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A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno...
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This Southern-fried, darkly humorous trailer-trash exploitation crime noir revels in the greedy characters' idiocy and the deranged story's psychosexual luridness. Full Review | Original Score: B+...
Jun 29, 2012 · Killer Joe: Directed by William Friedkin. With Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church. When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- William Friedkin
- 2012-06-29
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 173 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Violent, darkly comic, and full of strong performances, Killer Joe proves William Friedkin hasn't lost his touch, even if the plot may be too lurid for some."
Roger Ebert gives a mixed review of William Friedkin's "Killer Joe", a dark comedy about a family who hires a hitman to kill their mother. He praises the director, the cast and the writer, but criticizes the violence and the rating.
KILLER JOE is a tale set in the deepest, worst parts of the South in a rundown trailer park where Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch) plots to murder his mother when she steals his drugs and leaves him indebted to a murderous local gangster.
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