Sunday, January 13, 2013

Killer Joe 2012


     Chris lives in Texas and he’s a drug dealer.  He finds himself in debt to a man who will kill him if he doesn’t pay back what he owes.  He decides the only solution is to have someone kill his mother so he can collect on her insurance policy.  Chris and his father decide to hire Joe Cooper, he is a police detective and contract killer.  Joe wants a retainer before he will do the job and they don’t have any money.  Joe decides he will start dating Chris’ sister Dotty as his retainer.
     This film was originally released in theaters with an NC-17 rating but it was edited for an R rated for the DVD release.  The NC rating was for graphic aberrant content involving violence, sexuality and a scene of brutality.  The R rating is for strong and disturbing violence, sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and language.  I don’t think very much editing was done to change the rating and this may be the WORST movie that I’ve ever seen!!!  I not only hated this movie, I loathed and abhorred it!!!  ½* (I really hated this movie)

102 min, Crime directed by William Friedkin with Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon.

Note:  Blockbuster 3 ½*, imdb 6.9 out of 10, 77% critic 69% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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