The Killer

This violent Hong Kong thriller has more psychological depth than most of its kind, but ultimately seems like a pointless exercise in style. Read full review

Long segments of The Killer are devoted to people getting blown away, the bloodbaths played out always with guns. But the highly choreographed action, featuring point-blank shots of writhing victims, takes on a numbing aspect after a while. Reduced to cartoon overkill, it becomes as tedious in its way as carpenters working with nail guns.