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Too Cool to Kill is a 2022 Chinese action comedy film, based on the 2008 Japanese film The Magic Hour. It stars Wei Xiang as an amateur actor who is invited to play a leading role in a film and ends up drawn into a dangerous situation.[2] It was released in China on 1 February 2022 (Chinese New Year) and in the United States and Canada on 18 February 2022.[3][4][5] It is Xing Wenxiong's feature film directorial debut.[2]

Too Cool to Kill
Chinese theatrical release poster
Traditional	這個殺手不太冷靜
Simplified	这个杀手不太冷静
Mandarin	Zhè ge Shāshǒu Bú Tài Lěngjìng
Literally	This killer isn't too cool-headed
Directed by	Xing Wenxiong
Written by	Xing Wenxiong
Produced by	Yan Fei, Peng Damo
Starring	Wei Xiang Ma Li
Release date	1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	China
Language	Chinese
Box office	$217.3 million[1]

Plot

Wannabe actor Wei Chenggong is invited by actress Milan to star in a film playing the role of hit man "Killer Carl". When he accepts the invitation, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous conspiracy.[6][7]

Cast

• Wei Xiang (魏翔) as Wei Chenggong
• Ma Li (马丽) as Mi Lan
• Chen Minghao (陈明昊) as Harvey
• Zhou Dayong (周大勇) as Jimmy
• Huang Cailun (黄才伦) as Mi Le
• Ai Lun [zh] (艾伦) as Karl[8]

Production

Too Cool to Kill is an adaptation of Kōki Mitani's 2008 Japanese film The Magic Hour.[7][9]

It was written and directed by Xing Wenxiong (邢文雄), one of the writers of My People, My Homeland.[8] It is Xing's feature film directorial debut.[2] It was produced by Yan Fei (闫非) and Peng Damo (彭大魔).[10] Filming began on 23 June 2021, and on the same day it was announced that the film would be released on Chinese New Year 2022.[11]

For one scene in the film, Wei Xiang had to speak Italian, a language which he had never studied and felt stressed about speaking, according to costar Zhou Dayong. Wei said in an interview that the crew gave him a translator, who spoke to him after shooting and helped him memorize the lines.[12]

Release

The film was released in China on 1 February 2022 (Chinese New Year), and it was released in a limited number of cities in the United States and Canada on 18 February 2022 by distributor Well Go USA.[3][4][5] It was the only pure comedy scheduled for release on Chinese New Year 2022.[7]

Reception

The film has been one of the most successful of the 2022 Chinese New Year releases.[13] The film grossed $217 million in its first six days, including $110.5 million in its opening weekend.[14] It received positive reviews from advance screening audiences,[7] and on the day of its release, it got an average rating of 9.2 on Maoyan.[3]

References

External links

• Too Cool to Kill at IMDb
• Too Cool to Kill at Douban (in Chinese)
• Too Cool to Kill at Mtime.com (in Chinese)
• Too Cool to Kill at Rotten Tomatoes

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