Film No. 81 (2023) November 12th. 3:50 PM EVENT CINEMAS, Recliner, Cine 10, Innaloo.
"I find music a useful distraction. A focus tool. Keeps the inner voice from wandering." (Our killer introduces himself via some of his techniques for carrying out his work).
NOMINEE: Best Film (David Fincher) Venice Film Festival.
Perhaps better titled, The Anatomy of an Assassin but; THE KILLER works. This film, holds our attention by letting us in on the intimate thoughts (voice over) of its subject as he unleashes mayhem. THE KILLER enhances the B Grade genre. You expect that from David Fincher, utilizing the skills of Michael Fassbender in the lead role. There is Neflix, and the budget available, of course.
Revenge thrillers make for great entertainment. Fincher is, perhaps the premium storyteller when it comes to feature thrillers. ZODIAC and SEVEN who can forget them? I've heard commentary that Fincher here, has created a very personal profile sketch, through Fassbender's assassin. The internal dialogue (voice-over) has a haunting feel, as our killer tries to come to terms with fallibility. Are we to believe THE KILLER may be an analogy of Fincher losing his touch as the creator of tense cinema? Surely not. If THE KILLER is any guide, then David needn't worry in the least.
Most of us will meet Fassbender's killer on the small screen. Netflix is streaming TK as I type. The audience reviews appearing on IMDB are in the main scathing. Words like boring, laborious and glacial are being used extensively in descriptions of the movie. None of those words ring true for me, but I experienced THE KILLER on a Vmax screen, sporting impeccable sound. But I understand the sentiments.
Fincher /Fassbender fans won't miss this. I doubt they'll be disappointed. The fact our killer is losing his touch, but makes up for it in a slow burn series of events, well I find that an interesting premise, don't you? And let's notforget, THE KILLER, likely, wouldn't have been made without Netflix $$$$. 10GUMS.
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