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The Replacement Killers (1998)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:12

Rotten:18

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Versatile Hong Kong box office giant Chow Yun-Fat makes a Hollywood splash as a John Lee, Chinese hitman beholden to drug kingpin Mr. Wei (Hong Kong stalwart Ken Tsang, in an interesting reversal... [More]

Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, J�rgen Prochnow

Director: Antoine Fuqua

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Sep 16, 2008

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
B	Cole Smithey	The John Woo school of the ballet of bullets gets a full dose of Sam Peckinpah under the steady hand of director Antoine Fuqua's finely framed tale of revenge. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 19 2009 09:00 AM	ColeSmithey.com
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
	Jeffrey M. Anderson	An unworthy vehicle for a great star like Chow Yun-fat. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 27 2006 09:03 PM	Combustible Celluloid
2.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:27 PM	Film Threat
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:17 AM	Reeling Reviews
1/5	Garth Franklin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 14 2005 10:15 PM	Dark Horizons
C-	Philip Martin	The Replacement Killers is not a very good film, but it is impossible to deny that it has a certain beauty. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 29 2005 07:14 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
4/10	Dragan Antulov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 03 2004 12:24 PM	rec.arts.movies.reviews
2/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:01 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
1.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 25 2003 08:02 AM	Globe and Mail
3/5	Brian Mckay	Will serve as a suitable replacement when [Chow Yun Fat's] better films are already rented out for the weekend. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 19 2003 03:26 PM	eFilmCritic.com
2.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:02 AM	Film Threat
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:02 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
3/5	Scott Weinberg	Style over substance all the way, but at least it's not boring. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 27 2002 12:27 AM	DVD Clinic
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:01 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:01 AM	Boston Phoenix
1.5/4	Bill Chambers	The most dispiriting thing about The Replacement Killers is that it proves Chow [Yun-Fat]'s charisma repressible. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 08 2002 01:50 AM	Film Freak Central
2/4	James Kendrick	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 27 2001 05:50 PM	Q Network Film Desk
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:37 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	E! Online

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