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The Killer

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Legendary action director John Woo, the visionary filmmaker of Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow and Hard Boiled returns with a radical reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer. From the Oscar® winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel (The Fast Saga, Game of Thrones) as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Avatar's Sam Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers; Ma, Booksmart) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee's alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Golden Globe nominee Omar Sy; Jurassic World franchise, Lupin), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.
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John Woo recaptures some of his legendary action bravura in this gallic reimagining of his very own The Killer, although the kinetic set pieces don't quite compensate for the overall lack of personality.

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Jacob Oller AV Club Much like a schlock villain’s final stand, Woo’s loose remake of The Killer puts up more of a fight than you’d expect before inevitably falling to truisms. Just as crime doesn’t pay, you can’t shoot the same bullet twice. Rated: C- Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) [Nathalie Emmanuel] has some chops. She has some chops and handles the weapons well. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Part of the problem here is that Emmanuel just isn’t an interesting enough performer to sell the strong, silent cipher that Zee needs to be. Rated: 2/4 Aug 27, 2024 Full Review Andy Klein FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's good that it's not just a remake, but it loses a lot of the emotional weight of the original. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene John Woo’s “The Killer” feels uncomfortably like a parody of a John Woo movie. All the trademarks of the Woo style are there, but they feel forced and phony. Even kinda silly. Rated: C Sep 14, 2024 Full Review Dominic Griffin The Baltimore Beat Whether or not it’s as good as the original is beside the point; it’s worth the price of admission alone to watch one of global cinema’s most significant living masters work within the strange new streaming normal and still pull out something of value. Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ariel Eduardo G Leí por ahí que esta película le falta personalidad. Supongo que estará escrita por un pibe de 20 años que nunca habra visto una película de John Woo, porque esta es 100% una película de John Woo, estilo que empezó a formar al principio de los años 80 y que fue copiado una infinidad de veces por cuánta película de acción se vio en los últimos 30 años. Esta película es lo que uno podría esperar de una película de una película de Woo, tiene acción, explosiones, palomas (muchas) y mucho tiroteo, por sobre todas las cosas, el estilo hermoso de firmar cámaras lentas como nadie sabe hacerlo. si no encontrás la belleza en esta película, es porque ya perdiste al cinéfilo que debería llevar adentro y te quedaste solamente con aquel crítico que tiende a destruir todo lo que los demás crean. La película es 100% disfrutable y si alguna vez te gustó una película de Woo está también te va a gustar. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Omar R Action packed, stunning, crazy bullet time moments, and of course one thing left that did justice, and that's the performance of Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Gustavo R Nathalie Emanuel stars in this John Woo movie. Action packed. Plays Zee a hooker turned hit woman but she’s in trouble when she refuses to kill an inocentes blind woman. Good action like all Woo movies 🍿🍿🍿/5 on Peacock Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Simon M Around 43:40-50 i was very disappointed about the edit, before she turn right the front has another street but then when to turned there was only blocks. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Nim T The movie does show a consistent presentation of John Woo's style in action movies. As a fan of his movies of A Better Tomorrow and Hard Boiled, I saw many of the same actions with the shooting scenes in the movie. While I do not hate the shooting scenes, it would have been nice to have a little more creativity with this project. The theme is good with new cast of actors and actresses that made the film good to watch. This action movie is better than many of the ones that I had previously watched. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Carlos T Filme: The Killer Assistido: 15-10-24 Elenco: @nathalieemmanuel @omarsyofficial @samworthingtonbr @tcheky.karyo @ericcantona @aurelia_agel @john_woo_filmmaker @dianasilverss Modelo: #ação #policial #gangsters Duração: 2h Ano: 2024 Minha opinião: 35 anos depois do 1º filme John Woo faz meio remaker. Mas não se compara ao original. Não tem como comparar Nathalie Emmanuel com Chow Yun-fat ou Omar Sy com Danny Lee ou Diana Silvers com Sally Yeh. Aqui temos Zee (Emmanuel) como protagonista, onde ela foi criada como assassina por Finn (Sam). Assim ela recebe mais trabalho porem deixa sobreviver Jenn (Silvers) que acaba perdendo a visão. E isso faz com que Zee a proteja, mas isso faz com assassinos persiga-as. E temos o policial Sey (Sy) que investiga e descobre sujeiras que a policia camufla. E passa a ter cada vez mais a confiança de Zee. E assim os 2 vão eliminar Finn e sabotar toda heroína. Apesar de ser o mesmo diretor a excencia do filme não é a mesma, ou ficou Hollywoodana. Aquela brutalidade ou tiroteio onde as balas não acabam que um batalhão vem, aqui não acontece isso. Por isso mencionei meio remaker. Para quem assistiu com expectativa se descepcionou. Roteiro e enredo fraco. Apesar do elenco ter Sy e Worthington. O filme não colou, tanto que não foi pro cinemas. Vale apena assistir? Se não tiver outra opção. Nota: 5,5 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Legendary action director John Woo, the visionary filmmaker of Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow and Hard Boiled returns with a radical reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer. From the Oscar® winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel (The Fast Saga, Game of Thrones) as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Avatar's Sam Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers; Ma, Booksmart) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee's alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Golden Globe nominee Omar Sy; Jurassic World franchise, Lupin), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.
Director
John Woo
Producer
Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, John Woo, Lori Tilkin
Screenwriter
Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken
Distributor
Peacock
Production Co
Taewon Entertainment, A Better Tomorrow Films, Entertainment One, Atlas Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2024
Runtime
2h 6m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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