The Replacement Killers: Movie Review, DVD Review, Blu-ray disc Review

A high-gloss thriller that features Chow Yun-Fat in his first American role.

He's John Lee, a professional hitman who has made the mistake of not following through on a direct order by Los Angeles-based drug lord Terrence Wei (Kenneth Tsang).

Knowing there will be repercussions for that which will result in the death of his Shanghai family, Lee goes to Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) for a forged passport that will get him out of the states and into Shanghai before Wei’s men can act.

Director Antoine Fuqua fails to develop Lee and Coburn into fully realized characters, but he does succeed in creating a stylish, unrelenting thriller that doesn’t cross into complete implausibility.

His characters say as little as possible, choosing elegantly choreographed action sequences over words. Probably a shrewd move.

Rated R. Grade: B+