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Oct 27, 2023 · The Killer finds director David Fincher on firm footing with a stylish and engaging thriller that proves a perfect match for leading man Michael Fassbender. The Killer will be a hit with...
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Nov 13, 2023 · The Killer is currently dominating the Netflix top 10, shooting up to No. 1 for movies in its first weekend on the streaming service. But not everyone who’s watched it so far has had a great...
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By Lex Briscuso
Updated: Nov 10, 2023 2:21 pm
Posted: Oct 26, 2023 7:13 pm
The Killer is now streaming on Netflix. This review is based on a screening at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival.
David Fincher’s new movie, The Killer, calls back to the filmmaker’s Fight Club adaptation, letting the audience in on an unnamed lead character’s inner monologue. In frank voiceover, the titular assassin (Michael Fassbender, in his first feature since 2019’s Dark Phoenix), relates thoughts that span from quotes to live by (some with attribution, others' authors forgotten) to job-focused tactics to the mantra that keeps him focused. “Stick to the plan. Trust no one. Anticipate, don't improvise. Fight only the battle you're paid to fight.” He speaks of what he calls “the void of life,” and how his ability to recognize it sets him apart – not one of the many, but the few.
In his seemingly untouchable way, though, he is part of an even more exclusive group: he is the only, and something about that is always ready to be cracked and broken by fate. The Killer is a return to form for Fincher, who has made meals of these kinds of stories in the past, but with this film, he expertly lays bare how untouchability is dismantled by emotion, and how that can force even the most calculated into a quest for a kind of absolution – even a bloody one.
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Fassbender’s character is unflinchingly good at his job, precise in all the ways that would make anyone capable of the emotional compartmentalization necessary to be a first-rate murderer. Despite being a destroyer of worlds, the killer is, at least, truthful in his thoughts, and it allows the audience to root for him as a complicated protagonist. We meet him keeping watch meticulously, doing Patrick Bateman-style yoga in a run-down hideout disguised as a Parisian WeWork. When a run-of-the-mill assignment goes awry, he is forced to adjust his methods, craft a plan to save his skin, and get satisfying revenge in the only way he knows how.
By the end of Fincher’s bombastic odyssey, the killer admits something to us. If we too can see the void, then maybe we’re all actually just one of the many – and maybe, just maybe, we’re like him. It’s a poignant closing moment and a reversal of his original philosophy that tells us something crucial about this character: He ultimately always want...
Legendary director David Fincher’s 12th film The Killer is a return to form that lays bare how emotions can mar untouchability and turn it into a pivotal drive for revenge. Marrying a tight and effective script from Andrew Kevin Walker, smart performances from Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton, and sharp editing, this assassin odyssey is one you...
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Nov 9, 2023 · As stylish and cool as the director’s other high-class cinematic efforts, the pulpy goodness of “The Killer” (★★★ out of four; rated R; in theaters now and streaming Friday on Netflix ...
Nov 7, 2023 · “The Killer” is a terse, minimalist thriller in the cool, cold-hearted tradition of Jean Pierre Melville’s “Le Samouraï.” But while its methodical and solitary assassin acts and moves like cunning killers we’ve seen before, he blends into a modern background.
Nov 10, 2023 · David Fincher's latest film with Netflix, The Killer, offers nothing new to the assassin movie. Read on for our review. The movie is now available to stream on Netflix.
