FREE ON YOUTUBE William Friedkin - Killer Joe

This isn't a movie! It must be hell! Did I like Killer Joe? Or did I hate the movie? Anyway, Killer Joe left me speechless. Killer Joe is flawlessly staged and shows raven-black humor. The focus is on the Smiths, the stupidest family ever shown in a film that is NOT a comedy. They live in a trailer somewhere in Texas. Killer Joe himself uses a police car from Dallas, so it has to play somewhere nearby. Killer Joe himself is not stupid. But he makes the mistake of never realizing how stupid the Smiths are! Matthew McConaughey plays killer Joe during the phase of his career, because he was a character actor before he mutated into a Hollywood lover, only to switch back to the character business afterwards. His killer Joe is a cop who also works as a contract killer. He is hired by Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch), who owes money to drug dealers. So that they don't kill him, he suggests his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) to hire killer Joe to kill his mother. Little sister Dottie (Juno Temple) overhears the plan and thinks it's a good idea. Who would miss her? Who needs her? Note: It's Chris' mother, the first woman Smith. Besides there is another woman Smith: Sharla (Gina Gershon), the stepmother, made up in such a way that we finally understand what a slut is! The Smiths live in a world of chained pitbulls, burning barrels and monster truck videos. A world where the TV is on all the time (at least until killer Joe hits it on the floor). Anyway, almost everyone in this movie gets beaten to the ground once. There are broken noses, bruises and so on. Of course, there is also a lot of naked skin and sex, like when Dottie gets deflowered. Director William Friedkin, New Hollywood legend and promising queerhead of our time, has earned himself the NC-17 rating! Already before he had attracted attention with the claustrophobic masterpiece "Bugs" and had easily gained a new following. Not only in our small video store! Killer Joe ran first in small program cinemas, in order to change then into the large cinemas. At that time we also tried Killer Joe in our open air season: The audience laughed in the right places, even applauded, went out and talked about how disgusting it all was.