Killers

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Killers

Released Jan 23, 2015

2h 17m

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A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the Internet.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

This seemingly generic thriller has plenty of twists in store, but perhaps none as surprising and impressive as its ability to manipulate the viewer - first to side with the villains, then to question one's own core beliefs.

Jan 22, 2015

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Though hardly immune to cliché ... this squirmy tale of dueling addictions gets points for skillful spikes of humor.

Jan 22, 2015

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

For those of you who like it, have at it. Count me out.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 22, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Following its promising opening scene, the rest of the film never quite reaches the heights of that introduction, ultimately suffering from its extended run time.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

This is not a psychological thriller, but a fast-paced, violent, and bloody one, and in this aspect, Mo Brothers prove their abilities. Many faults in the script though

Aug 17, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Killers is meant to be one of those jeering, cheering, clapping, slapping, stabbing, punching, screaming odes to visceral entertainment that's desperately trying to seem less odious than torture porn. Sometimes, it feels like it actually is.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 18, 2019

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A true psychological thriller/horror from Timo Tjahjanto. Brilliant performances and a fantastic atmosphere with many twists and turns.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Tyypillinen aasialainen ylipitkä leffa jota olisi ihan hyvin voinut tiivistää ainakin 30 minuutilla. Toinen ärsyttävä piirre on ns. aasialainen joukkokohellus ja siihen liittyvä mielipuolinen huuto. Ajoittain aika väkivaltainen.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Whilst it was slickly filmed and touched on some interesting themes such as what drives or triggers people to become a killer, the movie spends as little time as possible focusing on that leaving you with a somewhat murky picture of the characters and lots of unanswered questions. Instead, it opts to turn its attention to the murders themselves and showing them in graphic detail. In the end, 'Killers' is an overly long gore fest that will only satisfy a certain type of moviegoer.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/17

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Audience Member

This wild thing gets its claws into you early, and keeps them there by way of spectacular direction and pair of sure-handed, albeit at-times melodramatic, performances by Kazuki Kitamura and Oka Antara, whom I feel shines the brightest. "Killers" is that rare confident, (possibly) pretentious, and always tense breed of psychological thriller that you give your express permission to kick your teeth down your throat in the visual assault.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Drags on way too long, and is a bit confusing to follow at times as it follows two men in two countries- one in Japan, one in Thailand- and all the associated characters and many deaths and beatings, due to both men being psychopaths. Attention got a bit strained by the end, but for a dark action movie, it wasn't too bad. Once was definitely enough, though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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The Mo brothers are going places... Better than any Hollywood movie! Story line is so impressive

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Kimo Stamboel

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Oka Antara

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Synopsis

A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the Internet.

Director: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto
Producer: Yoshinori Chiba, Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto, Takuji Ushiyama, Shinjiro Nishimura
Screenwriter: Timo Tjahjanto, Takuji Ushiyama
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Nikkatsu Corporation, XYZ Films
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2015
Runtime: 2h 17m

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