Review of Natural Born Killers (1994) by Charles P — 17 May 2013

Normally I'm a big fan of Oliver Stone and directorial style but watching 'Natural Born Killers' is truly a case of over-direction. There is always SO MUCH going on visually that it becomes exhausting to watch. This is especially true considering that a lot of it is done for no reason whatsoever. We don't get any extra meaning from the different lens filters or effects. They're just there to scream, "This movie is being directed!" and frankly that gets old.

The movie does have some interesting things to say about media (especially that in a pre-9/11 world) and violence and the performances are fun to watch, but overall its a mixed bag that suffers from too much, too often. But maybe that's the point.