Review of Killer Joe (2012) by Paul G — 09 Feb 2013

Disturbing... But good. But... Very disturbing. This is McConaughey's Hannibal Lecter.

This review of Killer Joe (2012) was written by Paul G on 09 Feb 2013.

Killer Joe has generally received positive reviews.

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