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Good start, but then it gets ruined

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

The film begins with a rather nifty assassination by a top hired killer (Stuart Whitman). However, when he goes to collect his fee for this job, he's repeatedly attacked and learns that he supposedly bungled the job. However, it's very obvious there's a lot more to this and he's just a pawn--but can he discover the truth or will one of many, many hired goons put an end to his career...and life?!While all this sounds very exciting and the film is set in Hong Kong with lots of martial arts action, it isn't particularly compelling. Too often the film just seems to meander and plot holes are filled in by lengthy expositions (a sloppy story telling technique). But the biggest problem for me is that Whitman just didn't make that interesting a character and he didn't seem very believable. Not a terrible film but certainly not a very good one--proving that Hammer Studios might have been much better off sticking with horror films and not venturing into this sort of genre. A time-passer at best.

I have almost no memory of this film, yet I'm writing a review. Go figure! I seem to remember Stuart Whitman as some sort of hit-man in Hong Kong. It was entertaining and badly dubbed and fairly gory; the sort of movie HBO used to fill up their schedule with when they weren't showing more traditional features and before they went off the air at midnight.My suggestion is to read the ten other reviews and, if this long-lost and forgettable Kung Fu/Spy flick piques your interest, rent it or buy a used copy.Enjoy!

I was surprised when I learned this movie had such a bad reputation. I'm not ashamed to admit it's one of my favorite Hammer films of all time. Stuart Whitman is fine as the tired-looking assassin with a vengeance. Cushing's cameos are hugely enjoyable while Anton Diffring is at home playing the villain. The rest looks like a Bruce Lee film (it was co-produced by the Shaw Brothers) and the music is funky like hell. SHATTER has its share of slow moments and is at times unintentionally funny. So what? Action, fun, great actors will keep you satisfied and begging for more. Unfortunately here was no more to come (this could have been the basis of a great TV series for example). I don't know what Monte Hellman's role was in helming this (apparently to rescue it from director Michael Carreras' wreckage)...

Kicking, shooting and beating aplenty in this Hammer/Shaw Brothers co-production starring Whitman as a hitman with a conscience. Not much here you haven't seen before, but Whitman is OK, the music is kinda funky and, while he doesn't have much screen time, it's always great to see Peter Cushing.