Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writers: John Curran, Jim Thompson (novel)
Stars: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba
Rating: 8.5/10
The Killer Inside Me is a Crime, Drama, Thriller that features some of America’s greatest young talents. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, this film definitely has some very dark undertones which are always present in his films. The Killer Inside Me is based on a novel of the same title, written by Jim Thompson. With all of these elements beautifully integrated together The Killer Inside Me comes together as one of the best movies released in the past few years.
Casey Affleck plays good ole’ boy Lou Ford, a West Texas deputy sheriff that is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. Ford conjures up a scheme to get revenge on a wealthy construction tycoon. When things start going wrong the bodies start to pile up. All signs point to Ford but he keeps his cool and has everyone guessing right up until the end.
The Killer Inside Me is a beautifully shot film with plenty of different elements to keep fans of all genres glued to the screen. Casey Affleck gives one of the best performances of his young career. Affleck has generally played the lovable comedic relief in movies, but The Killer Inside Me shows truly how diverse his acting spectrum is. The Killer Inside Me brings hope that there is still cinema out there that is watchable and doesn’t have some subliminal advertising message embedded throughout it.
