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CAST & CREW
Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam
Directed by Johnny To, Wai Ka Fai
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SYNOPSIS
For many years O resides in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. He closes himself up even more after the death of his love NANCY. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated
RUNTIME
1 hour, 41 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Mar 21, 2003
Video: Jun 17, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Palm Pictures
GENRE
Action/Adventure, Foreign Films, Chinese/Cantonese, Action, Adventure, Rivalry, Suspense, Thriller, Crime, Hit Men
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Fulltime Killer Site
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TRAILER & MEDIA
TIDBITS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
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 "Eventually, they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot."
-- The Wolf, IOFILM.CO.UK
 "To some eyes this will seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits. To others, it will remind them that Hong Kong action cinema is still alive and kicking."
-- Jeff Vorndam, ABOUTFILM.COM
"There's very little sense to what's going on here, but the makers serve up the cliches with considerable dash."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"No, it's not nearly as good as any of its influences."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"The movie’s something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story. Killing time, that’s all that’s going on here."
-- Brent Simon, ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
"There's no context for all the violence, which makes this the
action equivalent of a porn flick."
-- David Nusair, REEL FILM REVIEWS
"Is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic Hong Kong action aesthetic?"
-- Tim Merrill, FILM THREAT
"Fans of the modern day Hong Kong action film finally have the worthy successor to A Better Tomorrow and The Killer which they have been patiently waiting for."
-- Edward Havens, FILMJERK.COM
"Charged with as much psychological depth as gun-slinging violence, Johnny To and Wai Ka Fai's slick thriller brought a welcome jolt of adrenaline to the moribund Hong Kong action genre."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"It's gruesome violence combined with tongue-in-cheek humor...fans of this genre will flock to Fulltime Killer, and they'll be blown away."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"One of the most exciting action films to come out of China in recent years."
-- Eric Campos, FILM THREAT
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-- Jamie Russell, BBCI FILMS
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"[Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among American action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers."
-- David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"For those who like their Hong Kong movies to come at them straight from the shoulder ... Fulltime Killer fulfills all the conventions of raw Cantonese gun opera."
-- Henry Sheehan, L.A. WEEKLY
"A no-holds-barred cinematic treat."
-- Max Messier, FILMCRITIC.COM
"A solid, psychological action film from Hong Kong."
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE
"Together, Tok and O orchestrate a buoyant, darkly funny dance of death. In the process, they demonstrate that there's still a lot of life in Hong Kong cinema."
-- Pam Grady, REEL.COM
"Often overwrought and at times positively irritating, the film turns into an engrossing thriller almost in spite of itself."
-- Daniel Eagan, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"[It] tips its hat to so many action flicks that came before it and still manages to have a spirit all its own."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"The dreamy flow back and forth through time and memory and the shifting point of view across four narrators casts the sleek stylistics of 21st-century Hong Kong cinema between tortured existential heroics and tall tale."
-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
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ROTTEN 50%
Avg. Rating: 5.5/10 |
"As in most Hong Kong thrillers, it's the visuals -- love those boldly choreographed shootouts! -- and moments of absurdity that count."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST
"This picture is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your ABC's, despite a few whopping shootouts."
-- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES
"There's a fine chemistry of contrasts between Lau's exuberance and the quiet, slow-burning intensity Takashi Sorimachi brings to his role."
-- Sheri Linden, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"There's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to Lau."
-- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
"The tale of Tok (Andy Lau), a sleek sociopath on the trail of O (Takashi Sorimachi), the most legendary of Asian hitmen, is too scattershot to take hold."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Manages to be original, even though it rips off many of its ideas."
-- Gary Dowell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"There's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references, but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening."
-- Manohla Dargis, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"So what is the point? Lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland, basically."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
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"Killer has killer style, but it ain't worth killing two hours of your life on it."
-- E! ONLINE
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* Who are the Approved Tomatometer Critics?
* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Fulltime Killer" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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