Took me a long time to catch up with this film, sort of glad I did, was tired when I watched it, wide awake after.
It plays out very much as a thriller/psychodrama to begin with and segues into horror territory. Unflinchingly brutal at times- I'm a seasoned watcher of horror and violent films but some scenes made me wince. Probably one of the hardest aspects of Kill List is the characters, often at odds with eachother, arguing and fighting but in love and best friends. The central character is particularly dislikeable despite a sense of twisted morality and there isn't really anybody in the cast you might like, but this creates a dark, morally, ambiguous atmosphere that drew me into the horrific conclusion.
Not a comfortable watch to say the least, goes from hit men at work to horror with some scenes and actions that don't make a great deal of sense but captivating in a very dark way, an antidote to so much stylised fluff with it's unrelenting bleakness of spirit. Certainly not for everyone but as far as modern horror goes it's well worth a look.
It plays out very much as a thriller/psychodrama to begin with and segues into horror territory. Unflinchingly brutal at times- I'm a seasoned watcher of horror and violent films but some scenes made me wince. Probably one of the hardest aspects of Kill List is the characters, often at odds with eachother, arguing and fighting but in love and best friends. The central character is particularly dislikeable despite a sense of twisted morality and there isn't really anybody in the cast you might like, but this creates a dark, morally, ambiguous atmosphere that drew me into the horrific conclusion.
Not a comfortable watch to say the least, goes from hit men at work to horror with some scenes and actions that don't make a great deal of sense but captivating in a very dark way, an antidote to so much stylised fluff with it's unrelenting bleakness of spirit. Certainly not for everyone but as far as modern horror goes it's well worth a look.