The Killer Movie Review 1990

Jeffrey Chow is a gangster gunman who wants out. He's hired by his best friend to perform one last killing, but it doesn't go as smoothly as he wanted. He's almost caught by "Eagle" Lee, a detective who vows to hunt him down using Jennie, a singer blinded by Chow in crossfire. Lots of action and gunfights, but also pretty corny and sentimental. Very similar to American action movies, but using Chinese and Asian cultural conventions. A good introduction to the Chinese gangster-flick genre. Available with subtitles or dubbed in English.

Distribution

Professional Media Service Corp., 19122 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA 90248, Phone: (310)532-9024, Toll-free: 800-223-7672, Fax: (800)253-8853, Email: promedia@class.org

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, China, Organized Crime, Blindness, Hit Men/Women, Director/Star Teams: Woo & Fat, Triads, One Last Job

Screenplay

John Woo

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Sally Yeh, Danny Lee, Kenneth Tsang, Chu Kong, Fui-On Shing

Cinematography

Wing-Hung Wong, Peter Pau

Director

John Woo

Music

Lowell Lo

Producer

Film Workshop, Golden Princess, Magnum, Tsui Hark