Fresh
If you like your movies filled with twisted humor, sexual perversion, psychological intimidation and sudden violence, "Killer Joe" is the flick for you.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Killer Joe
A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.
2012 · 1h 42m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
William Friedkin
Overview
A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Watching "Killer Joe" to the bitter end is like playing the Pick 6 lottery and getting three of the numbers right. You don't win anything, but you still think you're smarter than all those other idiots.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
You will either love "Killer Joe" or run away screaming. I absorbed this NC-17 nail bomb with awestruck admiration.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
[Friedkin] has retained his touch ... all these years later. And in Matthew McConaughey, he has the perfect vehicle for madness.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Rotten
You end up feeling sorry for all the actors forced to humiliate themselves, except for McConaughey, whose portrayal of sadistic, manipulative evil is mesmerizing.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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