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ActionThrillerCrime

The Killer

- Some alliances form. Others will crumble.

Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

Release Date : 2024-08-22

Language :FrenchEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesAtlas EntertainmentA Better Tomorrow FilmsEntertainment One

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : John Woo's The Killer

Cast

Nathalie Emmanuel

Character Name : Zee

Original Name : Nathalie Emmanuel

Gender : Female

Omar Sy

Character Name : Sey

Original Name : Omar Sy

Gender : Male

Sam Worthington

Character Name : Finn

Original Name : Sam Worthington

Gender : Male

Diana Silvers

Character Name : Jenn

Original Name : Diana Silvers

Gender : Female

Saïd Taghmaoui

Character Name : Prince Majeb Bin Faheem

Original Name : Saïd Taghmaoui

Gender : Male

Angeles Woo

Character Name : Chi Mai

Original Name : Angeles Woo

Gender : Female

Éric Cantona

Character Name : Gobert

Original Name : Éric Cantona

Gender : Male

Tchéky Karyo

Character Name : Tessier

Original Name : Tchéky Karyo

Gender : Male

Grégory Montel

Character Name : Jax

Original Name : Grégory Montel

Gender : Male

Hugo Diego Garcia

Character Name : Coco

Original Name : Hugo Diego Garcia

Gender : Male

Michaël Erpelding

Character Name : Serge

Original Name : Michaël Erpelding

Gender : Male

Aurélia Agel

Character Name : Juliet

Original Name : Aurélia Agel

Gender : Female

Guillaume Kerbusch

Character Name : Alves

Original Name : Guillaume Kerbusch

Gender : Male

Fabrice Scott

Character Name : Inspector General

Original Name : Fabrice Scott

Gender : Male

Kelian Maréchaux

Character Name : The Breton

Original Name : Kelian Maréchaux

Gender : Male

Elie Haddad

Character Name : Avi

Original Name : Elie Haddad

Gender : Male

Lydie Muller

Character Name : Jenn's Mother

Original Name : Lydie Muller

Gender : Female

Etienne Guillou-Kervern

Character Name : Hallway Policeman

Original Name : Etienne Guillou-Kervern

Gender : Male

Vincent Winterhalter

Character Name : Magistrate

Original Name : Vincent Winterhalter

Gender : Male

Igor Skreblin

Character Name : Russian Mobster "L'orange"

