Review of Kill List (2011) by Xico G — 28 Dec 2011

Nowadays, movies to distinguish themselves need to mix well different genres into a cohesive whole.

Kill List, absorbs three genres, but doesn't mix them: it separates them giving room for some well executed results.

First we got a lil' character drama, presenting these characters never knowing what to expect or how to react when you start discovering their background. It's rude at times, comic and angry. All these mixed feelings set the tone straight for what's to come.

Next, what seems like a buddy hit list gangster thriller starts heading into brutal territories, with awkward moments and weird main character transformation. But wait, thing will get hairier.

Finally, you got the freakiest last 20 minutes of this year. A cross between The Wicker Man, a Lynch movie, claustrophobia, unconfortable sounds, violence and uncomprehensible ending. All this supposedly related to the King Arthur myth.

All of this sounds like a mess but it's actually well put together technically and the narrative structure helps, boosted by good performances by the cast, this could be one of the most talked about flicks since Mulholland Drive. Why? Is the gibberish bollocks like the last season of Lost? No, it's actually consistent and assured of what it's doing, that why this mistery will be talked and not forgotten soon.