It's as much a doomed romance as a shoot-'em-up.
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03/01/07
The Killer (1989)
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Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 29 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Synopsis: When Jeffrey, a hit man, accidentally blinds a young nightclub chanteuse, his guilt makes him leave the racket to take care of her. Falling in love with the vulnerable singer, he eventually agrees to do one last hit to raise the money needed for a cornea transplant that might restore her vision.... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang
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A lot of claims have been made for this campy bloodbath concerto by Hong Kong director John Woo, and I must admit that he's even better than Brian De Palma at delivering emotional and visceral excess with staccato relentlessness.
03/01/07
Woo has cited Sam Peckinpah and Martin Scorsese as two of his influences, but he has established a touch all his own.
10/23/06
The director repeatedly places the viewer at the center of the crossfire and turns the gyrating camera into the next best thing to a lethal weapon.
02/11/06
Top Critic
The best marriage of intense, exciting, bloody action with a strong, affecting story I have ever seen.
01/13/04
In the world of John Woo's over-the-top action movies, it seems there's no problem that can't be solved by a hail of bullets. Don't be fooled; The Killer is far more than the sum of its plot elements.
07/30/03
Top Critic
A blood-soaked and lead-poisoned calling card to Western audiences from John Woo and Chow Yun Fat.
03/19/03
Of course, Woo’s established strength is the shootout. Characteristically they exhibit each party’s strengths: the hero’s agility, the enemy’s numbers, and the formidable ratio between them.
12/16/02
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