The Killer Inside Me (2010)

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writers:

John Curran (writer)
Jim Thompson (novel)

Release Date:

8 June 2010 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.

Plot Keywords:

Deputy | Revenge | Sheriff | Texas | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Casey Affleck	...	Lou Ford
Kate Hudson	...	Amy Stanton
Jessica Alba	...	Joyce Lakeland
Ned Beatty	...	Chester Conway
Elias Koteas	...	Joe Rothman
Tom Bower	...	Sheriff Bob Maples
Simon Baker	...	Howard Hendricks
Bill Pullman	...	Billy Boy Walker
Brent Briscoe	...	Bum / Stranger
Matthew Maher	...	Deputy Jeff Plummer
Liam Aiken	...	Johnnie Pappas
Jay R. Ferguson	...	Elmer Conway
Ali Nazary	...	Max Pappas
Blake Lindsley	...	Waitress
Zach Josse	...	Lou - 13 (as Zachary Josse)
Noah Crawford	...	Mike - 15
Blake Brigham	...	Lou - 6
Caitlin Turner	...	Helene
Michael Gibbons	...	Turnkey / Guard
Rosa Pasquarella	...	Nurse
Arletta Knight Fink	...	Courthouse Secretary
Jed Fox	...	Dispatcher #1
Donna E. Jones	...	Courthouse Diner Waitress
Russell Stewart	...	Police Dispatcher #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Bielich	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Phillip Borghee	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Brett Bower	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Jeremy Castaldo	...	Tulsa Man #10 (uncredited)
Heather Cates	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Lori Lynne Cross	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Jeffrey Feingold	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
Sean Frost	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Mark Adam Goff	...	Ft.Worth Man #12 (uncredited)
Chris Hoyt	...	Sheriff Deputy (uncredited)
Mila McCoy	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Patrick McGee	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Drew Nixon	...	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Debbi Tucker	...	Train Traveler (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom

Writing credits
John Curran		(writer)
Jim Thompson		(novel)

Produced by
Lilly Bright	....	executive producer
Chad Burris	....	executive producer
Anna Croneman	....	co-producer
Andrew Eaton	....	producer
Tomas Eskilsson	....	co-producer
Jordan Gertner	....	executive producer
Chris Hanley	....	producer
Susan Kirr	....	co-producer
Alan Liebert	....	executive producer
Randy Mendelsohn	....	executive producer
Tom Ritchie	....	executive producer
Bradford L. Schlei	....	producer
Tara Subkoff	....	associate producer
Fernando Sulichin	....	executive producer
Tricia van Klaveren	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Joel Cadbury
Melissa Parmenter

Cinematography by
Marcel Zyskind		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mags Arnold

Casting by
J.C. Cantu		(as JC Cantu)
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Rob Simons
Mark Tildesley

Set Decoration by
Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by
Lynette Meyer

