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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 26 Jul 2012

Like a deep-fried Twinkie at the State Fair of Texas, ''Killer Joe'' is gooey, flavorful and bad for you. Dig in…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 26 Jul 2012

The trials and tribulations of a Texas family that nobody would want to spend any time with…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 26 Jul 2012

There are no characters here, and no drama. It's just a county fair sideshow attraction - 100 minutes of Shoot the Geek…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 26 Jul 2012

A sleazy and pointless film about sleazy and pointless people, Killer Joe reminds us that what Quentin Tarantino does isn't easy…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 25 Jul 2012

Even when the film goes too far over the top to be saved, McConaughey mesmerizes…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Movieline (883) on 25 Jul 2012

In its own way and to its own detriment, William Friedkin's splattery, southern gothic return to the screen seeks to amuse as well as shake and stir…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 25 Jul 2012

Killer Joe is, at bottom - and I mean bottom - ugly and vile, not to mention dumb and clumsy…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Richard Roeper.com (322) on 25 Jul 2012

One of the three best performances of McConaughey's career…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 Jul 2012

Mr…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 25 Jul 2012

Friedkin's still got it - the it being his ability to infuse every frame of the film with powerful ambiguity and doubt, and also his ability…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 25 Jul 2012

What's most notable about this aggressively cynical project is how much talent it wastes…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for ScreenCrush (954) on 24 Jul 2012

No one will ever accuse William Friedkin of mellowing with age…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 24 Jul 2012

Killer Joe throws down a dare by expecting its audience to be the cool connoisseurs of the story's comic outrageousness, then rubbing viewers…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 24 Jul 2012

Friedkin unleashes a strong cast on this darkly funny and violent tale of weak-minded people who think they're smarter than they are…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Jul 2012

This is not some nostalgia-soaked throwback to the noir of old, but a rude, shit-kicking thriller that co-opts - and merrily defiles - a classic…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 23 Jul 2012

When this sick, ludicrous cocktail of sex, violence and mayhem was first unveiled a year ago at the Toronto International Film Festival, one…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Jul 2012

Friedkin, a son of Chicago's working-class South Side who has swerved back and forth over the thin blue line of order and chaos throughout…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 23 Jul 2012

With an eye for gritty, shameless fun, Friedkin unleashes the play's guilty pleasure center…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 23 Jul 2012

It's McConaughey who is the real revelation: All Grim Reaper strut and cutthroat stare, he savors each of Letts's vividly ghoulish lines…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 22 Jul 2012

It won't change the face of cinema history, and it won't win any awards (it's too downright dirty for that), but it's furiously entertaining,…

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