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Aug 23, 2024 · John Woo’s “The Killer” was a true gamechanger, at least for this critic. The one-two punch of Woo’s 1989 action masterpiece with his equally magnificent “Hard Boiled” changed the way I looked at the genre in my teens, and truly inspired hundreds of imitators.
Nov 8, 2023 · 5 min read. In many ways, “The Killer” is exactly what you’d expect from a David Fincher movie centered on a hired assassin: a detail-rich procedural about what a hitman is forced to do as his calculated world implodes.
Nov 10, 2023 · What happens when an assassin with a perfect record finally misses? The ensuing chaos drives director David Fincher’s riveting “The Killer,” anchored by Michael Fassbender, whose constant ...
Sep 5, 2023 · David Fincher's The Killer First Reviews: A Gritty, Straightforward, and Surprisingly Funny Thriller. Critics at the Venice Film Festival say Fincher's latest echoes some of his past...
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Sep 3, 2023 · ‘The Killer’ Review: David Fincher’s Hitman Thriller Is a Portrait of a Coldly Methodical Assassin Played by Michael Fassbender. It's all homicidal procedure: gripping at times, more...
Aug 23, 2024 · ‘The Killer’ Review: John Woo’s Straight-to-Peacock Remake of His Own Action Classic Is Shockingly Good. Relocating one of his best Hong Kong movies to the streets of Paris, Woo rediscovers...