The Replacement Killers (1998) is an American action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, marking Chow Yun-Fat's Hollywood debut. He stars as John Lee, a professional assassin who defies crime boss Terence Wei (Kenneth Tsang) by refusing to kill a police officer's son. Seeking to protect his family, Lee teams up with forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) to obtain a fake passport, but they become targets of deadly "replacement killers" sent to eliminate them.<br />Main Cast:<br />Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee<br />Mira Sorvino as Meg Coburn<br />Michael Rooker as Detective Stan Zedkov<br />Kenneth Tsang as Terence Wei<br />Jürgen Prochnow as Michael Kogan<br /><br />The film is noted for its stylized action sequences and visual flair, though it received mixed reviews, holding a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its modest box office performance, the movie's soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams influenced the music of the Metal Gear Solid video game series.
