The Killer Inside Me: Blu Ray Review
The Killer Inside Me
Rating: M
Released by Warner Bros
A difficult watch to say the least, The Killer Inside Me (from
acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom) is an adaptation of a Jim
Thompson book about a sociopathic sheriff in 1950s Texas.
Casey Affleck plays said Sheriff Ford, who finds himself
entangled in blackmail and extortion - as well as a torrid affair
with prostitute Joyce (Jessica Alba) - and when things come to a
head, boy, oh boy do they explode, as Ford discovers he's heading
in deeper and deeper.
When Simon Baker's (The Mentalist) Howard Hendricks starts to
investigate him (using very similar techniques to Patrick Jane as
well) - and Ford finds he's in a real predicament.
This film, despite its slick 50s look and polished performances, is
going to be steeped in controversy because of its violence- well,
specifically its violence against the two women in Ford's life
(both played wonderfully by Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson), which is
shocking in the extreme.
While Affleck's performance is chilling and spot-on for a
complete psychopath, it's a hard ask to watch a man who's meted out
such violence as he has - audiences may find themselves split down
the middle on this flick which has echoes of American Psycho
-but none of the humour.
Rating: 5/10