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	additional hair stylist: Kate Hudson (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Catherine Conrad	....	hair department head
Catherine Conrad	....	makeup department head
Tony Gardner	....	prosthetic designer: Alterian
Tony Gardner	....	prosthetic manufacture: Alterian
Timothy Huizing	....	special makeup effects artist
Richard Redlefsen	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Jessica Alba
Frieda Valenzuela	....	key hair stylist
Frieda Valenzuela	....	key makeup artist
Glen Hanz	....	sculptor: Alterian, Inc. (uncredited)
Darin Moore	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ruth Breslaw	....	head of production: Revolution Films
Fiona Neilson	....	post-production supervisor
Melissa Parmenter	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mary Beth Chambers	....	second second assistant director: New Mexico
Sarah Gottlieb	....	second assistant director
Yann Sobezynski	....	first assistant director
Cedric Vara	....	second second assistant director
Anthony Wilcox	....	first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
William Alvarez	....	on-set dresser: New Mexico
John P. Bruce	....	set dresser (as John Bruce)
Ryan Bust	....	set dresser
Ahren Diers	....	art department production assistant
Tim Dingle	....	scenic foreman
Travis Eisenberg	....	construction foreman
Martin Espinoza	....	painter
Ken Gaston-Kilgore	....	set dresser
Lance Gill	....	property intern
David Hack	....	leadman
Zack Hiatt	....	carpenter
Chris Holik	....	set dresser
Ronald O. Jaynes	....	construction coordinator: New Mexico (as Ronnie Jaynes)
Ian Sebastian Kasnoff	....	construction coordinator (as Ian Kasnoff)
Kenneth Kelley	....	carpenter
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Ráchel Lowery	....	graphics production assistant
Sean Lynch	....	property master
Lance McDaniel	....	assistant property master
Andrew McGugan	....	set decoration intern
Jarrette Moats	....	art department coordinator
Kris Murray	....	graphics intern
Will Newton	....	draughtsman
Tyler Noel	....	painter
Randy Ortega	....	lead scenic: New Mexico
Bryce Perrin	....	art director: New Mexico
Chip Radaelli	....	construction foreman: New Mexico
John 'B.J.' Smith	....	lead scenic (as John 'BJ' Smith)
Gracie Storey	....	art intern
Pamela Wagner	....	set decoration production assistant
James Collins	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Jeff Downing	....	construction runner (uncredited)
Sean P. Egan	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Gibson	....	greensman (uncredited)
Dale Lotreck	....	props (uncredited)
Lance McDaniel	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Loren Schoel	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr recordist
Kasper Val Bjerregård Larsen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bayard Carey	....	sound mixer: second unit, New Mexico
Linda Dalin	....	sound post-production coordinator
David O. Daniel	....	sound mixer (as David Daniel)
Linda Forsén	....	adr editor
Lesa Foust	....	boom operator
Linus Gidstedt	....	assistant sound editor
Linus Gidstedt	....	foley artist
Bill Higley	....	adr recordist
Rob Huckle	....	sound engineer: Dolby
Anthony Krajchir	....	adr recordist (as Tony Ktajchir)
Sara Kristoffersson	....	foley assistant
Michael Melvin	....	sound intern
Christer Melén	....	sound effects editor
Lucas Nilsson	....	foley artist
Stephen O'Toole	....	adr recordist
James David Redding III	....	adr recordist (as James David Redding)
Patrik Strömdahl	....	foley supervisor
Joakim Sundström	....	supervising sound editor
Per Sundström	....	sound re-recording mixer
Miles J.D. Vedder	....	sound utility (second unit)
Paul Wrightson	....	adr editor: crowd
Frederik Zander	....	sound post-production executive
Anders Degerberg	....	sound mastering (uncredited)
Greg Jefferson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott Hastings	....	special effects coordinator: New Mexico
Steve Krieger	....	special effects supervisor
Scott Roland	....	special effects foreman
William Boggs	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Andrew Newton	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Pavan Balagam	....	roto/paint artist
Matthew Benns	....	data wrangler
Viktor Berg	....	3d artist
Clare Brody	....	data wrangler
Nick Dunn	....	roto/paint artist
Adam Gottard	....	dustbuster
Charlotte Gray	....	dustbuster
Emma Hulme	....	digital restoration
Emma Hulme	....	dustbuster
Saulo Jamariqueli	....	compositor
Marc Knapton	....	lead compositor
Marc Knapton	....	visual effects
Gus Martinez	....	lead compositor
Gus Martinez	....	visual effects
Paul Monaghan	....	visual effects editor
Cale Pugh	....	roto/paint artist
Rob Ride	....	3d artist
Luke Sikking	....	roto/paint artist
Vahid Tehrani	....	lead fx artist
Matthew Baker	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
Jackson Burns	....	stunt player
Laurence Chavez	....	stunt player
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator: New Mexico
G. Grant Jewett	....	stunt player (as Grant Jewett)
Denis Larouche	....	stunt coordinator: Oklahoma (as Dennis Larouche)
Dino Muccio	....	stunt player
Tina Wanner	....	stunt double: Kate Hudson/Jessica Alba (as Tina Fuchs Wanner)

