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Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Replacement Killers |
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A hitmen is sent to kill the son of a cop. He bails out of it and finds himself and his family hunted. He then enlists the help of a woman who makes fake documents in an attempt to save his family. The bad guys, however hire two hitmen to take him down.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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A mob boss' son dies in a drug shoot-out. The boss sends John Lee to kill the son of the cop who shot the boss' son. One long, western-style gunfight ensues with tidbits of drama as Lee and Coburn protect the cop and his son for honor and other moralities.
--S. Rodgers, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Replacement Killers |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- Asian crime gangs
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- dropped from large heights
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Techno/disco
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