I was expecting more in the way of martial arts action in this one and it didn't deliver on that score. Turns out it's a fairly standard assassins flick with not much thought put into a story line as it's far from compelling. Perhaps the best that can be said here is that the picture had an eclectic international cast, but beyond that, it's only the action sequences that keep the picture moving forward to a completely expected conclusion. A tip for future assassin film makers - by the time a professional killer rises to the top of the ranks, he's pretty much decided whether he would ever kill a kid or not. This should not have been a surprise to Terrence Wei (Kenneth Tsang), particularly after he described John Lee (Chow Yun-Fat) as ruthless but honorable. Even more so, Lee should already have known that about himself as well.
Review of The Replacement Killers