Camera and Electrical Department
Liza Bambenek	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New Mexico
Nick Barros	....	best boy grip: New Mexico
Sean Bobbitt	....	additional director of photography
Keith Brown	....	company grip
Michael Burress	....	still photographer
Brian Burroughs	....	grip: New Mexico
Leah Camacho	....	electrician
Elizabeth Cash	....	loader: New Mexico (as Liz Cash)
Patrick B. Coate	....	second assistant camera (as Patrick Coate)
Kenneth Coblentz	....	key grip: New Mexico
Matt Cowan	....	dolly grip
Jeremy D'Apolito	....	best boy grip
Scott Forrester	....	best boy electric
Richard Galli	....	electrician
John K.D. Graham	....	electrician: New Mexico (as John Graham)
Stephen James Hammontree II	....	camera intern (as Stephen Hammontree)
Chris Hanley	....	additional still photographer
Jade Healy	....	on-set still photographer
Leonard E. Hoffman	....	gaffer: New Mexico (as Lenny Hoffman)
Frank Larson	....	loader: New Mexico
Terry Lasater	....	grip
Bruce Lewis	....	best boy electrician: New Mexico
Otis Mannick	....	grip: New Mexico
Robert 'Boris' McCutcheon	....	electrician: New Mexico
Michael Muller	....	additional still photographer
George R. Niedson	....	Steadicam operator (as George Niedson)
George R. Niedson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as George Niedson)
Christopher Norris	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New Mexico (as Chris Norris)
Robert Rendon	....	first assistant camera
Robert D. Reynolds	....	gaffer
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer: New Mexico
Jon Shryock	....	key grip
Chris Smith	....	camera loader
George Stephenson	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New Mexico
Sunrise Tippeconnie	....	electrician
Brian Boyll	....	additional best boy electric (uncredited)
M. Shane Cates	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Morgan Davis	....	grip (uncredited)
Dwight Dollins	....	grip (uncredited)
Pat Flanagan	....	electrician (uncredited)
Pat Flanagan	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeremy Smart	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Eric Steinig	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Britt West	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maggie Blake	....	casting intern
Chris Freihofer	....	location casting: Oklahoma
Lindsay Graham	....	casting associate
Kendall Haney	....	casting intern
Georgia Hays	....	casting intern
Brandon Hemmerling	....	casting assistant
Gwyn Savage	....	extras casting: New Mexico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hannah Ainsley	....	costumer
Robin Michel Bush	....	costume supervisor (as Robin Michele Bush)
Lagueria Davis	....	costume intern
Bridgitte Ferry	....	key costumer
Linda Loo Trippe	....	set costumer (as Linda Trippe)
Lindsey Neal	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Giuseppe Circelli	....	second assistant editor
Dan Coles	....	colorist
Joon Goh	....	second assistant editor
Jethro Harris	....	digital intermediate producer
Jahanzeb Hayat	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Jaime Leonard	....	on-line editor
Paul Monaghan	....	first assistant editor
Sion Penny	....	on-line editor
David J. Smith	....	colorist: rushes
Dominic Thomson	....	on-line editor (as Dom Thomson)
Katherine Janes	....	editorial department assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Niall Acott	....	music engineer
Niall Acott	....	music mixer
Tom Bowes	....	musician: violin
Tom Bowes	....	orchestra leader
Andy Brown	....	orchestra contractor
Chadwick Brown	....	music supervisor
Nicholas Bucknall	....	musician: clarinet
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello
Dave Daniels	....	musician: cello
Ralph De Souza	....	musician: violin
Joel Hunter	....	musician: viola
Garfield Jackson	....	musician: viola
Adam Langston	....	conductor
Adam Langston	....	score arranger
Christopher Laurence	....	musician: double bass (as Chris Laurence)
Martin Loveday	....	musician: cello
Jeremy Murphy	....	assistant: Niall Alcott
Melissa Parmenter	....	musician: piano
Paul Stoney	....	score sound designer
Amanda Street	....	score supervisor: DNA Music
Cathy Thompson	....	musician: violin
Artem Vassiliev	....	conductor
Artem Vassiliev	....	score arranger

