Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Kinley
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
CallEmLike ICem
I was enjoying this, how much better it was than a previous attempt to film this book (which I recalled as one of my fave suspense novels). Then I found myself in the middle of a scene of such gorific brutality I was left wondering who, what could have made the tale - or the audience - deserve such a thing.I wondered so much I actually re-read the 244-page book.Ah, what a difference 20-plus years can make. Then I read it straight through, unable to put it down. This time it took over a month."Killer" tells the story of a man who murders to settle an old family score. On the one hand. On the other, he also obviously gets quite a kick out of it. Then he goes on a killing spree trying to cover up the first murders. He kills everyone he loves the most, and tosses a few he hates into the mix as well. Much to the disadvantage of everyone in town, he's the trusted deputy sheriff.I was struck by how little Casey Affleck seemed to inhabit the role of Deputy Lou Ford, but checking the original source, there isn't much there to begin with. Reasons why he kills seem limited to the fact that he's a character in a seedy story with a title to live up to and copies to sell. Reason often falls by the wayside - like the murder victims - as author Jim Thompson keeps his vision of small-town life limited to only the ugliest, darkest elements. In this kind of potboiler vision of life, the writer has to keep the pot stirring to distract you from wondering about things like 'how?' and 'why?', such wonderings having a tendency to make things fall apart.Thompson could clearly put together an intricately-woven crime story, and populate a fictional small town with believable types that instantly resonate. His nihilistic vision seems refreshing at first - hypocrisies are exploded; everything we usually try to push to the back of our minds is front and center. But I get bored with it all pretty quick, and feel kind of cheated; like I'd bought a prism to explore the color spectrum of light, but got stuck with a defective one that only shows the color black.The filmmakers use their considerable skills to put us right in the middle of the scene where Affleck beats Jessica Alba (Joyce Lakeland) to death. I wish such talent and thought could have been applied towards a deeper exploration of the main character driving all this. Vacant as he is, we're on a ride with a driver who's asleep at the wheel.
jackasstrange
Killer Inside Me tells the story of Jake, a disturbed psychopath which suddenly starts to be a psychopath. The characters actions and their development are really obscure in this film, and so is the story. This is the kind of film that chooses to left too much to the viewer mind instead of explain, and this in fact prejudices the film. I also noted that a few things are clearly missing in the film but are fully explained in the book, as for example, a key element about the Lou's past, however i can see why this detail isn't explored deeply in the film. The missing content is way too disturbing, and probably was scrapped to avoid an inevitable NC-17 rating(my opinion).However, judging by the massive failure of the film in the box- office, with a mediocre 3 million dollars grossed(compared to the 13 millions spent in the production) , a more complete and possibly NC-17 film would turn this film in a actually good one. A missed opportunity, perhaps. The cinematography of this film is stylized, it don't follows the norm of use 'natural lightning' to make a film whose set in the 'old times'. It's an interesting choice, but natural light is more charming than the stylized one in this film. Although neither really reflects the dark atmosphere of this film.So yeah. It is watchable, unless if you don't have stomach to handle the really disturbing violence . 5.4/105.4/10
indicomp_
This is a completely misogynistic film; it involves countless acts of violence against women. On top of that, it condones domestic abuse because the female characters are shown liking that abuse."Art" and "freedom of speech" cannot be used as excuses to celebrate messages of hatred. It's not 'just a movie'; media has an affect on individuals and society as a whole. To depict acts of violence without outright condemning the abuse is completely irresponsible writing and directing.I've seen a lot of sexist and misogynistic films but this one is on top of the pile.
Red_Identity
There's quite a few note-worthy things about this film. The performances are pretty decent, Affleck in particular. It's never boring. But I just cannot stand by this film. It takes a LOT for me to be disgusted and angered by a film, and in that respect this film really did its job. Those few instances of violence, when it's shown on screen, is just too much. I really hated the director's choice to have so much of it shown, and in that respect, despite it not being all that bad really, I take major points off. Jessica Alba is pretty awful, as expected, and Kate Hudson very effective. Alba's character is also one of the most detestable characters in quite a while, just for what she allows.
