CHOW YUN-FAT - CHOW YUN-FAT'S KILLER TOPS HITMEN LIST

Chinese tough guy CHOW YUN-FAT's character AH JONG in 1989's THE KILLER has topped a new list of Hollywood Hitmen. To mark the release of action film Hitman on Wednesday (21Nov07), website Maxim.com has compiled a list of the best killers in the movie business. Not surprisingly, the top 10 is crammed with leading men - the only woman is Geena Davis' The Long Kiss Goodnight hitwoman. Ah Jong beats Antonio Banderas' El Mariachi hitman and Frenchman Jean Reno's Leon on the countdown. The top 10 is: 1. Ah Jong (Chow Yun-Fat) in The Killer 2. El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) in Desperado 3. Leon (Jean Reno) in The Professional 4. John + Jane Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) in Mr. + Mrs. Smith 5. Samantha Caine/Charly Baltimore (Geena Davis) in The Long Kiss Goodnight 6. Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) in Road to Perdition 7. Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in No Country for Old Men 8. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 9. Vincent (Tom Cruise) in Collateral 10. Martin Blank (John Cusack) in Grosse Pointe Blank