The Replacement Killers
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
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Antoine Fuqua
Maria Battle-Campbell
Christopher T. Gerrity
Allan Graf
Jeff Okabayashi
Jeffrey Wetzel
Carline Davis-Dyer
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JPV852
Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Bridget Fonda. Still relatively entertaining though apparently highly edited by the studio removing much of the romance between Yun-Fat and Fonda, with only little bits of dialogue left over. **3.25/5**
Dr_Nostromo
66/100 For his directorial debut, Antoine Fuqua ("The Equalizer", "Training Day", "Shooter") gives us a shoot 'em up, action piece straight out of the John Woo instruction manual. A hit man refuses to fulfill his last assignment putting his own family in peril. Providing just enough of a story for us to follow, this film is really nothing more that one gunfight after another ...but that's OK. The action choreography, the colorful characters, especially the chemistry between Chow Yun-Fat & Mira Sorvino, and the overall level of excitement works extremely well. Good fun! -- DrNostromo.com
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The directors of The Replacement Killers are Antoine Fuqua, Maria Battle-Campbell, Christopher T. Gerrity, Allan Graf, Jeff Okabayashi, Jeffrey Wetzel, and Carline Davis-Dyer.
The cast of The Replacement Killers includes Thomas Rosales Jr. as Gangster, Clifton Collins Jr. as Loco, Jürgen Prochnow as Michael Kogan, Jimmy Ortega as Gangster, Kenneth Tsang as Terence Wei, Carlos Leon as Romero, Al Leong as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited), James Lew as Bodyguard, Mira Sorvino as Meg Coburn, Til Schweiger as Ryker, Michael Rooker as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov, Norm Compton as Thug, and more.
The duration of The Replacement Killers is 1h 27 mins.
You can watch The Replacement Killers on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel (Subscription), Apple TV Store (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Buy), Google Play Movies (Buy), and YouTube (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
The Replacement Killers was released on 06 Feb 1998.
The Replacement Killers is listed under Action, Crime, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
The Replacement Killers has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Brid..."
