Strangely dull.
Fulltime Killer (2002)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:19
Rotten:14
Average Rating:6.3/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 21, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: For many years O resides in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. He closes himself up even more after the death of his love NANCY. O owns a spotless apartment, but actually lives in a safe... For many years O resides in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. He closes himself up even more after the death of his love NANCY. O owns a spotless apartment, but actually lives in a safe shelter across the street. His life begins to change as his feelings for the innocent CHIN intensifies. Chin, hired to clean an apartment, has never met her mysterious employer. In fact she doesn't even know that she resembles the previous housekeeper. Chin begins to learn more about her secret employer when TOK shows up. TOK, flamboyant and reckless, fancies the thrill of killing and is driven to become the No. 1 killer. He creates doubt in Chin's mind and her loyalty towards her employer. Little does Chin know that Tok's intention is to reveal the true identity of her employer... O. Lee, an experienced International Police Chief Inspector, has been on the tail of O for more than 5 years. It is Lee who unveils the devastating past of the sharpshooters. LOK GAN WAH, and his younger brother LOK TAI WAH, who both suffer from brain disease. The two sharpshooters disappeared mysteriously after losing the gold medal. O, provoked by Tok and pursued by Lee, goes to his manager C7 for help. Unbeknownst to O, his manager is actually Lok Gan Wah... the older brother of Tok. Tok's insistence in challenging O into duel forces him to rescue O out of the arresting hands of Officer Lee. The two barely escape the pursuing police, and vanish together. Which killer will come out alive? -- © 2001 Teamwork Motion Pictures [More]
Starring: Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam, Cherrie Ying
Starring: Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam, Cherrie Ying, Kelly Lin
Director: Johnny To, Wai Ka-Fai
Director: Johnny To, Wai Ka-Fai
Screenwriter: Joey O'Bryan, Wai Ka-Fai
Producer: Johnny To, Wai Ka-Fai, Andy Lau
Studio: Palm Pictures
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Reviews for Fulltime Killer
So what is the point? Lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland, basically.
Full of visual and verbal references to action and noir favorites, but burdened by a knotty story line and existential dialogue about fateful coincidences, it has trouble locating its own emotional core.
[Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among American action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers.
Killer has killer style, but it ain't worth killing two hours of your life on it.
The movie’s something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story. Killing time, that’s all that’s going on here.
The tale of Tok (Andy Lau), a sleek sociopath on the trail of O (Takashi Sorimachi), the most legendary of Asian hitmen, is too scattershot to take hold.
Often overwrought and at times positively irritating, the film turns into an engrossing thriller almost in spite of itself.
One of the most exciting action films to come out of China in recent years.
Is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic Hong Kong action aesthetic?
Fans of the modern day Hong Kong action film finally have the worthy successor to A Better Tomorrow and The Killer which they have been patiently waiting for.
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