The Replacement Killers

A friend lent me this from his personal library. He knows my taste in movies and thought I might like it.

There is not much dialogue in this movie. Lots of suspenseful music. Several stylistic shots of characters doing things and going places. What few lines are delivered come straight from a graphic novel text.

Yun-Fat Chow (or Chow Yun-Fat) and Mira Sorvino are an interesting paring. The odd part is that it works. And it's not until about 50 minutes into the story that the two actually gel. Almost formula. This was made the same year as the Jackie Chan classic Rush Hour. A few similarities are obvious.

More thoughtful and poignant than your average buddy movie, watch this movie with someone for a high tolerance for story and character development as well as evolution. Oh yes, and a high threshold for bullet-induced tissue damage.