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  • 1998
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 1998
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee (Yun-Fat) goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn (Sorvino), Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal.  (Sony)

Directed By: Antoine Fuqua

Written By: Ken Sanzel

  • 1998
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 1998
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 27 m

The Replacement Killers

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 56 User Ratings
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Summary After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee (Yun-Fat) goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn (Sorvino), Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal.  (Sony)

Directed By: Antoine Fuqua

Written By: Ken Sanzel

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
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68% Mixed
15 Reviews
18% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
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68% Mixed
15 Reviews
18% Negative
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75
It's a high-gloss version of a Hong Kong action picture, made in America but observing the exuberance of a genre where surfaces are everything.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
60
This melodramatic action opera is a lurid love letter to the guns and poses aesthetic of Hong Kong action cinema.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
The story has more violence than brains, but Hong Kong action star Chow makes an interestingly moody impression in his first Hollywood role.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
50
Coolio videographer Antoine Fuqua frames Yun-Fat in slick style and his choreography of the slo-mo shoot-outs is worthy of comparison to those of the film's executive producer, John Woo.
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50
Hong Kong action fans hoping for spontaneous combustion from the American debut of superstar Chow Yun-Fat might want to turn their weapons on the producers.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
38
A plot so thin you could filter coffee through it.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
0
Pure junk.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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18% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 56 User Ratings
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18% Mixed
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4% Negative
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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, WCG Entertainment Productions
Release Date Feb 6, 1998
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Kill or be replaced.
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Awards

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination

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