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'''''The Replacement Killers''''' is a 1998 American action film directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]] in his feature film directorial debut, and starring [[Chow Yun-fat]] (in his American acting debut), Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker and Kenneth Tsang. Veteran action director [[John Woo]] co-produced and choreographed the action sequences.
The film is set in modern-day [[Los Angeles]] and follows an emotionally disillusioned assassin who is forced to settle a violent vendetta for a ruthless crime boss.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Meg. Possibly a [[Dark Action Girl]], given her career choice.
* [[Action Prologue]]: John's hit at the nightclub, followed by Zedkov's attempted drug bust of Wei's son.
* [[Back
* [[Badass Damsel]]: John's hostage holds her own against the bad guys.
* [[Badass in
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Ryker, the big, German-looking replacement killer.
* [[Best Served Cold]]: Wei wants to be sure {{spoiler|Zedkov's son dies in his arms}} so Zedkov will understand Wei's pain.
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* [[Gun Fu]]
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Of course.
* [[Hitman
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Where the replacement killers evidently learned their trade.
* [[Informed Ability]]: See above entry. For professionals, the movie's title characters really suck at their job.
* [[
** Although, before the final fight, she insists on coming along because she now cares what happens to John.
* [[Leap and Fire]]
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* [[Mexican Standoff]]: Between John and Wei.
* [[One Last Job]]: What John's assignment {{spoiler|to kill Zedkov's son}} was supposed to be.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: John is blue, Meg is red.
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Wei's son winds up being this, kicking off the revenge plan.
* [[Throw
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Leads to John's inability to complete his assignment.
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