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The Killer

R 2024 2h 6m Action TRAILER for List
57% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
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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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 Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Woo doesn’t disappoint. Aug 26, 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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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 N L I rarely watch new movies or shows. when i do, i am usually disappointed. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Amir S I really enjoyed this movie its was exciting and awesome actions Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Nico E I like Woo and Paris. What else ? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review T T If I had the chance to watch this movie before my execution, I'd take it—just to remind myself that there are worse things than death. I usually enjoy simple action movies with my dad, but this one felt like a dive into the Inferno Dante describes. Two hours of doomscrolling on Instagram would have been healthier than watching this “movie”. Being in silence is 100% more interesting that lending your attention to a his “movie”. Giving it a 5/10 would be generous. If I’d been at the premiere, I’d have become a climate activist just to disrupt the screening and spare people from enduring it. The pacing is horrid, plot is shallow, and the lead character is utterly forgettable. The forced "gotcha" and awkward pauses are excruciating to endure. She never takes a hit, effortlessly kills everyone in sight, and the minimal blood comes off as laughable. To make matters worse, the effects are equally unimpressive. Not a bloody movie at all nor a gore-ish movie—it’s just bad. Even the righteous cop character, who refuses a promotion on moral grounds, seems totally fine with this massacre, cracking jokes as she kills people like flies. And yet, it’s not even gory or exciting—just boring. The movie tries to be profound but it’s just pure brain rot. At one point there’s a build up for the MC to hit us with an annecdote: ‘When I was 10, my teacher asked what I wanted to be, and I said happy…’—a quote that’s been recycled to death on social media. And who even says “you don’t understand life” at 10 y/o? It's a disgrace of predictability, and when it’s not, it’s just because of how dumb the outcome was. What Villain leaves $350 million in a van? What “hero” sacrifices a 100 civilians (hospital scene) for a stranger they were supposed to kill and not even flinch or show remorse? Okay no sentiment but at least be more professional!! The way she gets caught too is super stupid like you are supposed to be a “hitman” but you make 0 attempt at being discreet. Again not even a bloody or gore-ish movie it’s just bad. This movie proves that anything can be called a film nowadays, regardless of whether it makes sense." I wish I could show this movie to Ignatius J. Reilly just to see him insult humanity for permitting this to be called a “movie” I Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Julian P Half way through this I was wondering if I'd wasted my time. Though despite the silly "kill bill" type antics it had done enough to hold my attention. But actually it accelerated really well and the characters developed meaning and purpose in a surprising way Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 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
A Better Tomorrow Films, Atlas Entertainment, Entertainment One, Taewon 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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