Original Name : Igor Skreblin

Gender : Male

Octave Delepaule

Character Name : Hostage Boy

Original Name : Octave Delepaule

Gender : Male

Marius Delepaule

Character Name : Hostage Boy

Original Name : Marius Delepaule

Gender : Male

Kévin Table

Character Name : Private Room Dj

Original Name : Kévin Table

Gender : Male

David Clark

Character Name : Carl Staley

Original Name : David Clark

Gender : Male

Jaz Deol

Character Name : Sidney

Original Name : Jaz Deol

Gender : Male

Anissa Bakhti

Character Name : Givenchy Model

Original Name : Anissa Bakhti

Gender : Female

Grégory Loffredo

Character Name : IA Cop

Original Name : Grégory Loffredo

Gender : Male

Jamel Blissat

Character Name : IA Cop

Original Name : Jamel Blissat

Gender : Male

Intissar Kitsaïs-Rotsen

Character Name : Young Zee

Original Name : Intissar Kitsaïs-Rotsen

Gender : Female

Eesha El Hadj

Character Name : Zee's Sister

Original Name : Eesha El Hadj

Gender : Female

Yann Brouet

Character Name : Alain

Original Name : Yann Brouet

Gender : Male

Gary Cothenet

Character Name : Belmont

Original Name : Gary Cothenet

Gender : Male

Maxime Coulon

Character Name : JM

Original Name : Maxime Coulon

Gender : Male

Ahmed Chouikhi

Character Name : Guy

Original Name : Ahmed Chouikhi

Gender : Male

Nicolas-Kisito Bata

Character Name : Private Room Bartender

Original Name : Nicolas-Kisito Bata

Gender : Male

Laurent Coin

Character Name : Belanger

Original Name : Laurent Coin

Gender : Male

Michaël Troude

Character Name : Civil Court Man

Original Name : Michaël Troude

Gender : Male

Arthur Aspaturian

Character Name : Men's Room Gangster

Original Name : Arthur Aspaturian

Gender : Male

Clément Huet

Character Name : Thug Seedy Bar

Original Name : Clément Huet

Gender : Male

Vincent Bersoulle

Character Name : Gobert Bodyguard

Original Name : Vincent Bersoulle

Gender : Male

Michel Nguyen

Character Name : Riverbank Pedestrian

Original Name : Michel Nguyen

Gender : Male

Trevor Morgan

Character Name : Heavy

Original Name : Trevor Morgan

Gender : Male

Quentin D'Hainaut

Character Name : Heavy

Original Name : Quentin D'Hainaut

Gender : Male

Hugo Bariller

Character Name : Hallway Policeman

Original Name : Hugo Bariller

Gender : Male

Ben Milord

Character Name : Minder

Original Name : Ben Milord

Gender : Male

Iliés Moujane

Character Name : Minder

Original Name : Iliés Moujane

Gender : Male

Robert 'Rock' Galotti

Character Name : Henchman

Original Name : Robert 'Rock' Galotti

Gender : Male

Staiv Gentis

Character Name : Henchman

Original Name : Staiv Gentis

Gender : Male

Justin Howell

Character Name : Romeo

Original Name : Justin Howell

Gender : Male

Renaud Marc

Character Name : Male Café Patron

Original Name : Renaud Marc

Gender : Male

Lauren Coda

Character Name : Female Café Patron

Original Name : Lauren Coda

Gender : Female

Clémence Schreiber

Character Name : Hostage Woman

Original Name : Clémence Schreiber

Gender : Female

Monia Moula

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Monia Moula

Gender : Female

Morgane Bujoli

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Morgane Bujoli

Gender : Female

Navathipan Rajakumar

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Navathipan Rajakumar

Gender : Male

Christophe Dupuis

Character Name : Detective Dropping Papers

Original Name : Christophe Dupuis

Gender : Male

Rachid Boulaïd

Character Name : Detective Zee Escape

Original Name : Rachid Boulaïd

Gender : Male

Bryan Vigier

Character Name : Detective Zee Escape

Original Name : Bryan Vigier

Gender : Male

Jérémy Margallé

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Jérémy Margallé

Gender : Male

Alexandre Lopoka

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Alexandre Lopoka

Gender : Male

Frédéric Dessains

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Frédéric Dessains

Gender : Male

Jonathan Bernard

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Jonathan Bernard

Gender : Male

Daren Nop

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Daren Nop

Gender : Male

David Nop

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : David Nop

Gender : Male

Eric Cullet

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Eric Cullet

Gender : Male

Arthur Delapierre

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Arthur Delapierre

Gender : Male

Anis Messabis

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Anis Messabis

Gender : Male

Maurice Chan

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Maurice Chan

Gender : Male

Amadéo Cazzela

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Amadéo Cazzela

Gender : Male

Marvin Berrembou

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Marvin Berrembou

Gender : Male

Thibault Gassmann

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Thibault Gassmann

Gender : Male

Olivier Sa

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Olivier Sa

Gender : Male

Ibrahima Keita

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Ibrahima Keita

Gender : Male

Lucas Dollfus

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Lucas Dollfus

Gender : Male

Alexandre Yde

Character Name : Longcoat

Original Name : Alexandre Yde

Gender : Male

Reviews

S

Sejian

@Sejian

2024-08-23

This movie is laughably bad. Oh my goodness. It's nice to see Nathalie Emmanuel outside of the Furiously Fast series and it's nice seeing Omar Sy and Sam Worthington again but this movie just steadily gets more campy and more cringe and more stupid as it progresses. The best scene is probably the club hit early on, and it gives you a false sense that the movie is going to be better than the poster - it isn't. In that respect, The Killer (2024) reminds me of Smile (2022). Folks went crazy for Smile. Smile went downhill after the opening scene and never recovered. I watched Silent Night (2023). It wasn't horrible, but maybe John Woo should've stopped with that. I don't care that the story isn't original, I care that the script is poorly written and the direction is lackluster. Zee is poorly written, Sey is poorly written, Jenn is poorly written, and Finn says "Kushala Daora" one-two many times. Jax is probably the best written character and he's on-screen for like 5 minutes total. I got the impression early on that they were going for a Killing Eve (2018-2022) vibe, but yeah, no. It's just sad. Can someone competent take this cast, this concept - this "Queen of the Dead" idea, and do it properly? If you're looking for some female-led assassin action, check out The Protégé (2021) which wasn't a masterpiece but it was more entertaining than this, Anna (2019), Salt (2010), Red Sparrow (2018), or Atomic Blonde (2017).

M

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2024-09-04

Yes, we all needed another "girl boss" flick to spark our inner woke, didn't we? What's that you say, "hell no", well then, read on. The Killer starts off with a main character, an assassin no less, who comes across as being about as tough and intimidating, as a bowl of warm mashed potato. But hey, she has a punch bag in her bohemian bedsit. Not to mention a handler who looks like he can, in fact, handle himself. Indeed, the underlying strategy seems to be to use visually gritty characters and cues, to drown out the entirely non-threatening nature of the lead character. Its a bit like sitting a potted rose down with pots of cacti, in the hope people will inexplicably mistake one, for the other. As you might expect, the results another absurdly unconvincing, predominantly exposition driven, affair, that would, I feel have only worked if re-imagined as a satirical comedy. That's not to say this is the fault of the actors. Its a decent cast, who have found themselves mis-cast, no doubt, I'm guessing, so the script can play gender politics. Suffice to say, the quality acting, is one of the limited upsides, of this flick. In summary, no amount of suspension of disbelief, will make this work.I personally wonder why they persist, when everything I see, seems to suggest the viewing public have thoroughly rejected, the DEI agenda, in favour of a return to traditional, sensible, entertainment.