Rating: NR
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 10/03/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/Cantonese
Sound: 1
Run Time: 110 min
Distributor/Studio: Fox Lorber
Though
John Woo's lifelong admiration of
Sam Peckinpah,
Sergio Leone,
Martin Scorsese, and
Stanley Kubrick are also evident in this stylish actioner, the film is essentially a tribute to
Jean-Pierre Melville and his cult thriller
Le Samourai. During a restaurant shootout, hitman Jeff (
Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally hurts the eyes of a singer (
Sally Yeh). Later he meets the girl and discovers that if she does not have a very expensive operation very soon, she will go blind. To get the money for the surgery, Jeff decides to perform one last hit. The cop (
Danny Lee), who has been chasing Jeff for a long time, is determined to catch him this time. The film's number of victims makes
The Terminator or
Rambo pale in comparison, but its brilliant visual style and bravura direction earned accolades even from non-action fans.
~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide
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