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Saturday, 16 March 2013

The Replacement Killers (1998)

TRK was an attempt to capture and adapt for an American audience the kind of magic that John Woo had delivered in his native China.
Woo produced and reportedly helped choreograph the action scenes.
Chow plays a similar kind of conscientious character as he played in the aforementioned Hong Kong films. The dual wielding pistol stance and his trademark gurn are present and correct.
The film lacks the edgy professionalism of Woo's works, but it was a valiant effort. In its defence, it's a lot better than some of the crap he himself did when he started making films in English.

3 forgeries out of 5

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