Warning: Spoilers for The Killer (2024) below!
I soon sought out the rest of his work, includingHard Boiledand the first twoBetter Tomorrowmovies.
I’ll admit thatJohn Woo’s American movieoutput was a mixed bag.
Decades later, Woo himself remixed the film that made him an icon.
The film is notable for its stylish action sequences and explores themes of honor and sacrifice.
A lot has changed since Woo helmed the originalKillerin 1989.
The Killer, directed by John Woo, is a 1989 action film that stars Chow Yun-fat as a hitman seeking redemption after accidentally blinding a singer during a mission. As he tries to fund her eye surgery, he finds himself pursued by a determined police officer, played by Danny Lee, leading to a complicated relationship between hunter and hunted. The film is notable for its stylish action sequences and explores themes of honor and sacrifice.
I’m glad to report that Woo’sThe Killer 2024resurrects Heroic Bloodshed after it essentially died years ago.
Lupita Nyong’o was originally cast as Zee in Peacock’sThe Killerbut dropped out over scheduling conflicts.
I was hugely excited about his return to American filmmaking with 2023’s dialogue-freeSilent Night.
More than anything, The Killer 2024 makes me excited to see what John Woo does next…
This made me cautious aboutThe Killerremake, but I’m happy to report it’s a breezy good time.
The Killer, directed by John Woo, is a 1989 action film that stars Chow Yun-fat as a hitman seeking redemption after accidentally blinding a singer during a mission. As he tries to fund her eye surgery, he finds himself pursued by a determined police officer, played by Danny Lee, leading to a complicated relationship between hunter and hunted. The film is notable for its stylish action sequences and explores themes of honor and sacrifice.
In Woo’s reinvention of his own classic, Zee, aka the Queen of the Dead, is a contract killer who finds herself hunted by her former colleagues and the police after she fails to carry out the murder of a young woman.
