Kill List (2012)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 83
Fresh: 63 | Rotten: 20
Kill List is an expertly executed slow-burn crime thriller that thrives on tension before morphing into visceral horror.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 21
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 6
Kill List is an expertly executed slow-burn crime thriller that thrives on tension before morphing into visceral horror.
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From director Ben Wheatley, Kill List is a mind-blowing genre concoction being called the "#1 Horror Film of the Year" (Bloody-Disgusting). A brilliant blend of family drama, hitman action-thriller and terrifying psychological horror film, Kill List tells the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who is plunged into the heart of human darkness. Eight months after a disastrous hit job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, Jay (Neil Maskell) is pressured by his partner Gal
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Cast
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Neil Maskell
Jay -
Michael Smiley
Gal -
MyAnna Buring
Shel -
Emma Fryer
Fiona -
Harry Simpson
Sam -
Struan Rodger
The Client -
Esme Folley
Hotel Receptionist -
Ben Crompton
Justin -
Gemme Lise Thornton
Kiera -
Robin Hill
Stuart -
Zoe Thomas
Hotel Waitress -
Gareth Tunley
The Priest -
Jamelle Ola
Hotel Receptionist 2 -
Mark Kempner
The Librarian -
Damien Thomas
The Doctor -
Lora Evans
Thorn Blindfold Woman -
Bob Hill
High Priest -
Rebecca Holmes
The Bride -
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David R. Bowen
Father of the Bride -
Sara Dee
News Reader -
Alice Lowe
Radio Reporter -
Steve Oram
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All Critics (83) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (20) | DVD (2)
Displaying both a nasty edge and a playful sense of humor -- but thankfully, never at the same time -- Brit import Kill List is several cuts above its fellow midbudget horror brethren.
Top CriticDeeply edgy, gory crime film maintains perfectly calibrated tension before dropping a bombshell that will be too much for some viewers.
One of the scariest films I've seen in ages, although I cannot in all honesty explain exactly what the movie is about.
"Kill List" has a slow build, but don't be lulled into complacency. This is one of the most violent and disturbing films you'll see in an art house.
Wheatly aims for something like moral complexity by having one of the killers believe in God and the other aspire to be a good husband and father, but once the graphic violence starts, it upstages everything else.
It's baffling and goofy, blood-soaked and not boring. That it's well-made adds to the confusion; it feels like a better film than it turns out to be.
When it's all over, audiences are sent reeling out of the theater with heads spinning and guts churning.
Kill List is bravura filmmaking - an impeccable guide on how to build tension and character without sacrificing story.
Kill List is a tremendous film that features a nerve shredding climax that shook me to the core, skilfully edited and cruelly turning the tables on the main characters in ways you never expected.
A moody, scary, often exceptional film that tries so hard to keep the viewer at a distance that it actually succeeds too well.
A confounding, divisive, but ultimately staggering vision, Ben Wheatley's genre-melding Kill List gets a sterling Blu-ray transfer from MPI.
Martin Pavey's sound design is so unnerving it scared the bejeezus out of our cats...
It's a bit of a slow starter, but once it gets going, Kill List achieves a steady, nail-gnawing intensity and unpredictability.
Wheatley's sui generis sophomore effort confirms him as a weasel to watch under the cocktail cabinet for.
It just barely works for me by virtue of its audacity but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't do the same for you.
Ben Wheatley might one day make a film of interest as long as he nails down a few particulars before heading to the set.
Following up his impressive debut, Down Terrace, Ben Wheatley's Yorkshire-based crime thriller swerves with abrupt satisfaction into horror in its final moments.
Although Kill List is a dark and creepy film, it is also very funny at times.
Audience Reviews for Kill List
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- Jay: One, two, three.
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- Jay: They should suffer.
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