DVD Review: Full Time Killer (B+)

Full Time Killer (2001)
Directed by Johnny To and Ka-Fai Wai
Starring Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Kelly Lin and Simon Yam
MPAA: R
Grade: B+

Review by Bobby Nashville

As a relative newcomer to Hong Kong cinema, this film was a real treat. Full of action and stylish camerawork, Full Time Killer is highly recommended.

Tok (Andy Lau) is a hitman that takes ridiculous chances and loves to do his job with insane flash (he wears a Bill Clinton mask during one particular shoot-out). O (Takashi Sorimachi) is a professional hitman who operates with much more restraint. O is at the top of the game, but Tok is looking to take him out and claim the title of the world's best "full time killer". Both hitman vie for the affections of the pretty yet shy Chin (played with elegance by Kelly Lin). As their paths cross, violence and romance collide.

Based on Edmond Pang's book of the same name, Full Time Killer is loaded with acrobatic shoot-outs and chases. Fast paced and full of beautiful visuals, Full Time Killer is a well made movie that does not disappoint.

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