The Killer (Blu-ray)

One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.
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Format:  Blu-ray
item number:  H59Q
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Blu-ray Details

  • Rated: Unrated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 30, 2010
  • Originally Released: 1989
  • Label: Weinstein Company

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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh98%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 40

Upright92%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 29,417
Rating: 4/5 -- The director repeatedly places the viewer at the center of the crossfire and turns the gyrating camera into the next best thing to a lethal weapon.
New York Times
Feb 11, 2006
...Balletic splatter and camp sentimentality have rarely if ever been stretched to [these] extremes....Outrageous...
New York Times
Apr 12, 1991
Like any true artist, Woo didn't satisfy himself with merely copying his heroes: he transcended them with his own ideas and innovations. Full Review
The Young Folks
Apr 16, 2015
The work of a filmmaker operating at the highest level of his abilities. Full Review
The Dissolve
Sep 8, 2017
This is a rush of a movie. Full Review
Washington Post
Jan 1, 2000
[T]he scenes of balletic gunplay are often genuinely beautiful -- even spiritual -- as well as disturbing...
Premiere
Dec 1, 2003
Rating: 3.5/4 -- For all the bullets that are spent, The Killer spends just as much time ruminating on the likes of honor, friendship and even the allure of guns themselves Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Jun 30, 2014

Product Description:

A hired killer accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody confrontation. A boisterous bullet opera from Woo, tempered as usual with his fascination with the notion of the honorable killer and with the doubling of similar men whom circumstances have placed on opposite sides of the law. Very heavy on the Catholic imagery and redemption motifs.

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  • UPC: 883476013046
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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