The Killer Inside Me

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Ian S An odd movie that never really captured the tone of the book. The problem was the script not the performances. Well filmed with a couple of good scenes but could have been so much better. Not bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Danny D There's something missing from this movie version of the Jim Thompson novel, and I think there's going to be something missing from every movie version of this book. Ya see in the book Lou Ford is a gleeful psychopathic killer hiding behind the charade of being the bumbling sheriff. He pretty much enjoys himself right up until the end when he's setting himself a blaze, along with possibly the only girl he ever loved. And that is probably the most chilling thing about the book is how much he enjoys being psychotic. But there's a lot of difference between reading about killings and showing them in graphic detail on the screen. In the book I believe Thompson dispensed with some of the deaths with just a few words (although it's been a long time since I read it). There's no way to put these killings on the screen with the kind of realism today's audiences demand and leave any room for glee. I remember being afraid of Deputy Ford reading the book but somehow we don't get that from this movie. We're kind of more just following along the chain of events, following Ford just because he's the main character that we're always with. This one seems better than the 70s version, which I did not make it very far through. Stacy Keach looked more like Lou Ford in my mind, but that movie kind of sinks into a swamp of murky attempts to use film to show psychosis. This one is put together much better, but Casey Affleck just looks too young, too clean cut and innocent to really pull this off. He might let Lou Ford inhabit him some, but he doesn't register as a killer who betrays all. The plot by Jim Thompson is a very cleverly thought out chain of events, but trying to bring the characters to life and put this story on film, I don't see it ever working. But kudos to Jim Thompson for his great plot. He gets downright Shakespearean sometimes, especially with the ironies of well-loved Deputy Ford getting his due from a lowly bum who, disconnected from the society, saw right through Ford from the get-go Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Allison M Overacted and underdeveloped Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review Ernesto R Why? Just why? There was no need for this movie to be so graphic , I know some will say it was a creative choice , i creatively choose to call this movie sadistic trash! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Jelisije J If you want to see Casey Affleck as a deputy who is a complete sociopath trying to get away with a crime then this movie is for you. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review David F This film was a very faithful adaptation of the book but for some reason didn't catch fire in quite the same way. I think there must have been something about the narrative voice of Lou Ford, and probably the experience of seeing the action unfold on the page instead of in pictures that must account for the difference. I think the filmmakers and actors made a valiant effort here, and I give them credit for that, but if you want to see what all the fuss is about concerning this nasty little sendup of small town America, read the book. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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