U Want Me 2 Kill Him?

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U Want Me 2 Kill Him?

Released Mar 14, 2014

1h 29m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A teenage boy (Jamie Blackley) plots revenge for the murder of his online friend and subsequently attracts the attention of a female MI5 agent, who convinces him to commit homicide.

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

[Director Andrew Douglas] is only partially successful at depicting its many twists and turns in convincing fashion. But it's compelling nonetheless, if only for the sheer bizarreness of the events depicted.

Mar 14, 2014

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

It's effective, in its way, and the acting is excellent, across the board. But "U Want Me 2 Kill Him" side-steps the real fascination with the story, its real guts, which is: Why?

Rated: 2/4

Mar 14, 2014

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

Andrew Douglas, who directed the 2005 "The Amityville Horror" remake, mishandles the standard noir as straightforward drama and gives it an unfortunate after-school-special vibe.

Mar 13, 2014

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Gripping, hypnotic and unassuming, Uwantme2KILLhim? takes its teen angst-ridden tendencies to a whole new deceptive level...a telling and toxic message in the mainstream culture of today's teen alienation and dependency on stand-by technology

Rated: 3/4

Nov 11, 2018

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Mark R. Leeper

Mark Leeper's Reviews

Viewers may feel they have been intentionally misled. Well, they have.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 21, 2014

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Kyle Turner

Movie Mezzanine

If Spike Jonze's Her seeks to destigmatize and legitimize the existence of online relationships, Douglas's U Want Me 2 Kill Him? seeks to do the opposite.

Rated: C+

Mar 14, 2014

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Twisted manipulation at the hands of a psychopath...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I gave it 3.5 stars because being based on a true event it did keep my attention. Growing up I always heard people talk about the government could mess your life up. Now having seen this movie I am starting believe in conspiracy theories out there. I mean in the movie the M15 agent (government official) was able to manipulate and convince a teenage boy into commiting a murder? I mean come on a kid! How can we trust those in the government if this is how they behave??

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Especially considering its basis in true crime (although questionable how much of it aligns with the reality) it is well acted and interested and keeps you gripped until the last second, predictable at points but I'm not sure that that isn't intentional. Would recommend and have watched on more than one occasion however probably only has the right effect once because you're less sure of what to expect

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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This is just so believeable; d'you want to know why? Because my TV talks to me and it tells me to to fart in Boris Johnson's face. So I'm eating loads of baked beans and it's set to go off tomorrow. Wish me luck..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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If you didn't know that this was based on a true story, it would seem too far fetched. The true tale sells this one along with the main Actor. A tale of caution for sure

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Very hard to believe must of the events that take place. Outside of that the acting isn't very good and the pacing is snail like.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

A teenage boy (Jamie Blackley) plots revenge for the murder of his online friend and subsequently attracts the attention of a female MI5 agent, who convinces him to commit homicide.

Director: Andrew Douglas
Producer: Steve Golin, Peter Heslop, Bryan Singer, Simon Crocker
Screenwriter: Mike Walden
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2014
Runtime: 1h 29m

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