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Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerUnderworld opera of the bravura kind, this is driven, like most Hong Kong action, more by emotion than logic.
- 80Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposExciting, but not completely original.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe story won't win any prizes for coherence, but that doesn't much matter. As in most Hong Kong thrillers, it's the visuals - love those boldly choreographed shootouts! -- and moments of absurdity that count.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrFilmed with panache, wit, chic amorality, and an inexhaustible supply of Micro Uzi ammunition, ''Killer'' nevertheless represents a baroque dead end for the Hong Kong action genre.
- 60Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThere's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to Lau.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe film is filled with the kind of choreographed carnage that became synonymous with Hong Kong action during the genre's heyday, but there's an elegiac self-consciousness to it all that acknowledges that while the best is behind us, there's still something to be said about its passing.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyHigh-octane plunge into pop gangster psychology.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story matters less than the style, full of swooping camera movements, rapid-fire editing, and color-drenched displays of violence the Hong Kong school is famous for.
- 50Film ThreatTim MerrillFilm ThreatTim MerrillOn the whole this is pretty standard shoot-‘em-up fare. Bang, crash, boom -- yawn.
- 40Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisStyle is content in action movies, but when all the style originates elsewhere, it's just plain lazy.