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The Killing Gene (2008)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:10

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.9/10

Rated: Unrated

Genre: Thriller

Starring: Ashley Walters, Paul Kaye, Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George

Starring: Ashley Walters, Paul Kaye, Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George, Selma Blair

Director: Tom Shankland

Director: Tom Shankland

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'The Killing Gene' feels like a film that was trying to be something else -- maybe a dark and bloody episode of 'The Wire.'

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
08/10/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

Think of Saw and multiply it by Seven.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
02/22/08
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

A little too close to torture-porn for most tastes, but debutant director Tom Shankland shows promise.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
02/22/08
David Gritten
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph

This serial-killer horror is a knockoff of the now seriously knackered Saw franchise.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/22/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Ugly to look at and nasty in the extreme, this British-made flick should please genre fans with its icky body horror. Beneath the surface gore, there’s a healthy amount of psychological intensity for such a seemingly hackneyed Fincher clone.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
02/22/08
Mark Samuels
Mark Samuels
Total Film

Recommended for audiences who thought Kevin Bacon’s Death Sentence was too restrained; everyone else steer clear.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
02/22/08
Rob Daniel
Rob Daniel
Sky Movies

The most unusual and original horror film to be made on these isles in many a year.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies UK | comment Comment
02/22/08
Chris Tilly
Chris Tilly
IGN Movies UK

Although he struggles to make the British-feeling production convince, UK helmer Tom Shankland gets the faux-Fincher nihilism just right.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/22/08
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC

The performances are intense and Morton Søborg’s gritty, atmospheric cinematography recalls ’70s crime movies such as ‘The French Connection’. Sadly, the tonally uneven ‘WAZ’ cannot quite match their piercing intelligence.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/22/08
Nigel Floyd
Nigel Floyd
Time Out

If you’ve got the stomach for strong scenes of torture, and the heart to take part in an uncomfortable debate about human nature, this intelligent horror is well worth your time...

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/22/08
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

Enjoyably trashy thriller, stylishly directed by Tom Shankland, despite a couple of dodgy performances and an over-reliance on gory torture scenes towards the end.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
02/21/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Out of the bloodiest horror, the darkest noir and the bleakest morality drama, Tom Shankland has crafted an unusual and highly affecting love story, with a central performance from Stellan Skarsgård to die for.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/14/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film

The film succeeds on the back of one stellar performance, two surprisingly engaging plot threads, and a whole bunch of seriously unpleasant atmosphere.

Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment Comment
11/20/07
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet
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08/25/07
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It's a little misguided, but you can't help but admire [Shankland's] fierce sense of style.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/25/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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