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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 28 Jun 2012

If you've always longed to see a version of Double Indemnity played out by in-bred, under-educated psychopaths, then your time has finally come…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Radio Times (2,421) on 28 Jun 2012

Friedkin remains an expert technician to this day, but it's difficult to understand his enthusiasm for this seemingly juvenile exercise in…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 28 Jun 2012

We get an effective combination of raw, in-your-face direction - Friedkin has a two takes only rule - and a finely honed script…

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By Alex Zane (472) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 28 Jun 2012

It's a joy to see rom-com star McConaughey slip into the role of an amoral sociopath with such ease…

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Mail (391) on 28 Jun 2012

The different characters' motivations are sucked into a vacuum which is only punctuated by moments of extreme and quite abhorrent violence…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for MovieScope (12) on 28 Jun 2012

This bucket of southern gothic is a Coen-esque caper of small-town double-crosses that starts off trailer-trash tawdry, before steadily gearing…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 28 Jun 2012

Lurid and nasty, William Friedkin's pulp noir thriller Killer Joe is compelling and repellent in equal doses…

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By Greg Klymkiw (20) for Electric Sheep (203) on 27 Jun 2012

This, my friends, is the kind of movie they don't make anymore…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 27 Jun 2012

Lovely to see Friedkin on such mischievous form and McConaughey finally revealing his dark side…

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By Emma Dibdin (195) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 26 Jun 2012

Killer Joe is emphatically not to everyone's taste, but it is among the purest cinematic experiences you'll have this year…

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By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 26 Jun 2012

The powerful vein of black humour that runs through it never renders the violence gratuitous while the characters are a rich mix of venality,…

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By Ian Nathan (392) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 26 Jun 2012

Family dysfunction to make Jeremy Kyle blush, but thanks to McConaughey's oily power and Friedkin's unflinching purpose it's a compelling beast…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 25 Jun 2012

Like Friedkin's last film, Bug, this is adapted from a play by Tracy Letts, and takes place in a similarly cramped and mouldering dwelling…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Time Out (7,510) on 25 Jun 2012

Friedkin's direction is rough and ready, but Letts's tangy writing is the star here…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 20 Jun 2012

This film's unhinged plot constantly catches us off guard with its bizarre twists and turns, all of which are grounded on the hapless characters…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 20 Jun 2012

Enjoyably pulpy Southern-fried thriller with a strong script and terrific performances from a superb cast, though it occasionally struggles…

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By Matt Mueller (72) for Total Film (3,532) on 19 Jun 2012

Friedkin's unflinching trailer-park noir features ugly characters, game performances, degradation and the obscene abuse of a chicken drumstick…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for Horror.com (214) on 18 Jun 2012

Tennessee Williams meets Nabokov meets The Coen Brothers in this dark, cruel, funny and weirdly amiable hicksploitation chamber-piece…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 12 Jun 2012

To paraphase a critic, At a time that so-called major directors are producing anemic works of little interest, 'Killer Joe' is a source of optimism…

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By James Mottram (656) for The List (2,018) on 11 Jun 2012

Twisted, tense and trashy, it's glorious fun…

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