Killer Joe
- Genre: Comedy
- Film running length: 102 min
(excl trailers and advertisements) - UK Release Date: 29/6/2012
- Directed by: William Friedkin
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Distributor: Entertainment One
Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple
Black comedy thriller ‘Killer Joe’ tells the tale of drug dealer Chris (Emile Hirsch) who has his valuable stash stolen by his mother.
Desperate and in debt, he hatches a plan to kill her for her life insurance helped by crooked cop Detective Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey). However things turn nasty when Chris’ sister forms a very strange relationship with the hit man.
Based on the play by Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts, ‘Killer Joe’ is a stunning return for acclaimed director William Friedkin (‘The Exorcist’, ‘The French Connection’).
Contains strong bloody and sadistic violence and sexual threat.
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Killer Joe: Average guest rating breakdown (across UK & Ireland):
Total ratings: 42
Average rating: 3.6
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15 (36%)
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10 (24%)
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Latest customer reviews (from a total of 5 reviews):
Won't look at fried chicken the same way again!
I'll need a day to go over the finer details about the character motivations in the last minute of the movie. That fried chicken scene, oh man it's insane. I won't be able to look at fried chicken the same way again. Right after the screening, a couple went into a grilled chicken restaurant, they got balls! As I was coming back, I saw a girl having a fried chicken leg on the street, and honestly felt queasy.
There were some painfully hilarious moments where I knew I shouldn't be laughing, which is a sign of a good black comedy.
Matthew Mahogany, omg what a brilliant turn of a performance. He just crawls into your skin. If the Academy weren't such an uppity fart, his performance here needs to be considered for awards. Gina Gershon, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, and Emile Hirsch are all great.
Even without the fried chicken scene that will obviously be the most talked about part of the movie, it'd still make for a pretty good black comedy/thriller with great direction, cinematography, and a chilling performance by Matthew Mcconaughey.
William Friedkin still got game. Oh yeah, the NC-17 or 18 here in UK is obvious all over.
Decent comedy/thriller
Really worth watching
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