The Collider:
The first trailer for the horror thriller Kill List has gone online. The film premiered at South by Southwest to an overwhelmingly positive reception, and screened at the Toronto Film Festival to an equally positive reaction. Furthermore, star Michael Smiley recently won Best Supporting Actor at the British Independent Film Awards. Directed by Ben Wheatley, the story centers on a British soldier (Neil Maskell) who returns home to his family and joins an old friend (Smiley) as contract killers. The trailer is a bit confusing and doesn’t give away too much of the story (which is a good thing), but it looks intense as hell. Phil caught the film at TIFF and said the pic makes you feel like you’ve been “chatted up and punched in the face.” It’s safe to say I’m looking forward to this one.
Kill List is an entirely symbolic exploration of the descent into evil.
Trendy Gamers: Ever wonder how it’s possible for award winning, highly lauded independent films to be denied decent distribution deals? Well, Kill List is like a Nobel Prize worthy answer to that question. The next time you’re on Rotten Tomatoes and swear you’ve found that next sleeper hit, or that rare indie gem you can impress all your friends with, temper your expectations, because there’s a good chance you’re wasting your time.
Kill List is the second film by British director Ben Wheatley, following on from 2009’s Down Terrace. Co-written with his wife Amy Jump, the film is something of a genre mashup, taking in kitchen sink domestic drama, the 'one last job' hitman movie, and, somewhat jarringly, occult horror.
I don't get it.
I think it's one of those movies that's just a dark killing movie. Someone wants some people dead and makes a list and hires someone to do and they go on a killing spree.
I'm lost.
hmm.... not bad