It has been quite some time since a movie has disappointed and disgusted me so much that I was compelled to write a review, but here it is.
Killer Joe is intended to be a basement noir satire, but it fails on almost every count. There's nothing particularly interesting to grab and hold the audience's attention, and right when it picks up around the middle of the movie, it quickly fizzles out. The graphic nudity is just unnecessary and tasteless. The entire plot is bland and subdued, never really evolving past the trailer park.
Inconsistencies abound with Chris nearly getting his face beaten off and he's going around talking with a purple bruise on his face like he fell out of the bed that morning. The beat- down scene by the biker guys was horribly done; the director and editor clearly don't pay attention to detail.
The characters' monotony keep the viewer substantially detached from the characters, which one could argue is with good reason, but someone has to be likable and relatable. The entire time, I was trying to figure out the mystery behind the story, the who did what and why, and then you find out it doesn't exist. By the end of the movie, all I wanted was that 102 minutes and my $4.99 back. What a waste of time... The ONLY positive thing I can say is that the acting was done very well.
FINAL THOUGHTS: I don't think I've ever had a movie offend my sensibilities more, and I'm pretty open-minded and liberal. The ONLY saving grace is McConaughey's stellar performance. If you think this is a mystery suspense about a killer, don't waste your time. If you have 102 minutes to kill and care nothing for character development, plot, or consistency and have a crude sense of humor, then this is right up your alley. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and rent The Bone Collector or Kiss the Girls.
2.0 of 10.0 stars
Killer Joe is intended to be a basement noir satire, but it fails on almost every count. There's nothing particularly interesting to grab and hold the audience's attention, and right when it picks up around the middle of the movie, it quickly fizzles out. The graphic nudity is just unnecessary and tasteless. The entire plot is bland and subdued, never really evolving past the trailer park.
Inconsistencies abound with Chris nearly getting his face beaten off and he's going around talking with a purple bruise on his face like he fell out of the bed that morning. The beat- down scene by the biker guys was horribly done; the director and editor clearly don't pay attention to detail.
The characters' monotony keep the viewer substantially detached from the characters, which one could argue is with good reason, but someone has to be likable and relatable. The entire time, I was trying to figure out the mystery behind the story, the who did what and why, and then you find out it doesn't exist. By the end of the movie, all I wanted was that 102 minutes and my $4.99 back. What a waste of time... The ONLY positive thing I can say is that the acting was done very well.
FINAL THOUGHTS: I don't think I've ever had a movie offend my sensibilities more, and I'm pretty open-minded and liberal. The ONLY saving grace is McConaughey's stellar performance. If you think this is a mystery suspense about a killer, don't waste your time. If you have 102 minutes to kill and care nothing for character development, plot, or consistency and have a crude sense of humor, then this is right up your alley. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and rent The Bone Collector or Kiss the Girls.
2.0 of 10.0 stars