It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Fairly typical action movie stuff in the style of executive producer John Woo, marked only by being the English-speaking debut of Chinese star Chow Yun-Fat. The plot is as light and fluffy as you might expect, barely stringing together a sequence of high-testosterone action sequences which invariably impress on a technical level. Personally I prefer action movies which throw in props and a variation of hand-to-hand combat and shootings, whereas here it's shooting all the way and with a variety of weapons. Once again the skilled photography brings out the gracefulness in Chow Yun-Fat and he plays another likable and powerful, yet openly human, character. It's only in films like these that the sight of someone jumping through a window becomes an art form.What this film has mainly in its favour - and where it succeeds over a lot of others (trust me, there are a LOT of films being made like this today) is the excellent and interesting supporting cast for a change. As well as the inimitable coolness of Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino makes her feisty yet beautiful female sidekick a force to be reckoned with, shooting with the best of them when the time calls for it. Straight-to-video star Michael Rooker is the "good" cop, complete with his weirdly high-pitched voice; screen veteran Kenneth Tsang plays the slimy villain. Also appearing is Jurgen Prochnow (once a promising German star, now appearing in the likes of DNA) as a menacing heavy and the double pairing of veteran villain Patrick Kilpatrick and one of my favourite of recent villains, Danny Trejo, as a pair of super-cool hit men.While the script, story and emoting may seem a little predictable at times, this film's power lies in the non-stop action which doesn't disappoint. Unfortunately I was distracted whilst watching this film but I think I would have enjoyed it even more with my full attention. Highlights include a shoot-out at a car factory and in a cinema, and the all-action finale in which Yun-Fat and Sorvino storm the enemy stronghold and kick backside. Predictable but a good time-waster to be sure.

I first saw this movie when it played in theaters eighteen years ago, and I remember my reaction to it was the equivalent of a shrug of one's shoulders. But I decided to give it another chance since I had the opportunity to watch the longer cut of the movie on Blu-ray. My reaction to the movie this time was just the same as last time. I'm not sure why Chow Yun-Fat picked this movie to be his American debut. Maybe because action director John Woo was one of the producers. Whatever the reasons may be, Chow all the same looks very uncomfortable here. He doesn't manage to generate any chemistry with his co-star Mira Sorvino. It's not just the fact that the movie chickens out and prevents his character and Sorvino's from falling in love, but that ALL the characters in the movie are thin and lacking depth. That may not concern viewers who are simply looking for action, but the movie doesn't deliver in that department as well. While the guy who provided the abundant supply of bloody squibs probably comfortably retired after this movie, the action isn't well directed or edited - it comes across for the most part as simply flat and lacking the flair of action found in Chow's Hong Kong movies. I admit the movie isn't really boring, but it's very forgettable all the same. If you are hungry for Chow, stick with his Hong Kong efforts instead.

The Replacement Killers is not only the US debut of Chow Yun Fat, but also the first film project for director Antoine Fuqua. Before his masterpiece Training Day, Fuqua was known for Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" video and this film. Heavily influenced by John Woo's The Killer. The Replacement Killers is a very stylized, sharp looking and well acted action film. Of course, there is only one John Woo and this film is not nearly as good or as intense as his best work. Though somewhat restrained by comparison, The Replacement Killers is a solid action film in its own right and has an excellent cast. Chow Yun Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow, Kenneth Tsang and Danny Trejo all give incredible performances that elevate the material beyond that of standard action fare. The film looks great and the shootouts are abundant and high quality as well. In today's world this sort of film is nearly extinct. For what it is(straight up action), The Replacement Killers is well done and much better than most of the action films coming out recently.

I remember my dad renting "The Replacement Killers" sometime around 1999 or 2000 from blockbuster for me and him to watch. I was very young at the time and I did not remember a thing about the movie. I watched this movie today on netflix. Chow Yun-Fat plays John Lee, a contract killer working for Terence Wei, a ruthless Chinese mafia boss. John baulks at an assignment requiring him to kill the seven-year son of a cop; Wei sends other killers after the cop and his son, and after John to punish him for his disobedience. John seeks a false passport from forger and petty criminal Meg Coburn (played with grit and street-smarts by Mira Sorvino) to return to China to protect his mother and sister from Wei's revenge. John ends up kidnapping Meg while trying to stay one step ahead of Wei's thugs and the police. I thought this film was fairly decent the acting was pretty good, the camera angles were good, decent action and not a bad soundtrack to go with it. About the action there were no physical fights, just a lot of nonstop gun fights. I'm not really a fan of Chow Yun-Fat but his performance in this film was pretty good, but i wish he had more dialogue.