Chuen jik sat sau (2001)

Directors:

Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai

Writers:

Ho-Cheung Pang (novel)
Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A story of two killers with different ideals...

Plot:

Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.

Plot Keywords:

Professional Assassin | Apartment | Love | Death | Killing

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Andy Lau	...	Lok Tok-Wah
Takashi Sorimachi	...	O
Simon Yam	...	Albert Lee
Kelly Lin	...	Chin
Cherrie Ying	...	Gigi
Suet Lam	...	Fat Ice (as Lam Suet)
Teddy Lin	...	C7 (as Teddy Li)

Also Known As:

Full Time Hitman (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Fulltime Killer (Hong Kong: English title)
Quan zhi sha shou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
You & I (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence, some language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin | Japanese | Cantonese | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Spain:18 | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Team Work Motion Pictures Ltd.

Trivia:

The rifle Tok uses in the police shootout is a Barret .50 Caliber

Quotes:

Tok: You remind me of Emu in Crying Freeman. She was a quiet girl, but turned into a sexy woman when she meets an assassin.
Chin: Don't tease me. Sometimes I almost believe you're a killer.
Tok: Give me 15 minutes. I gotta kill some people. Be right back.

Movie Connections:

References The Usual Suspects (1995)

Soundtrack:

No Fear To Fall

Over the top Hong-Kong actioneer Charming and violent.

This is one of the better Hong-Kong bullet fest to be released in a while.

The movie sets are good, the action fast, the gritty cold violence reasonably to excellently done. All the actors are good with kudo's going to Andy Lau for stealing many of the scenes.

The basic story is about a flamboyant over the top new assassin hoping to take over number 1 spot held by a disciplined introspective killer.

There are a couple of important sub plots involving a women and of course the cop trying to chase them both down.

This movie is all about set action pieces and how well they can be executed...that that is pretty darn well.

A fun movie with a charismatic cast and lots of blood and bullets.