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The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers

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The Replacement Killers

R·1998·87m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Screenplay

Ken Sanzel

Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

February 20, 2022

7

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**

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$19,200,000.00

Keywords

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