cheap-thrills2022 t1_itx8aas wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:34 PM

A lot of early John Woo stuff consisted of this motif.

LessBeyond5052 t1_itz4rz3 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:25 AM

I've not seen The Killer in years but this was similar? Or they definitely became friends as the film went on .. shit now I need to rewatch The Killer.

Double-hokuto t1_itzhkme wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:20 PM

I think hard boiled has this theme, but might be conflating with the killer

cheap-thrills2022 t1_itzhvuw wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:22 PM

I believe A Better Tomorrow fits the bill.

Double-hokuto t1_itztrsz wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Yes! That’s the one I was thinking of