Killer Heat

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Killer Heat

R

2024

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

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A thrilling, contemporary mystery in classic noir style, Killer Heat follows private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American expat in Greece, hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the island of Crete. The victim's sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn't believe the official police report. But what exactly happened to Leo, and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect.

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Critics Consensus

A modern noir utterly lacking in intrigue, Killer Heat is disappointingly lukewarm.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Adapted from a short story by Jo Nesbo, this sun-drenched Mediterranean noir pushes hard-boiled menace and private eye diffidence to a tiring degree, but it lacks for a decent plot and even a hint of intrigue.

Oct 3, 2024

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

The director, Philippe Lacôte, does an okay job of unfurling the story, yet somehow it all lacks… heat. Maybe that’s because he wants the dots he’s connecting to be sentimental.

Oct 1, 2024

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Killer Heat will not go down as the worst Nesbø adaptation out there but it will definitely be the most forgettable.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 26, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...familiar subject matter that’s employed to watchable yet entirely forgettable effect...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 23, 2024

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Clare Griffin

Pajiba

t may be one of the great comedies of the year. The only problem is that the people who made it thought they were making a gritty noir.

Oct 16, 2024

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

A cliched script and disappointing performances from a promising cast add Killer Heat to a long line of dissatisfying adaptations of the bestselling crime writer's work.

Oct 9, 2024

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Much better than other reviews would suggest. Definitely worth a watch if a murder mystery involving a rich family is ur kind of thing. Also a bonus twist at the end…

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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D L

Crazy. The detective solves the mystery, which is. the chick seduces brother in law and gets him to kill her husband and then she, basically, kills the bro in law. But the detective lets her go and they paint her as one of the good guys. she gets away with murder and also the Detective’s partner gets killed because of her games and he just lets her Go! WTF!! They paint the two murder victims as the bad guys and the murderess as the good girl! Makes no sense whatsoever! She cheats on and kills her husband. Hires a detective, gets his partner killed and then gets the guy she has sex with killed. And then she gets off scott free. I can’t wrap my head around it. She’s a devious, cheating , lying murderer but she’s a good girl because they were mean and she’s pretty.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Stacie W

Watched for the first hour and then turned off. It was just not good - i wasn’t expecting a cinema masterpiece, but this wasn’t worth finishing. Have enjoyed watching Shailene Woodley in other films, but this was just not good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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darren l

Great film. People take things to seriously this is a couple hours of good drama

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Brian D

I liked it and worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Philip B

I thought it was good. Predictable, but it was still fun watching it all unravel.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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A thrilling, contemporary mystery in classic noir style, Killer Heat follows private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American expat in Greece, hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the island of Crete. The victim's sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn't believe the official police report. But what exactly happened to Leo, and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect.

Director: Philippe Lacôte
Producer: Brad Weston
Screenwriter: Matt Charman, Roberto Bentivegna
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Amazon Studios, Makeready, Faliro House Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2024
Runtime: 1h 36m

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