In 1999, director Troy Duffy returned with the film "The Executioner" to the Cologne Film Festival in Germany; since December of the same year, the film has been widely circulated among fans in the form of home video; Shang finally had a limited release in five theaters in the United States in January 2000.
After ten years of sharpening a sword, fans who have been waiting for a long time finally ushered in the sequel film "The Executioner 2". It still has a strong religious color and a distinctive black humor style. Compared with the previous work, the sequel has added nostalgia and tribute to many classic movies, as well as a more comprehensive interpretation of violent aesthetics. Sunglasses, double guns, black windbreaker, and flying bullets seem to have returned to the era of John Woo and Fager; the crazy Mexicans and the extremely beautiful gun-playing action evokes Clint Eastwood The nostalgia of the youth; the image of the heroine wearing a short skirt and sitting down with her legs crossed while torturing the villain is even better than Sharon Stone's performance in "Instinct"... well, actually There are so many colorful eggs waiting for you to discover, I know too little.
This time the cast is basically the same. The Saints, the three kind-hearted Boston cops, the soul of Loko, including the FBI police officer Paul Smack played by Willem Dafoe, are the original cast. The one who has changed is undoubtedly the bad guy. In addition, there are two newcomers on the Saints side. One is the Mexican Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.), who became the third Saint, replacing Loko's vacancy. FBI female agent Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz) is entrusted by the former police officer Smack to secretly protect the saints. The addition of two newcomers added a lot of color to the film, both in appearance and performance, leaving a deep impression on people.
I don't dare to reveal too much about the plot, but it's still quite amazing, especially the ending scene, which makes people full of expectations for "The Executioner 3".
In the end, this is really a very manly movie.
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