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6.8/10
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Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Adam Chung-Tai Chan
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Roderick Lam
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Tsun-Hung Liu
- Man In Jail
- (uncredited)
Ernst Mausser
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Pui Chung Tong
- Killer
- (uncredited)
Chi Wai Wong
- Singapore Policeman
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the movie theater sequence, the trailer for The Mission (1999) can be seen playing, which is another film made by Johnnie To.
- GoofsWhen the Interpol agents are reading about Tok's collapse during a shooting competition, the word "collapses" is misspelled "collopses" in the book they are reading.
- Quotes
Tok: My name is Tok. I'm a professional killer. I like watching movies, especially action movies. Big or no budget, foreign or local. As long as they have fresh ideas. Take this movie from a few years back. A guy runs around Mexico with a guitar case blasting people left and right. Not the best movie. But I like the style.
- Alternate versionsFulltime Killer has an alternate ending which played in Malaysia. It ends before Inspector Lee exits the café and realizes that Miss Chin's version of the story may not be the real one. Also, new footage is inserted of the authorities apprehending one of the killers after their climactic duel.
- ConnectionsReferences Le Samouraï (1967)
Featured review
Fulltime Killer is a movie about assassins; one's trying to live in seclusion, the other is trying to showboat his way to top to become the #1 Assassin. Andy Lau does a great job as Tok, he has a natual arrogant look to him that really filled out the character. Tok is an up and coming assassin who takes any job he can find, difficult or not, and always delivers, throwing in extra style points to make his work unique.O, or Ono; is the current top assassin. He is played by Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi, another good choice in casting. His methods are less flashy than Tok's but he is effiecient and very professional about his work. Over the course of the movie, a woman gets involved, as does Interpol, as news of a flashy killer quickly spreads across the surrounding area. The plot obviously ends up pitting the two assassins against each other(like you didn't know)and well, I guess you're going to have to watch it to see who becomes the #1 Fulltime Killer. But before I end this may I at least comment on the dialogue in the movie. I'm no expert in foreign languages but it seemed like there were 4 different languages spoken throughout the course of the movie, Korean, Japanese, Chinese(some form) and English. Like I said, I'm no expert so if they only spoke Japanese and English I wouldn't be surprised. But the dialogue between characters was well crafted, I enjoyed how the characters spoke their native language, or if they didn't, another character would inquire why they didn't. The action scenes were good, not too much physical action, but if you like guns, then this is right up your alley. Finally, I'd like to point out that this movie doesn't center around one assassin, it switches back and forth, and you really will find yourself rooting for one or the other by the end of the film. I rooted for O, did he win? Watch the movie.
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- Also known as
- Katiller düellosu
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,124
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,676
- Mar 23, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $181,662
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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