Review of Killer Elite (2011) by Martin H — 26 Mar 2012

Good shoot 'em up movie. the only thing that really annoyed me was the morality angle & of course the woman thing. otherwise solid movie.

This review of Killer Elite (2011) was written by Martin H on 26 Mar 2012.

Killer Elite has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Grady H (224) on 28 Jan 2014

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