The Replacement Killers

Release Date: 1998-02-06

Overview: Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

Rating: 6.255 / 10

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

as John Lee

Mira Sorvino

as Meg Coburn

Michael Rooker

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Kenneth Tsang

as Terence Wei

Jürgen Prochnow

as Michael Kogan

Crew

Peter Lyons Collister - Director of Photography
Harry Gregson-Williams - Original Music Composer
Jay Cassidy - Editor
Bernie Brillstein - Producer
Ken Sanzel - Screenplay

Reviews

JPV852:

Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Bridget Fonda. Still relati...