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Rating of
3/4
I got the dark parts, not the funny parts.
Matthew Brady - wrote on 11/15/2014
These only one thing I got during this movie and that's the really dark parts, but not the comedy.
The story to Killer Joe is about a Detective "Killer" Joe Cooper, a hired hit man with the manners of a Southern gentleman, who will do the job - for an upfront fee, that Chris and Ansel can't pay. Just as Joe is about to leave, he spots Dottie (Temple), Chris' innocent younger sister. Joe makes Chris an offer, he'll keep Dottie as sexual collateral until the money is collected and his fee can be paid.
Has I said in my Bernie review, 2011 was the biggest come back for Matthew McConaughey and in this movie he once again brings it his all and that's what I like to see from him. I learned today that actors can start off in bad movies or mediocre films and it may take a while to get …
Rating of
0.5/4
Killer Joe
LeeAnn M. - wrote on 09/12/2013
I was starting to rethink my disdain of Matthew McConaughey after watching Mud. Then I had to ruin my newly heightened opinion of the actor by watching Killer Joe. Killer Joe is the title character of a hit man. The movie also is about a drug dealer and lots of hate. This movie especially hated the idea of a decent ending. I spent two hours in agony, wishing the movie would end so the characters could end their suffering raunch and disgust of their lives. Just when Killer Joe finally has epiphany that the world is bigger than himself and it is possible for character growth, the movie ends. The viewer is not privy to that side of Joe. Maybe that is where the comedy comes into the film, leaving the viewer to want more of a film they couldn't stomach.
Rating of
2.5/4
Bloody
Rod - wrote on 06/01/2013
A family starts turning to each other as debt problem arises. They hire a contract killer to murder the mother to get the insurance. Things get more complicated when the killer grows some obsession to the daughter.
***
Matthew McConaughey deserves all the praises to this movie. I agree that this is one his best performances. The rest of the cast seemed to overact including Juno Temple. I did not expect that this film would be this "x-rated". I expected extreme actions but not really something sexual. I'm not a fan of bloody film that is why I was really distracted to most of the scenes. Moreover, I was not sure if the film supposed to be thrilling or erotic? Like I said, I think there were unnecessary sensual parts.
I appreciate the story perse especially the twists and turns, …
Rating of
2.5/4
A Dark, Dark Film
mitchellyoung - wrote on 12/28/2012
Here's the dilemma of "Killer Joe" for me: it's a well-made and often very engrossing and tense film, and, yet, I couldn't get past the deplorable characters made to do even more deplorable things. William Friedkin has a knack for directing dysfunctional and out-of-control characters with a flair for the dramatic. Sometimes it works (as in the incredible and classic French Connection) and sometimes it doesn't (as in Friedkin's previous film, Bug, which is laughably bad.) I suspect that "Killer Joe" will work for a lot of people who will recognize its artistic merit, but, for me, not having any moral center to grasp onto, I left the film feeling empty. The performances are fantastic, and all the actors can be praised for fleshing out some interesting acting choices. Matthew …
Rating of
2.5/4
Review: Killer Joe
MikePA - wrote on 10/27/2012
Killer Joe is exactly what it wants to be: dark, vicious, and violent, but I get the feeling that it could have been a lot better. Matthew McConaughey delivers the performance of his career as the sadistic, twisted, wants-things-done-his-way "Killer" Joe Cooper. Director William Friedkin, who made the overrated The Exorcist (yeah, I said it), stages two intense sequences of pure evil and violence, which is why the movie got an NC-17 rating. One of these moments include the 25-minute climax, which is nothing short of tremendous. Friedkin successfully injects plenty of suspense in the scenes involving "Killer" Joe, which makes for a mostly enjoyable and nail-bitingly tense watch. Unfortunately, I didn't really care much about the supporting characters. To me, they were just a group of …
