《双子杀手》

Helmed by Ang Lee, Will Smith co-stars opposite himself in “Gemini Man,” playing an elite hit man drawn into a deadly showdown* with his younger clone*.

Smith stars as Henry Brogan, undefeated champion hit man for the Defense Intelligence Agency. After killing 72 bad guys with precision, Brogan is finally starting to suffer pangs of conscience*.

Tired of the assassination* game, Brogan now plans to retire and spend his autumn years fishing off the Georgia coast. But insiders at the DIA have other ideas. Chief among Brogan’s shadowy enemies is his former Army buddy Clay Varris (Clive Owen), now a military-industrial biotech tycoon who is working on a secret unit of perfect warriors, all genetically engineered to kill without regret. His personal favorite is Junior (Smith again, in digitally de-aged form), a 25-year-old clone of Brogan whom Varris has raised as his adopted son.

Arguing that Brogan knows too much to be permitted to retire peacefully, Varris sends Junior to kill him on the grounds that only a younger, faster version of the agency’s top assassin can outthink and outgun his older self. Sensing imminent danger, Brogan goes on the run with fellow rogue DIA officer Danny Zakarweski (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and pilot sidekick Baron (Benedict Wong). Inevitably, sparks fly and loyalties shift as Brogan finally comes face to face with his hot-headed young doppelganger* in picturesque corners of Colombia, then Hungary, and finally during a spectacular gunfight on home turf in Georgia.

The key special effect in “Gemini Man” is the digital de-aging of Smith. Using old photos and early movie roles for reference, Lee’s visual team does a very impressive job of rejuvenating* the actor into a photorealistic fresh prince half his real age.

Lee shot “Gemini Man” in an upgraded version of the high-resolution 3-D format he pioneered on his 2016 military drama “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.”

Captured at an unusually high frame rate between 60 and 120 frames per second, the hyper-real look of “Gemini Man” is immersive* and richly detailed. (SD-Agencies)