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The Killer Details

1989

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Starring	Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Ken Tsang
Director	John Woo
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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In John Woo's THE KILLER, a hired assassin (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody confrontation. A boisterous bullet opera from Woo, tempered as usual with his fascination with the notion of the honorable killer and with the doubling of similar men whom circumstances have placed on opposite sides of the law. The film is very heavy on Catholic imagery and redemption motifs.

Starring	Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Ken Tsang, Shing Fui-On, Chu Kong, Barry Wong, Parkman Wong
Director	John Woo
Original title	Dip huet seung hung
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 46 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 47 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Cantonese, Chinese LOVEFiLM Instant: Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles	LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1989 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Sep 2011 To Rent: DVD: not available
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- "...Woo pushes the already gonzo conventions of Hong Kong action-melodrama into the stratosphere....It's a hellzapoppin' gunfight festival..."
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- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  My favourite John Woo flick
  
  I still find it hard to believe that it took so long for John Woo to make it big in Hollywood when he was turning out films like this years ago. Anyone who hasn... read more »
  
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  - 11 May 2004 at 11:14
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  Cool action film
  
  I think this is John Woo's best Hong Kong film. With Hard Boiled it goes a little over the top with the shooting. In this film there is real development in ... read more »
  
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- - lucpicard
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  - Blackburn
  - 18 Dec 2011 at 15:41
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  as long as your hand doesn't shake...
  
  Hired assassin blinds young female nightclub singer while doing his job but tries to save her by asking high price for his next job to raise money to give her ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Oct 2011 at 21:08
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  Chow down on this baby
  
  One of my favourite movie combos ever - John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat. Great story, great characters, funny, fast, pure entertainment.
  
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- - missflea
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  - 05 Aug 2010 at 19:35
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