Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Review: "The Killer" (2024): A Sadistic Parody of Itself

Zee plays the professional killer who develops a conscience and declines to kill Jenn, a young woman who looks to be innocent. Sam Worthington plays Finn, Zee's immediate superior on Afdah info. He has a sultry Irish accent and gradually turns into her worst enemy. Sey, played by Omar Sy, is a likeable police officer who considers himself to be "very good" at his job—despite the fact that it is obvious that there will be a lot of bloodshed before the film ends. Another "Bullet Ballet" from one of the action genre's unquestioned masters. The new film lacks the emotional depth of the first, but if you're searching for Woo's signature flourishes, it's also blatantly style over substance.



Matt Stuecken, Josh Campbell, and Brian Helgeland Even if you don't really need to close a movie with a sight of the Eiffel Tower to remind us of that fact, Paris makes an attractive backdrop for the action. Peacock had finally given Woo thirty million dollars to finish the remake for the streamer, but he had been working on it for a very long time. Furthermore, Woo is undoubtedly skilled at making a modest sum of money—especially for an action film—go a very long way. I rank the original Killer as the best of Woo's Hong Kong films, along with Hard Boiled. Regarding Woo's Hollywood productions, while not nearly as good as Face/Off, this year's is nevertheless a significant step forward from the previous one.






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