Linkshoch Wonderful Movie

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

tbills2 That's a good review title, right?Killer Joe is so assertively ballsy with such an intense streaming focus. The character dialogue is pure genius. I had to look up who wrote this movie while watching it the first time - Tracy Letts, who also wrote the original Broadway play, Tracy, what a sick beautiful mind you have. The story is solid. The characters aren't too consistently believable, especially THChurch as the dad. I didn't know William Friedkin, and that he directed The Exorcist and The French Connection. William, what a strong versatile lens you have.Killer Joe has plenty of depraved humor, some very gruesome violence, and lots of gratuitous nudity.The Depraved Humor---> "I heard y'all talking about killing Momma. I think it's a good idea."/"Aren't you s'posed to arrest people who commit murder?" "I like Digger."/"You're a very, beautiful woman. Don't you think so, Ansel?" "I hadn't given it much thought." - that last line is really funny.The Gruesome Violence---> the end, and really, only the end.The Gratuitous Nudity---> Gina Gershon opens the god damn door 100% bottomless, hairy crotch and all - that scene's really funny./A couple strippers show their fake boobies on stage, Texas style/Juno Temple wears provocative clothing throughout and Juno Temple takes off a number of the provocative clothing she wears throughout, and stands full frontal, a lot./Matthew McConaughey aggressively pins Emile Hirsch armed and fully naked then peacefully walks away - that's so funny, so creepy.The Juno Temple Paragraph - : ) She is so sweet, oh my god. I'm in love. She's beautiful. She's funny. She's really a talented girl. The best thing about her is...her sweet personality. Juno is around 20 when she did this. She's definitely not 12. I love her.The Matthew McConaughey Emile Hirsch Gina Gershon Thomas Haden Church Paragraph - McConaughey approaches Killer Joe with just the right mindset but not the right attitude. He's underwhelming at times. Thomas Haden Church way moreso. Gershon is all-around awesome. Emile by far gives the best performance.Having mentioned the nudity, violence, and dark humor, it also warrants to be stated that Killer Joe is very plainly disturbing. Obviously. I love this movie.

grantss Gritty, intriguing, dark, funny crime-drama.Chris Smith (played by Emile Hirsch) is in a bind. He owes a loan- shark a fair bit of money, and the man has threatened to kill him if he does not produce the money within a few days. He does not have the money. He strikes upon a get-rich-quick plan: have his estranged mother killed and collect on the insurance money. He involves his father, Ansel (Thomas Haden Church), who buys into the deal for a share of the profit (him and Chris' mother are divorced and don't see eye-to-eye, so it wasn't a tough sell). Ansel then involves his 2nd wife, Sharla (Gina Gershon) and, due to her finding out about the plan, his daughter, Chris' sister, Dottie (Juno Temple). They hire a professional killer (who happens to also be a cop), "Killer Joe" Cooper (Matthew McConaughey). When they cannot pay him upfront, they reach an unusual deal on how to retain his services. This complicates matters, a lot.An engaging and funny yet simultaneously dark and graphic drama. Clever plot - quite solid with some great twists, double-crosses and triple-crosses. Good sub-plots and some wonderfully quirky dialogue. Tarantinoesque at times. In fact the whole movie has a Tarantino- like vibe, but not quite with the same polish and attention-to-detail that a Tarantino movie has.Ending is a bit unsatisfactory, and does negate some of the good that went before. It was heading for an even higher rating...Great performances all round. Matthew McConaughey is wonderfully cool and aloof, yet damaged, as Killer Joe. He reminded me of his performance in True Detective Season 1. Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Juno Temple and Gino Gershon are well cast and don't put a foot wrong. Pick of the these is Juno Temple, who mixes innocence and beauty and creates a wonderful sense of mystery and ambiguity about her character.An understated, underrated gem.

Michael O'Keefe Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, who gave us THE FRENCH CONNECTION and THE EXORCIST, gives us low-brow, trailer-trash Texas as he interprets Tracy Letts' screenplay of his stage play. A young drug dealer Chris(Emile Hirsch)has really screwed-up his already hard life. This story gets darker than dark, when his only hope to pay back money for drugs is to plot killing his own mother for the insurance payout. Chris talks his good-for-nothing father Ansel(Thomas Haden Church)to agree to hire Dallas police detective Joe Cooper(Matthew McConaughey) to do the dirty work. The cop moonlights as Killer Joe and he has strict rules to adhere to. Ansel figures no love lost on his ex-wife...enter into a contract for the hit.This trashy, black comedy gets nastier, when Chris can't come up with the advance money and Killer Joe demands Chris' pretty virgin sister, Dottie(Juno Temple), as collateral. Joe's sadistic, brutal and sexual side goes on display. When the insurance money doesn't become Chris' saving grace; Joe manipulates some family carnage. You may twist and squirm and may even gag once or twice. The redneck drama becomes very disturbing with multiple sequences of brutality(some sexual).McConaughey is manic bi-polar to the max. He brings his A game and I'm learning to appreciate him more. Gina Gershon plays Anasel's wife Sharla and she is outstanding for several reasons. She almost gives as much as she gets. Miss Temple could charm ticks off a hound. I am smitten. My favorite sequence is where Joe demands Dottie to put on her new black dress. R rating earned with violence, brutality, language, nudity and debauchery.Also in the cast: Jeff Galpin, Danny Epper and Marc Macaulay.

Nick Dees Like some of the other reviews have said, you are in for a wild ride if you decide to watch this movie. I just hope that you have a very strong stomach. Personally I loved it, after all isn't that why we go to the movies in order to escape reality. Sure at times it may not be a pretty site bit sometimes life isn't pretty. Sure they tend to exaggerate and overdo everything in the movies you have to admit it makes for an entertaining time, just like Killer Joe does. Some people did leave the theatre and were repulsed but hey its a film festival you are seeing unrated films that may or may not have undergone a final edit you should be prepared for the worse. Just watch it and tell me honestly you didn't enjoy yourself.