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- The website's consensus reads: "Violent, darkly comic, and full of strong performances, Killer Joe proves William Friedkin hasn't lost his touch, even if the plot may be too lurid for some." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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Violent, darkly comic, and full of strong performances, Killer Joe proves William Friedkin hasn't lost his touch, even if the plot may be too lurid for some. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. If...
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Aug 1, 2012 · William Friedkin’s “Killer Joe” is one hell of a movie. It left me speechless. I can’t say I loved it. I can’t say I hated it. It is expertly directed, flawlessly cast and written with merciless black humor by Tracy Letts. It’s about the Smiths, the stupidest family I’ve ever seen in a movie that’s not a comedy.
Killer Joe is a 2011 American Southern Gothic [5] crime film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay by Tracy Letts is based on his 1993 play of the same name. The film stars Matthew McConaughey in the title role, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, and Thomas Haden Church. In the film, the estranged family of a woman scheme to kill ...
This Southern-fried, darkly humorous trailer-trash exploitation crime noir revels in the greedy characters' idiocy and the deranged story's psychosexual luridness. Full Review | Original Score:...
Nov 22, 2012 · The publicity that Killer Joe garnered from its controversial NC-17 rating, and the futile but-to-gain-yet-more-publicity appeal of that quite appropriate rating, did far more good than damage.
Jun 30, 2012 · Killer Joe Review: Masterfully Savage, Darkly Comic Neo-Noir. Matthew McConaughey steals the show with a ferocious, transformative performance worthy of awards attention.
Jul 27, 2012 · Killer Joe Reviews - Metacritic. Summary When 22-year-old Chris finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie. Chris finds Joe Cooper, a creepy, crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer.