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Kill List
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Release : | 2012 |
Rating : | 6.4 |
Studio : | Film4 Productions, Rook Films, Warp X, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Neil Maskell MyAnna Buring Michael Smiley Struan Rodger Emma Fryer |
Genre : | Horror Thriller Crime |
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Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Difficult one this. The acting is good and some of the dialogue too, but the direction is a bit flat and surely the script was not fully thought out. It is fine to leave an audience in the dark as long as we believe the writer knows what's going on but I think this cheats. I see that most people love the first three quarters and are confused/upset by the last section. I actually enjoyed the supernatural/sacrificial part but up until then had found it very difficult to get involved. I didn't like anybody, okay the kid was alright, but his parents seemed like the neighbours from hell with their loud swearing and fighting, their bonfires and garden jacuzzi. Never mind the most embarrassing dinner party since Abigail's. I was getting pretty angry despite the good performances, maybe because of them and then the violence began. A bit heavy and completely inappropriate for hired hit men, the excuse being that the baddies had done such terrible things. Hit men moralising or just finding excuses to air their psychotic tendencies. Not discussed. Not dealt with. Hey, lets just change the film into something else and nobody will notice. Perhaps.
I'm going to go on record that despite Kill List's disappointing ending,the buildup to the ending i.e. the squeamish rollercoaster ride the viewer is put through save this film from being just another horror flick. The film starts out like an action/thriller/noir where not a single character, not even the main protagonists, have any sort of human decency throughout the entire film. The strange part about Kill List is despite how deplorable all the characters can be, they all have a little zest of charisma which keeps the viewer glued to the screen. The genius part of making the movie scary is that the horror feels so real, so gritty, so grounded...and that's what makes the ending so disappointing to me: did they really have to go full throttle in that direction? I found that the ambiguity that we are left with in most of the movie's runtime is what made it so suspenseful.With that sad, however, it wasn't a bad ending at all, it's just that the buildup to it was so much better that one would expect a bone-chilling tone that made the movie so haunting in the first place. I would still recommend any horror fan to give Kill List a viewing.
I was a bit late in finding out about this film, however, I was stunned by the quality of filmmaking on display here. This literally has it all: family drama, dry humor, sense of dread, outlandish violence, darkness, brightness, and much more. What I liked most about this film was the underlying themes at work. This film never hesitates to ask the big questions, nor does it hesitate in showing the brutality that exists in the world. While certain bits may be hard to swallow, there is much to appreciate and enjoy here. Yes, this film is violent. Yes, this film blends genres in a way I have not encountered before. Yes, the dialogue is difficult until your ear adjusts. None of this detracts from the outcome or validity of the final piece though (in my opinion at least). It seems as though the final act is the make or break for most reviewers, and while I may be in the minority, I absolutely love the direction this film takes. The sense of dread is always present, building as the film progresses. The ending brings it all together in an unpredictable, yet very satisfying way. My two suggestions: don't let previous reviews sway you, and watch it with subtitles the first time. The camera-work is exceptional, the atmosphere perfect, and the characters are unforgettable. Astoundingly good film.
Somebody watched the wicker man and then took lots of something...or something happened where more than one person thought this would make a good film or something...and then the film got made? Not sure what just happened but a film ended and I was able to record my initial dazed response above. I remember the opening scene I think and then, well, I'm still coming round. Please write it up if you've had a similar experience. It was neither subtle or intriguing. It was clumsy, gory rubbish. And the reason it didn't get away with it was because it has a crap plot. It was a bizarre attempt to make a good film without actually coming up with a decent story. Oh yeah, I remember reading a review in a national newspaper which alluded to a plot that takes a sudden unexpected turn. It can't be this movie.