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The Replacement Killers

Name: The Replacement Killers
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramamysterythrillerdetectivemafia/gangstermartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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"Kill or be replaced."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, breakneck crime thriller: larger-than-life and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 338 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

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.

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