Imagine if Rob Zombie directed a '90s Tarantino movie.
_Killer Joe_ is a film I had heard about way before I saw it. Given the reputation, and the NC-17, I thought it was going to be brutal.
Now, while the movie has some nudity, and violent moments, it's surprisingly tame. There is a term commonly used to describe stories like this one: evil doing evil to evil.
Without a doubt, the movie is a fun watch as it's going, however the story never feels complete. There's no first or third act. It's just a really long second act. We're dropped into a story where Chris Smith is in debt to the wrong type of people. How will he ever get the money? That's there the titular killer, Joe, comes into play.
_Killer Joe_ begins as a fairly grounded crime thriller, but starts to go off the rails once the unhinged Joe is free from his leash. That is to say, the harshest moments here are so over the top as to be comedic.
I have to say, McConaughey really is having fun here. If you're wondering what period of his career this is, well, he's not in the cheeseball mode of his early acting, nor the dead-serious gear of his later work, no, he's drawing from his role in the TCM remake. This crazy Texas s'n'bitch is giving it his all as a truly crazy Texas s'n'bitch.
I'd recommend this for fans of gritty '90s crime movies, like: _Freeway_, _True Romance_, and _Natural Born Killers._
As long as blood and boobs don't bother you, you'll be fine.
[spoiler]I wonder if Gershon still likes chicken.[/spoiler]