I am sure by now you have heard of Ben Wheatley’s KILL LIST. The film from the UK that has been receiving rave reviews and comes highly recommended from trusted sources. Well good news today, as the film finally has itself a US poster and a brand a new still.
The poster actually is similar to the UK DVD cover art, but it is affective all the same. The film is coming to us from IFC, and it will start its On Demand run this January 4th. You’d best get on that and mark the date down, because this seems like one you don’t want to miss out on.
Eight months after a botched job in Kiev, Jay (Neil Maskell) is an out-of-work hitman with no job, money, health insurance and a wife constantly on his case. But when his business partner Gal (Michael Smiley) comes over for dinner and pressures Jay into taking a new assignment, Jay quickly finds himself back in the game with the promise of a big payoff after three assassinations. Although the hits start off without incident, soon things begin to unravel and Jay’s paranoia reveals itself as he is plunged into the heart of darkness.
The second feature from British director Ben Wheatley (DOWN TERRACE) KILL LIST (which premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival) features incredibly natural rich performances, jet black humor and nail-biting suspense that work to keep the audience always off-guard. Moving from kitchen-sink drama to character study to crime thriller, KILL LIST ends up at something more fundamentally profound and wonderfully disturbing.
The film stars Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley and MyAnna Buring, it hits UK DVD the day after Christmas.
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