The Killer

The Killer

  • Director: John Woo
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese
  • Release date: September 1990
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Ubojica
  • "The Killer" (The Killer) is a crime action film directed and written by John Woo, starring Chow Yun Fat , Danny Lee , Sally Yeh , ju1 gong1 . 
    The film tells the story of a series of wits and courage between professional killer Xiao Zhuang and police detective Li Ying from enemy to friend . It premiered in Hong Kong on July 6, 1989. 

    Details

    • Release date September 1990
    • Filming locations Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Long Shong Pictures

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $2,340,425

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ashleigh 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Am I a dog? Am I a dog? ?

      Tsui Hark! Woo Yusen! Lu Guanting! Huang Zhan! Chow Yun-fat! ! Oops! church! Candle! Dove! ! Windbreaker!
      The posture of changing the clip is the most handsome! ! !

      Doctors and nurses are so calm! ! Mount Tai collapsed in front without chaos! ! ! Five-body cast!

      No matter where you are, he will miss you. Maybe he never left.

      Strangely enough, the killer should have some savings. . .


      Why do you still have no money to treat your lover?...

    • By Laverna 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Tenderness of Xiaozhuang

      The story begins in a quiet church. It ended in the bloody light of the dove flying and the statue of the Virgin falling. Twenty years have passed leisurely, the beauty is old, the youth is young, only the tenderness of the cold-faced killer Xiaozhuang has been wandering in my heart across the centuries.
          The extremely frightened singer from the gunfire in the karaoke hall flashed in front of Xiaozhuang's eyes. The screen was blood red. The singer rolled on the ground with her eyes...

    • By Carolyne 2022-04-23 07:02:36

      Virgin shattered by bullets

      Maybe this is the second time I've watched "Blood Heroes", or it may be a misunderstanding caused by the similar routines of Hong Kong-made police and bandits. Killers and cops resonate. Routine justice may not be able to detain the murderer, so the police are unhappy and unhappy. The killer wants to wash his hands, but the triad will not let him. That's about it. What attracted me to this film was a scene: I thought that the church would not become a battlefield, but in the end, the statues...

    • By Bryce 2022-04-23 07:02:36

      Too many long reviews, too few short reviews

      It turns out that I haven't seen this movie. I always watch it when it is broadcast on TV, and I have the illusion that I have seen it.

      There are a few spit points, such as "weak pulse, low blood pressure" to describe the emergency room of vital signs. When Li Sir described Fa Ge's physical features to the sketcher, he completely entered the YY world: "In his thirties, he has wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he is very manly, and his eyes are very sharp..." - If I were a sketcher,...

    • By Nikki 2022-04-23 07:02:36

      "Blood Twins"

      Woo Yusen's works are too classic, really too classic. What remains after the elutriation of time is called a classic. I know John Woo's works are full of romanticism and heroism. In a chivalrous spiritual world, there is morality and dignity. Chow Yun-fat is worthy of the title of Fat Brother, he does have a kind of chivalrous tenderness and heroic spirit. Xiaozhuang played by Fa Ge and Li Ying played by Li Xiuwen, one is a killer and the other is a policeman. They seem to have two opposing...

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    • By Benny 2023-09-28 09:50:15

      It seems unfair to evaluate the "Unkillable" hero films from more than 20 years ago...but I still want to say that the film's portrayal of the character of Li Xiuxian is not in place. From the perspective of the director's style, this film is indeed the...

    • By Jordi 2023-08-29 00:26:42

      It's far inferior to Across the World, but compared to action movies, if this movie was the second in that era, no one would dare to say that it was the...

    • By Chelsea 2023-07-24 01:52:10

      Looking at it today, there are indeed some works in some places, but it is undoubtedly still a classic in the history of Hong Kong...

    • By Gabe 2023-06-25 06:03:48

      It was filmed back then, but it was much better than some of the current police and gangster films. The boy-boy camaraderie that existed in those fabled early Hong Kong films did go a long way. Play a provocative...

    • By Lizzie 2023-05-15 03:06:32

      With such a movie, it is no wonder that John Woo is admired by many Hollywood directors. Fa Ge is still so handsome that it is not easy to be as handsome as he has been for decades. Let’s look at the current Li Xiuxian TT,...

    Movie plot

    The killer Xiaozhuang accidentally injured the showgirl Jenny in an assassination operation, causing her to be nearly blind. He feels deeply guilty that he has been protecting and helping her secretly.
    In order to raise a sum of money to send Jenny to a foreign medical eye, Xiao Zhuang became a killer again. Unexpectedly, after completing the task, not only could he not receive the money, but he was also hunted down. It was Wang Hai who...
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    Evaluation action

    In this film, John Woo uses the candlelit church in the dark as the hall for killers and the killing field for the final battle. The hall is full of candlelight, the statue of the Virgin is on the sidelines, the white dove flying in the rain of bullets, and a dispute between the rivers and lakes is decorated. Like sacred religious ceremonies. (Sina Online Review) 
    This film is a masterpiece of John Woo's film violence aesthetics, and...
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    Movie quotes

    • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I always leave one bullet, either for myself or for my enemy.

    • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): You're an unusual cop.

      Lee: Well, you're an unusual killer.

    • Lee: I believe in justice, but nobody trusts me.

      Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I have the same problem.