Review of Winter Kills (1979) by Eric R — 07 Mar 2011
Nineteen years after the death of the president, his younger brother, Nick, discovers a dying man who confesses to the being the gunman who killed his brother. This sends Nick on a search to find the truth about his brothers death, leading him on a crazy crazy journey to discover the truth.
Winter's Kill is a very unique film in that its part Political Thriller part Black Comedy. The film starts off quite serious but quickly because almost more of a parody of the genre, in all its absurd twists and turns.
The performances are all fantastic, particularly John Huston, who is hysterical as Nick's extremely rich and powerful father. The script also deserves a ton of credit for being able to balance the film between absurdest black comedy and a conspiracy thriller.
Its a really playful film, but that doesnt mean it doesnt have any form of theme or message. What a hidden gem this film is.
This review of Winter Kills (1979) was written by Eric R on 07 Mar 2011.
Winter Kills has generally received mixed reviews.
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