassing one star.