Rent Killer Joe (2011)
3.1 of 5 from 264 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- When drug dealer Chris (Emile Hirsch) has his stash stolen by his mother, he plans to dispatch of her and cash in on her $50,000 life insurance to repay his debts. He hires Detective Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a dirty cop who moonlights as a contract killer, who sets his sight on Chris' innocent sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as collateral for the job. But the agreement turns complicated when Dottie forms a bond with Killer Joe and everything begins to unravel.
- Actors:
- Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, Marc Macaulay, Gralen Bryant Banks, Carol Sutton, Danny Epper, Jeff Galpin, Scott A. Martin, Gregory C. Bachaud, Charley Vance, Julia Adams, Geraldine Glenn, Sean O'Hara, Blain Sanchez, Tony Severio, Lynette Zumo
- Directors:
- William Friedkin
- Producers:
- Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder
- Writers:
- Tracy Letts
- Studio:
- E1 Entertainment
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/11/2012
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interviews with Cast and Crew
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Reviews (3) of Killer Joe
Violent black comedy - don't watch it with your granny - Killer Joe review by RP
It's a violent black comedy, directed by William Friedkin (perhaps best known for 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist'). Lots of violence, bloodshed, f-ing and blinding, nudity - and one notorious scene featuring a fried chicken leg. So if that's your thing this could be for you - or it could put you off KFC for life...
The story goes something like this: trailer trash family (slow witted father, dotty daughter, slutty stepmother) live on a trailer park. Son lives with his natural mother + her boyfriend and is a part time drug dealer, suspects mother of stealing his coke supply and forcing him into debt. Hatches plan to hire a contract killer (the 'Killer Joe' of the title) to kill his mother for the insurance money. Things go downhill. Err, that's it...
The best part is played by Brit actress Juno Temple as the dotty daughter called, err, Dottie. The film is in fact well acted and directed, but the story is silly, even for a black comedy, and the comedy is overlayed with just too much violence.
I'll give it 3/5 stars. I've seen a lot worse - just don't watch it with your granny. Or with a bucket of KFC.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
violence but no story - Killer Joe review by CP Customer
Matthew McConaughey should stick to chick flicks as this was just violence for violence sake..the plot was shaky and the ending? well the less said about that the better
1 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Gutsy and Tough Thriller - Killer Joe review by GI
A topnotch crime thriller with a noirish style to it and a fantastic cast. Based on a play this has moved seamlessly to cinema under the experienced direction of William Friedkin. Matthew McConaughey plays the sinister and smooth Joe, a police detective who moonlights as a contract killer, hired by Texas trailer trash drug dealer Emile Hirsch to murder his mother so he can cash in on her life insurance. Gina Gershon and Thomas Haden Church are the stepmother and father who agree to the plan wanting the cash and the always fantastic Juno Temple is Dottie the sister who Joe takes an obsessive liking to. Everyone has their own agenda and the plot has some great twists. It's not an action film although there are some very brutal moments but the script is faultless and the tension of the narrative is superb. This is highly recommended.
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