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  • 2022
  • Shaw Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2022
  • Shaw Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Ui-gang is a hit man who has decided to retire. He has a nice house and all the money he needs, but one day his girlfriend takes a trip to Jeju Island and leaves him with a request. Her companion on the trip has a 17-year old daughter Yoon-ji who will be left alone during their three week vacation. Ui-gang reluctantly agrees to look afte...

Directed By: Jae-Hoon Choi

Written By: Ji-Woong Nam

  • 2022
  • Shaw Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2022
  • Shaw Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m

The Killer

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Ui-gang is a hit man who has decided to retire. He has a nice house and all the money he needs, but one day his girlfriend takes a trip to Jeju Island and leaves him with a request. Her companion on the trip has a 17-year old daughter Yoon-ji who will be left alone during their three week vacation. Ui-gang reluctantly agrees to look afte...

Directed By: Jae-Hoon Choi

Written By: Ji-Woong Nam

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
53
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75% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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70
Jul 13, 2022
Luckily, and perhaps where it counts the most, the action in The Killer is, well, pretty killer. Jang is a confident, competent leading man, slick and entertaining to watch, as gruff as he may come off to his peers and adversaries.
By Fran Hoepfner FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 22, 2023
If the plot is a little sketchy, the action, conversely, is drum tight.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 17, 2022
There is a good film in here that could be made more present if the story itself was punched up as much as the enemies are. This is unfortunate as every dynamic moment of deadly destruction is undercut by ones that are ultimately uneventful.
By Chase Hutchinson FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 13, 2022
While the nimble Jang holds together the robust action sequences — bloody freakouts often captured in slow motion — no one else grounds any of the scenes with any emotion. Consequently, The Killer fails to land a real knockout blow.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ascendio
Release Date Jul 13, 2022
Duration 1 h 35 m
Genres
Tagline A Girl Who Deserves To Die
Website https://www.thekiller2022.com/
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Awards

Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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