Chow Yun Fat is very cool, no doubt. The outrageous gun battles are positively kick-ass. But to call this movie a masterpiece is an overstatement. Is "The Killer" regarded so highly because John Woo's action style became so influencial? The plot here is boring and uninvolving. The humane sensibilities (the blind girl, the brotherly bond between Yun Fat and Danny Lee, and those "Dumbo" and "Mickey Mouse" gags) thrown in amids all the blood and violence are cute but ultimately fail to become really touching, especially with that cheesy background music and silly religious allusions. All in all, this is an above average action film. If you are an action fan, and, hence, interested first and foremost in action sequences, definitely see it and enjoy what John Woo does best. If you are looking for something more, you may want to think twice before seeing it.