Too Cool to Kill 这个杀手不太冷静 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 109 mins. Director: Xing Wenxiong 邢文雄. Rating: 5/10. Loose adaptation of Japanese comedy The Magic Hour is Ma Hua FunAge’s weakest production to date, only ever firing on one cylinder. STORY Somewhere in Europe. Big boss Hawei (Chen Minghao) is clipped in the ear by a … Continue reading Review: Too Cool to Kill (2022) →
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