Friday, 5 April 2013

The Doves from the East


The Killer (1989)

Directed by John Woo this film stars Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee and Salley Yeh. A hit man makes friends with a bar singer, gets double crossed by his bosses and faces off against a police detective.

The plot for this film is pretty average but that is not really what you come to a John Woo film for. Many of Woo's stylistic trademarks make their début in this film such as his use of religious imagery and crazy over the top gun battles. Sit back and enjoy this film for what it is, an excellent action film that just about manages to stay the right side of silly.

4/5

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