Friday, October 8, 2010

The Killer Inside Me

Plot: 'The Killer Inside Me' tells the story of charming, unassuming small town sheriff deputy Lou Ford. But Lou has a bunch of problems and is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2LUsfeMwg

Starring: Oscar nominee Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford & Gone Baby Gone), Oscar nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous & Nine), Razzie nominee Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four & Machete), Elias Koteas (Let Me In & Shutter Island), Emmy nominee Simon Baker ("The Mentalist" & Women in Trouble), Bill Pullman (Rio Sex Comedy & Pheobe in Wonderland), Liam Aiken (Fay Grim & Road to Perdition)

Written by John Curran (Down Rusty Down) based on the novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson

Directed by: Cannes nominee Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People & The Shock Doctrine)

Review: Part exploitation flick, part cool film noir. This made a killer combination that was a character study, crime movie, and very disturbing thriller. It was something I've never seen before, an original work that was a remake. Told from the point of view of Lou Ford, this movie takes you into the mind of a psychopath. The acting was amazing by all, most surprisingly by Alba who turned in a desperate, sad performance. I've never thought much of her as an actress. She has proven herself with this one. This film was atmospheric, shocking, and very thought-provoking. Technically deliberate, this limited release puts big budget drudgery to shame. This movie better get some Oscar nods.

Fun Facts: Based on the 1952 novel by noted crime fiction author Jim Thompson. Katherine Heigl, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman and Sienna Miller were all considered to play Amy Stanton(Hudson). Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried were considered to play Joyce Lakeland (Alba). Sam Riley auditioned to play Lou Ford. Andrew Dominik was set to direct, and had Tom Cruise lined up to play Lou Ford. When Cruise dropped out, Dominik left the project - he felt he needed a big star actor to carry such a complex and disturbing film. The piece of music that Lou plays on his piano is the 25th variation of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. It was regarded by musicians such as Glenn Gould and Wanda Landowska as one of the most significant pieces of music ever written, even within the context of the entire set of variations which is generally held to be one of Bach's greatest masterpieces.

Rating:

Writing-A

Acting-A

Directing-A

Music-B

Cinematography-A

Editing-A

Hair-A

Makeup-A

Costumes-B

Art Direction-B

Visual Effects-A

"Epic"

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