The Killer( 1989)

TV-MAActionCrimeDramaThriller

76%

User
Score

One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.

Overview

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

Top Billed Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Jong
Danny Lee
Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle
Sally Yeh
Jennie
Paul Chu Kong
Sidney Fung
Kenneth Tsang
Sgt. Tsang Yeh
Shing Fui-On
Hay Wong Hoi
Tommy Wong
Teddy Wong Hung
James Ha Chim-Si
Teddy's Man
Ricky Wong Chun-Tong
Frank Chen
Barry Wong
Chief Inspector Tu
Parkman Wong Pak-Man
Inspector Chan
Teddy Yip
Tony Wong Tung Yuen
Alan Ng Siu-Hung
Sniper
Yang Sheng
Bodyguard A
Lo Hung
Review Board Officer (uncredited)
Lam Chung
Cheung Wan
Ng Kwok-Kin
Policeman
Dion Lam
Hay's Man
Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah
Frank's Killer
Addy Sung Gam-Loi
Bodyguard B
Chuen Chiang
Shooter At Beach (uncredited)
Fan Chin-Hung
Shooter at Beach (uncredited)
Lung Fei
Gangster (uncredited)
Hau Woon-Ling
Trash Lady (uncredited)
Lau Shung-Fung
Wong Hoi's Thug (uncredited)
Man Hua Lin
Gangster (uncredited)
Mak Wai-Cheung
Gangster (uncredited)
Wan Fat
Gangster (uncredited)
Wong Wai-Fai
Gangster (uncredited)
Hsiang Lin Yin
Gangster (uncredited)
Yue Tau-Wan
Gangster (uncredited)
Wong Chi-Wai
Derek Kwok Jing-Hung

Social

Review 1Discussion

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Mon Jun 19 2023

**Action, lots of action, in a slow but elegant film.** It was the first time, to my knowledge, that I saw a film made in Hong Kong. John Woo, its director, gained some international notoriety and would even, long after this film, have some work in western cinema. In general, I liked the movie. I'm not an undefeated fan of action cinema, but I felt that this film manages to balance the explosive action (even better and more intense than in North American films) with a satisfying script. The story revolves around a professional killer who, after accidentally blinding a bar singer, starts to p...