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July 27, 2012

At the Movies: ‘Killer Joe' wallows in the Texas trash

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Matthew McConaughey has enjoyed a bit of a reinvention over the past year or so, casting aside eager-to-please roles in forgettable romantic comedies for dark, serious work in films with more shading and complexity to them.

This began with 2011's “The Lincoln Lawyer,” in which he played a sleazy lawyer who finds his swagger may not help him get out of every jam. It continued earlier this year with supporting roles as a slick, self-promoting district attorney in “Bernie” and as a stripper-turned-nightclub owner hungry for money and fame in “Magic Mike.”

KILLER JOE

Director: William Friedkin

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Juno Temple

Rating: NC-17

Running time: 103 minutes


 
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