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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 20 Sep 2012

Matthew McConaughey gives an intensely wry performance while director William Friedkin applies his old-master craftsmanship to a brutal, ugly story…

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By Will Chadwick (30) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 13 Sep 2012

Killer Joe will both infuriate and impress, but when it impresses there is nothing quite like it…

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By Graham Killeen (120) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 12 Sep 2012

Resembling yard sculptures in a trailer park, where trash becomes art, Killer Joe is a Picasso signed with a branding iron…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 10 Sep 2012

Sick and twisted in the most interesting ways…

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By Andrew Moraitis (5) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 05 Sep 2012

A daringly impressive and darkly funny work, which sees its director William Friedkin return to the audacious spirit of his early films…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 03 Sep 2012

It unfolds like a prank…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 03 Sep 2012

May well do for the fried chicken leg what Friedkin's The Exorcist did for split-pea soup back in 1973…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 30 Aug 2012

If it weren't for Matthew McConaughey's tightly coiled performance, the nasty white-trash drama Killer Joe wouldn't be worth the powder it…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Oregonian (1,550) on 30 Aug 2012

It is so focused on the depravity at its heart that watching it is like subjecting yourself to a nightmare that sucks the air slowly from your lungs…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 30 Aug 2012

If you like your movies filled with twisted humor, sexual perversion, psychological intimidation and sudden violence, Killer Joe is the flick for you…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 26 Aug 2012

Friedkin's twisty-turny career, 47 years and running, shows no signs of slackening…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 25 Aug 2012

Killer Joe' is a deep-fried, jalapeño-flavored noir that tests audience endurance…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for Film Festival Today (161) on 25 Aug 2012

McConaughey eviscerates his rom-com/MAGIC MIKE legacy with an astonishing, terrifying performance…

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By Erick Weber (123) for NECN (109) on 23 Aug 2012

A dreadfully dull black comedy that reckons it's infinitely more provocative and shocking than it actually is…

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By Jolene Mendez (257) for Entertainment Spectrum (633) on 23 Aug 2012

A dark twisted comedy that has strong performances making it one of the most memorable films of this year…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 23 Aug 2012

An unflinchingly ugly -- but downright mesmerizing -- tale that plumbs the depths of human immorality and, along the way, offers a dash of…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 23 Aug 2012

Killer Joe is one of the most repugnant parodies of small-town stupidity that you will ever see, and Friedkin amplifies the shrill obscenities…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 23 Aug 2012

You end up feeling sorry for all the actors forced to humiliate themselves, except for McConaughey, whose portrayal of sadistic, manipulative…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 22 Aug 2012

A punishing viewing experience, but a uniquely vile sit that rewards the brave with exemplary technical credits, a sure pace in the early going,…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 22 Aug 2012

You will either love Killer Joe or run away screaming. I absorbed this NC-17 nail bomb with awestruck admiration…

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