Michael Winterbottoms controversially violent The Killer Inside Me appears on DVD.
Does its plot justify its grim content?
Heres Nicks review…
Out here youre a man and a gentleman, or you aint anything at all.
He soon becomes involved in the ensuing investigations and unravels as his attempts to cover up his crimes unravel.
However, lets start with the positives.
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The film is incredible looking.
It is this dichotomy that lies at the heart of the picture.
However, for me, it is Tom Bower as Sheriff Bob Maples who anchors the film.
It is designed to be brutal and intimate, and the filmmakers claims that it is necessary are believable.
This is a good thing.
Violence should shock, especially in such a context and with such an unequal balance of power.
But it should also shock all the other times we see it.
To re-contextualise it in this way is the films greatest achievement.
Both are shown to enjoy rough sex, but nothing out of the realms of the ordinary.
The score at the bottom, therefore, is for the film alone.
The Killer Inside Meis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
3 out of 5
