The Replacement Killers (1998)
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
- Antoine Fuqua
- Christopher T. Gerrity
- Jeff Okabayashi
- Maria Battle Campbell
- Jeffrey Wetzel
- Allan Graf
- Carline Davis-Dyer
- Ken Sanzel
Rating: 6.2/10 by 506 users
Alternative Title:
Asesinos de reemplazo - ES
Refus de tuer - CA
Gyilkosok gyilkosa - HU
Убийцы на замену - RU
The Replacement Killers - EC - AU
Asesinos Sustitutos - MX
Asesinos Sustitutos - ES
Asesinos Sustitutos - US
Un tueur pour cible - FR
The Replacement Killers - Die Ersatzkiller - DE
替身杀手 - CN
血仍未冷 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
广州话 / 廣州話
Runtime: 01 hour 27 minutes
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $19,200,000
Plot Keyword: drug dealer, sniper, martial arts, china, police, hitman, funeral, assault rifle, chinatown, conscientious objector, revenge, organized crime, fugitive, on the run, los angeles, california, one man army, sunglasses, drug lord, silencer, uzi, police raid, contract killer, action hero, replacement
Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Bridget Fonda. Still relatively entertaining though apparently highly edited by the studio removing much of the romance between Yun-Fat and Fonda, with only little bits of dialogue left over. **3.25/5**
