Killer, The (Die xue shuang xiong) (Action)

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > The Film Dump > Killer, The (Die xue shuang xiong) (Action)

sean10mm: Jun 29, 2005; It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, MAD-2R World

Somehwat sappy plot, excellent action. Chow Yun Fat is an excellent badass, of course.

However, I have to say that I think Hard Boiled is a better action movie. I don't think any of John Woo's Hong Kong action flicks are exactly what you'd call landmarks in storytelling; their entertainment value comes mainly from their imaginative (not obvious in 2005 now that he's been ripped off so much...) HOLY poo poo action scenes and the bad-assery of the characters. And in this area Hard Boiled beats The Killer, and arguably everything else for that matter, even though the story is sillier.

I give it a 3.5/5. An above average action flick.

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