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I’m such a dickweed… I watched this movie on DVD with the intention of reviewing the DVD… but I completely forgot to check what special features that were on the disk… therefore the review is based entirely on the movie itself… Since it was the first time I’d seen the film I think this is the most important part. I might update this post at a later interval after I watch the special features… Anyway… the review…
The Killer Inside Me, stars Casey Afleck, whom I’d never seen in a performance before, but whom I’d heard good things about… and also starring Jessica Alba, whom is attractive, which sums up anything I’ve ever heard about her or her acting. It was directed by Michael WinterBottom, which as you can read is a silly name… He has directed a lot of things in the past, but nothing that would prepare him for a film about a lying cheating murderer… In my opinion.
The film follows Casey Afleck around, who is a sheriff’s deputy in a small town, it begins with him being sent on a simple errant to remove Jessica Alba’s character from town, because she is a prostitute. But rather than throwing her lousy no-good ass out of town, you find that he is remarkably attracted to JESSICA ALBA…. weird.. They end up sleeping together continually… Another small detail about their sleeping together, is that they both are sexual deviants that derive pleasure from violent sex… Which is basically the beginning, and things eventually get more complicated and dramatic as he begins to kill people and attempts to get away with it, but remains in the very small town, where he is a prime suspect…
In many ways, this film reminds me of the Talented Mr. Ripley, in that there is a lot of suspense built around thinking the main character should flee town to avoid the drama that surrounds him… Although, I have to say, Casey Afleck’s character isn’t very likable, and so therefore I never really had a strong sense that I wanted him to get away, just that he was an idiot for not doing so.
I didn’t take that much from this movie… the action wasn’t exquisite… if you’re looking for violence, there are really only two scenes that would fit this criterion… one near the beginning, and one closer to the end… (Unfortunately the first one made me laugh out loud.) I was a little disappointed, because I didn’t feel like I was taken into the mind of the killer… which seemed to be an expectation that I had from reading the title… The script wasn’t fabulous, but I really think the problem with the film is that it was too slow for no reason… it sounds weird, but I would have preferred to see someone like J.J. Abrams direct this film… I don’t think the acting was really good or bad… it’s kind of hard to assess, since I think the script was a real problem, but I still think Casey Afleck did a fine job… Jessica Alba is pretty gorgeous and you get to see her buttock and partial boobs. So, if that’s your thing, you might check out this film for that reason alone. Finally, I will mention that the twist at the end didn’t work for me… not because it wasn’t awesome… but because it was poorly handled and I didn’t care.
I’m sorry film, you looked good, were basically competently directed and acted, but I didn’t think you were that great. You have received 6 out of 10 stars… you certainly exist… good bye.
