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Full Time Killer
2001
Johnny To (HEROIC TRIO) directs this thriller, which stars Andy Lau as Tok, a mysterious and flamboyant hitman who challenges the reigning top assassin, known as "O," for supremacy. Tok's string of high-profile and somewhat careless hits have not only made him the talk of the underworld, but also attracted the attention of .. Read more
| Starring | Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin |
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| Director | Johnny To, Wai Ka Fai |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
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Full Time Killer
Johnny To (HEROIC TRIO) directs this thriller, which stars Andy Lau as Tok, a mysterious and flamboyant hitman who challenges the reigning top assassin, known as "O," for supremacy. Tok's string of high-profile and somewhat careless hits have not only made him the talk of the underworld, but also attracted the attention of Interpol Inspector Lee, who longs to put away both "O" and his challenger.
| Starring | Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Cherrie Ying |
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| Director | Johnny To, Wai Ka Fai |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Mar 2004 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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"...A stylish shoot-it-if-it-moves thriller..."
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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Not the most original plot in the world, but filmed with the kind of swagger that John Woo wishes he could pull off nowadays. Andy Lau brings his usual charisma to the role of Tok, the number 1 assassin around, and the whole film just manages to look effortlessly cool. If you only see one (recent) HK movie get 'Infernal Affairs', if you see two, get this...
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Typical H-K action movie
The one thing you can usually guarantee about Hong Kong action movies, is that they will be pared right down to one central conceit. And this one doesn't disappoint: there's a Chinese hit-man and a Japanese hit-man, and the former, an epileptic, really wants to be number one, while the more philosophical latter just wants to get on with his job as best he can and efface himself from society. Cue diving leaps with guns blazing, super-cool fights, loads of crazy camera angles, and a pretty girl caught between the two of them. Hollow as hell and not remotely believable, but what else would you expect? Also just about as cool as it thinks it is.
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Exiled
- 11 Jun 2007
Fate knocking at the door: If it was good enough for Beethoven's Fifth, it's good enough for Johnnie To's 43rd. Fate, in this case, comes in the form of Cat (Roy Cheung), a Triad foot soldier looking for an old friend, Wo (Nick Cheung). His knock is echoed shortly afterwards by Blaze (Anthony Wong), a hitman sporting the appropriate Hong Kong killer look: trenchcoat and shades. He's looking for Wo too. He has been sent to kill him, while Cat is determined that's not going to happen. After a... Read more
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Johnny To (HEROIC TRIO) directs this thriller, which stars Andy Lau as Tok, a mysterious and flamboyant hitman who challenges the reigning top assassin, known as "O," for supremacy. Tok's string of ... -