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In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
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John Woo brought his own Hong Kong Heroic Bloodshed cinema directly into this American blockbuster. The Killer and Hard Boiled—white doves before gunfights, dual-pistol balletic violence, the philosophical rivalry between cop and criminal that transcends the law—became the exact visual and thematic template. Woo didn't adapt his style for Hollywood. He transplanted it wholesale. The film is Woo's statement: when you hire John Woo, you get Hong Kong cinema.
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identity swap · undercover operations · facial transplant · revenge · terrorism
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