Although a wee bit late in the veteran American filmmaker William Friedkin’s illustrious career, studded with blockbuster hits like The French Connection and The Exorcist, Killer Joe is nothing short of a groundbreaking masterpiece.
Plainly speaking, Killer Joe comes across as a bizarre tale of a broke young man who puts a hit on his mother in order to collect her insurance money. But, Killer Joe can be best looked upon as Friedkin’s treatise on human psychology as well as social and moral decadence.
Killer Joe stars the dashing, shape-shifting Matthew McConaughey in the role of a lifetime. It’s absolutely incomprehensible how McConaughey continues to show such remarkable acting range and yet go unnoticed as far as the Academy is concerned.
The movie is replete with gore and violence and definitely not meant for the faint-hearted. It’s a movie that requires a lot of courage to be watched and savored. A must watch for those on the lookout for a breath of fresh air.
Rating: 8/10
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