Throwback Theater 5

John Woo's “The Killer” 1989

By A T Folino

So far up to this point every movie I have reviewed has always had an underlining silliness to it. This is not one of those movies. “The Killer” is a 1989 classic gangster movie with some of the greatest action sequences ever committed to film. John Woo and Chow Yun Fat are one of the greatest actor director pairs of all time. So sit back and enjoy the review.

Chow Yun Fat plays Jeffery a hit-man with a heart of gold whom is seeking redemption after blinding Jennie a nightclub singer with the muzzle flash from one of his guns. When not working Jeffery is a nice guy but when he has a contract he is pure bad ass. He is an ambidextrous lone gunfighter with twin 45's of fury. On the other side of the coin we have Danny Lee playing in a stretch Inspector Lee Jeffery's equal in every way except he is a by the book Hong Kong cop. When Jeffery is turned on after a botched assassination he and Lee team up to take their enemies down in a hailstorm of bullets.

In 1989 Woo and Fat were hot off the heels of their 1987 gangster masterpiece “A Better Tomorrow” witch will be reviewed here soon. For “The Killer” Woo upped the drama and the bullets. Believe me when I say this movie is a classic in every way it has been in my personal top ten list of movies for almost 20 years. “The Killer” gets the highest possible recommendation every action fan should see this movie. The final showdown in a church is the second greatest action sequence ever filmed in my opinion. Enjoy the movie.

Things to watch for!!!!

The whole damn movie!!!!!