A John Woo remake of his original 1989 film of the same name. This version is set in France where a contract killer (known in street lore as Queen of the Dead) makes a decision not to kill a young singer in a nightclub who she sees as collateral damage during a hit. This decision drives the entire rest of the plot, bringing conflict with her own ethic, her boss and interactions with the police (played by Omar Sy whom I loved in Lupin). This is largely a formulaic assassin movie with great fight scenes and shoot outs, but not much novel (I mean, it is a remake). Probably need to add the original to my watch list just for fun.
3 stars (out of 5)
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