The Replacement Killers

International superstar Chow Yun-Fat (John Woo's Hard-Boiled ) makes his Hollywood debut with Oscar® winner Mira Sorvino (1995 Best Supporting Actress, Mighty Aphrodite )iin The Replacement Killers ,ia fierce andiexplosive action thriller from director Antoine Fuqua (Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" video). ... Full Review

However, that aside, the movie is very entertaining.....Chow Yun Fat breaks the mould of the stereotype for East Asian action flicks.....This is a great movie to rent....In every sense of the word, this is one trendy movie.....all, infinitely more interesting than Chow Yun Fat himself..... ... Full Review

Sorvino isn't bad, and brings a glimmer of comedy to her two-fisted cupcake, but this will hardly go down as her finest hour. Sorvino's character, Meg, is tough as an old boot; she wears a razor blade on a chain around her neck, and can shoot with the best of them. ... Full Review

But don't begin to confuse The Replacement Killers with a John Woo film..... ... Full Review

As starry-eyed as it is stylish, "The Replacement Killers" opts for adoration all the way. Put together by first-time director Antoine Fuqua , "Killers" smartly echoes the master's stylish visuals, but Woo's trademark emotional delirium proves harder to duplicate. ... Full Review

REPLACEMENT KILLERS, THE Rated:R For movie details, please click here . So he tries to flee, turning to forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) for a fake passport. ... Full Review

Planning a return to China, he visits document forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) to get a phony passport, but they are interrupted by Wei's army of killers, and a lengthy chase and gun battle is set in motion. In exchange for his family's safety, Lee is forced to take a job with a powerful underworld figure, Asian crime kingpin Terence Wei (Kenneth Tsang), who wants Lee to settle a deadly vendetta against police detective Stan Zedlov (Michael Rooker) by killing Zedlov's seven-year-old son. ... Full Review

Still, for all the shooting, yelling and running, I felt I had spent the entire length of The Replacement Killers waiting -- in vain -- for something to happen. The problem is that the script by Ken Sanzel gives him almost nothing to direct but gun battles -- no romance, no suspense, no character development, and precious little plot. ... Full Review

mix it with a little of Michael Bay's and David Fincher's stark visuals.....The Replacement Killers" offers absolutely nothing new, and even the vibrant present of Chow Yun-Fat isn't enough to offset a droll story of a hitman turned target....Sorvino washing her face in a sink is treated with the same technical overkill as a gun battle in a car wash....in the end, the movie proves to be just another routine action extravaganza.... ... Full Review

However, though I hadn't seen the film in 8 years and was unable to tell exactly what was new, the film did seem to play better. Action movies have gotten worse in the years since, and the choppy/shaky factor has grown far more pronounced ... Full Review