The most dementedly elegiac thriller you've ever seen.
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02/09/06
The Killer (1989)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:30
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
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... [More]
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Reviews for The Killer
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
It's as much a doomed romance as a shoot-'em-up.
03/01/07
No review available.
11/19/03
A blood-soaked and lead-poisoned calling card to Western audiences from John Woo and Chow Yun Fat.
03/19/03
No review available.
08/22/03
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06/06/05
No review available.
02/13/04
This is a rush of a movie.
01/01/00
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02/27/01
It is one of the great movies (not film, but movie; there's a difference) of al time, as perfect an action film as one could ask for.
11/07/02
A masterful, beautiful and deeply-felt action movie that reinvents the genre.
10/20/03
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
No review available.
04/10/03
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
Top CriticThis latest example of the irrepressible and amazing filmmaking that's been going on in Hong Kong is the best yet.
01/01/00
It's one of the rare action movies in which you really care about the fate of the characters.
09/10/02
[It] makes The Wild Bunch climax look lethargic by comparison.
02/03/06
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