Review of Killing Emmett Young (2002) by Dervilla O — 29 Jan 2012

Good, suspenseful movie. Tim Roth was just creepy.

This review of Killing Emmett Young (2002) was written by Dervilla O on 29 Jan 2012.

Killing Emmett Young has generally received mixed reviews.

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By James H (4,675) on 11 Jul 2010

61/100. Suspenseful story with a really good pace. The acting is good, so is the cinematography and score…

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First of all, with Gabriel Byrne and Tim Roth this movie was bound to be nice viewing…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jun 2010

I don't know why I had never heard of this movie before- it was pretty good. The story was very interesting and I liked the pace…

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By April N (283) on 23 Jun 2007

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None of the characters has any depth and I couldn't care less who lived and who died. Too many subplots that didn't go anywhere…

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Just watched this on AMazon and thought it was pretty good. I never heard of it before...but it is well worth watching…

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Dem Film fehlt in erster Linie eine glaubhafte Handlung, die ein bisschen Spannung mit sich bringt - und ein sympathischer(er) Hauptdarsteller…

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I do not understand how this movie didn't get around and get like...insanely famous because it was one of the best effing movies I've ever…

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