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.
Killers
Inside Us Lives A Killer.
2014 · 2h 17m · N/A
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Kimo Stamboel
,
Timo Tjahjanto
Overview
A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the internet.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Though hardly immune to cliche ... this squirmy tale of dueling addictions gets points for skillful spikes of humor.
For those of you who like it, have at it. Count me out.
Amateurishly realized sensationalism trumps character-driven drama throughout Killers, so Nomura and Bayu become generically morbid sociopaths with way too much time, and blood, on their hands.
"Killers" has plenty to offer genre fans - provided they don't bolt during its opening scene of a tied-up woman being beaten to death with a mallet ...
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