Based on the off-Broadway play by Tracy Letts, Killer Joe is the story of the dysfunctional stereotypical white-trash family in Texas: the Smiths. Drug-dealing son Chris (Emile Hirsch) owes a substantial amount of money putting his life in danger, he enlists the services of Killer Joe to end the life of his biological mother, who is separated from his dad Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) who got married to another lady Sharla (Gina Gershon) who absolutely hates Chris with a passion. He got a little sister Dottie (Juno Temple) who becomes a pawn in all of this. Once the kill is done, they would get a big amount from his Mom's insurance since he's been told that her little sister is the main beneficiary. All of them gave outstanding performances that pushes the boundaries on what they had done before on their respective careers on film.
Secrets are revealed and it all comes down to the gut-wrenching finale that either one would love or hate. You will never look at a KFC drumstick the same way again after watching a movie.I still can't believe that this film was directed by William Friedkin, who made two of the best films in the 70's: The French Connection and The Exorcist. Killer Joe is a mash-up of Quentin Tarantino movies mixed with the same feel of the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men.
If 2012 is the year of Channing Tatum in the US box office with three $100 million plus grossing hits in a span of six months (The Vow, 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike), the year is turning out well too for his Magic Mike co-star Matthew McConaughey in terms of acting performance. After an Oscar-worthy performance as Dallas in the Steven Soderbergh directed film, he comes up again flawlessly in the title role of Killer Joe. I doubt if the Academy would notice his performance given it's restricted NC-17 (No children under 17 admitted) rating here in the US but he completely erases the romantic comedy actor image he held for so long after Magic Mike and this film.
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