The Killer Inside Me

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Oaklee D @ODie63 Dec 26 A not very good film, that wants you to think it's more than what it actually is. See more Carolyn N @PonySoldier Oct 25 A much better film than I expected after seeing the low scores. A few disturbing scenes, but the excellent acting and narration made it a worthwhile watch. See more Aaron C Oct 5 A film that made me feel uncomfortable, Which itbwas set out to do. Good film See more Leah M Jul 12 Late to the game but this might be the worst movie that I have ever seen See more Ian S Jun 5 An odd movie that never really captured the tone of the book. The problem was the script not the performances. Well filmed with a couple of good scenes but could have been so much better. Not bad. See more Danny D 07/28/2024 There's something missing from this movie version of the Jim Thompson novel, and I think there's going to be something missing from every movie version of this book. Ya see in the book Lou Ford is a gleeful psychopathic killer hiding behind the charade of being the bumbling sheriff. He pretty much enjoys himself right up until the end when he's setting himself a blaze, along with possibly the only girl he ever loved. And that is probably the most chilling thing about the book is how much he enjoys being psychotic. But there's a lot of difference between reading about killings and showing them in graphic detail on the screen. In the book I believe Thompson dispensed with some of the deaths with just a few words (although it's been a long time since I read it). There's no way to put these killings on the screen with the kind of realism today's audiences demand and leave any room for glee. I remember being afraid of Deputy Ford reading the book but somehow we don't get that from this movie. We're kind of more just following along the chain of events, following Ford just because he's the main character that we're always with. This one seems better than the 70s version, which I did not make it very far through. Stacy Keach looked more like Lou Ford in my mind, but that movie kind of sinks into a swamp of murky attempts to use film to show psychosis. This one is put together much better, but Casey Affleck just looks too young, too clean cut and innocent to really pull this off. He might let Lou Ford inhabit him some, but he doesn't register as a killer who betrays all. The plot by Jim Thompson is a very cleverly thought out chain of events, but trying to bring the characters to life and put this story on film, I don't see it ever working. But kudos to Jim Thompson for his great plot. He gets downright Shakespearean sometimes, especially with the ironies of well-loved Deputy Ford getting his due from a lowly bum who, disconnected from the society, saw right through Ford from the get-go See more Read all reviews

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