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Questions raised by the trailer for the new Jason Statham vehicle The Killer Elite: 1) When did the mustache cease to be an essential accessory on the second lead? 2) Is there a precedent for Statham's variant on impregnably self-assured machismo? 3) Can there be a better title for an action movie than The Killer Elite? 4) And finally, the question asked in 80 percent of all movie trailers these days: What the hell is De Niro doing in there? Answers: 1) 1975, when the first Killer Elite was released.

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