Kill List (18)

Hypnotic film making and utterly gripping despite it flipping during the last 30 minutes. The hotel restaurant scene with the Christian guitar dude is worth the price of admission. This film may not be for patrons who prefer popcorn and BIG COKE entertainment. For others who have a bit more imagination and dont mind a change this could be right up your street. 7/10 for the final product. 10/10 for effort. Looking forward to the directors next film. anybody know?

First up, it's not a 5 star movie. Interesting, mixing genres, but ultimately a plot that is not smart enough. All along it is promising an Angel Heart like twist, when in the end what it gives is just a simple solution. It takes a long way to get there and the first 40 minutes are unusually slow for a horror movie. However, where it scores big points is two characters who suck you in and a story that builds to a memorable and unforgettable finale, which although you understand what is going on, is still massively disturbing.

Interesting review and comments... and as for the film, well it was good in places, funny, extremely violent and thought provoking. Twenty four hours on I'm still thinking about it. The film is almost three movie genres rolled into one, it is watchable, apart from the excessive violence. I counted five walkouts. I wish the film was clearer in places, notably the sound, dialogue and third part. Nevertheless, an interesting bit of film making.

i have not done a comment before so here is my first ....and last on time out ......as per goodman comment i trusted time out with a five star and best of brittish nomination and whilst the first 2/3 were thrilling the movie plot descends into farce with the story relying on 60's occult subject matter to resolve the plot of why the killers were involved . this aspect was utterly uncompelling and beyond useless . never again tom huddleston one star for the great take on domestic dyfunction and the two males leads acting skills.

I feel robbed. This film is beyond belief awful. Poor acting, badly shot, combined with bad editing, oh and awful sound design, it was literally like pulling teeth. The short which was shown before the film was also awful, however at these it had some pace and had the benefit of, well, being a short. I haven't felt so violated after visiting the cinema for years. It's so unbelievably bad words don't come close.

This is far from being a 5 star film. The end is both meaningless and pretentious. The first and second thirds of the film are reasonable attempts at a well rehearsed genre the last swerve into occult dreamscape is clumsily told and edited.

There was a time when the TimeOut film guide was my bible and I've seen a pletora of awesome movies because of the guide's reviews. But I've arrived steadily and regrettable at the conclusion that the current crop of TimeOut journalists have succumbed too easily to the steady lowering of standards typical of this culture as a whole. I don't want to be unduly negative towards Kill List which makes an enthusiastic, game and often funny (mainly due to Michael Smiley) attempt to do something different within the currently totally defunct UK genre scene. But you can't rate a decent if thoroughly flawed film as a 5 star movie unless you're lost yourself within a misguided, comparative approach that makes judgements informed within a critical vortex that bases current ratings on the basis of the current climate of consistently underpar rubbish. TimeOut's mission should be to remain the sane voice that it previously was, judging films within the history of cinema of a whole and calling the recent history of British Cinema for what it really is. Simply not good enough. The current crop of journalists are flaying badly. Let's face it, Kill List is a relatively engaging but often unconvincing melding of influences thrown together with passion but lacking the ruthless inspiration, imagination and certainty which lies behind all the genuine 5 star genre product that has been produced around the world during the last 30/40 years.

Seen in the cinema, it looks like a TV movie; there's no perspective or detail. I don't watch horror films but went to see this one as a challenge to myself. If this is a horror film, I can't imagine why anyone bothers going to see one. I appreciate it's trying to fool us with a great deal of mundane chat but in the end it's quite squeamish and often doesn't show any violence. It seems to be doing a Tarrantino by mingling moves; this none takes some of the hitman sequences from Pulp Fiction and merges them with bits of The Devil Rides Out and Straw Dogs (?). No more frightening than an old Hammer horror and left me absolutely cold. It's not a bad film but it isn't either a frightening, a gory or an interesting one. Very dated seeming but Michael Smiley is excellent.