Transportation Department
Kelly Blake	....	driver
Tom Byrd	....	driver: New Mexico
Natalie Casados	....	driver: New Mexico (as Natalie Cusado)
Danny Davis	....	driver: New Mexico
Lori Dillen	....	driver: New Mexico
James Everett	....	driver: New Mexico
Angela Finn	....	driver
Issac Fogler	....	driver (as Isaax Fogler)
Phil Helman	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Helman	....	driver
Kevin Henderson	....	driver
Lew Homme	....	driver
Josh Laurio	....	driver: New Mexico
William Lazcko	....	driver: New Mexico
Terry Ramano	....	driver: New Mexico
Michael 'Fuzzy' Sloniker	....	driver
Marlin 'Boots' Surtherlin	....	picture car captain: New Mexico
Brian Wilson	....	transportation captain
Marvin Winston	....	driver
P.W. Woods	....	transportation captain: New Mexico
Richard L. Woods	....	driver: New Mexico (as Richard Woods)
Lance Leis	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
David Ackerman	....	assistant chef
Reno Antoniades	....	production legal: Lee & Thompson
Francisco Arredonde	....	set intern: New Mexico
Magi Berciano	....	production legal: Rosen Law Group
Lisa Berry	....	animal handler: New Mexico
Randy Bilski	....	craft service
Clem Blakemore	....	assistant: Mr. Winterbottom & Mr. Eaton
Lilly Bright	....	representative: Curiously Bright
Gregory Brindley	....	location intern
Kayce Brown	....	assistant: Ms. Hudson
Keith Bryant	....	laboratory contact
Chet Burns	....	set intern
Michael Burress	....	media
Samuel Calvin	....	set intern
Jacqueline Curley	....	office production assistant
Dave Dorn	....	craft service: New Mexico
Megan Douglas	....	set intern
Payton Dunham	....	location manager
Sean Patrick Eaton	....	assistant location manager
Janie Elliott	....	production coordinator: New Mexico
Andreas Emanuelsson	....	assistant: Bob Film
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Brian James Fitzpatrick	....	key set production assistant (as Brian Fitzpatrick)
Cheyenne Fletcher	....	representative: Indion Entertainment Group
Jonathan Fong	....	production executive: Muse
Sean Fonseca	....	office production assistant: New Mexico
Nathan Gardocki	....	set production assistant
Andrew Georgiou	....	accountant: Revolution Films
Manny Gonzales	....	chef: New Mexico
Christopher Gordon	....	assistant: Mr. Affleck
Eddie Gray	....	location intern
Julie Gresham	....	representative: Indion Entertainment Group
Bruce Haase	....	set intern (as Bruce A. Haase)
Nathan Helm	....	set production assistant: New Mexico (as Nate Helm)
Chris Howe	....	office manager: Muse
David Hunter	....	assistant chef: New Mexico
Josh Hyams	....	head of development: Revolution Films
Yousef Kazemi	....	production intern
Barry Lacina	....	location production assistant
Guillermo Lozano	....	security: Ms. Alba
Bethany Magley	....	location intern
Clark McCutchen	....	additional legal services
Jake McKenzie	....	set intern
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Sophie Neave	....	assistant: Mr Eaton and Mr Winterbottom, Revolution Films
Daniel Norton	....	chef
Joey Padilla	....	set intern: New Mexico
Tiffany Patterson	....	set production assistant: New Mexico
Alyx Picard	....	production intern
Kate Poss	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Ramirez	....	production coordinator
Pepper Reed	....	payroll clerk
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production legal: Rosen Law Group
Molly Routt	....	set intern
Walter Royall	....	payroll accountant
Spenser Sakurai	....	production intern
Aimee Schaefer	....	set production assistant: New Mexico (as Aimee Schaeffer)
Bradford L. Schlei	....	president: Stone Canyon
Kent Shelton	....	armorer
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant (as Lisa Shillingburg)
Gabe Simpson	....	set production assistant
Jonathon Slator	....	location manager: New Mexico (as Jonathan Slator)
Brett Stahl	....	assistant chef
Matthew Stratton	....	armorer (as Matthew T. Stratton)
Blake Sullivan	....	assistant: Ms. Hudson
Andi Taylor	....	production secretary: New Mexico
Sherry Thomas	....	representative: Indion Entertainment Group
Michael Vasquez	....	set intern: New Mexico
Jason Wetter	....	location production assistant
Jason Wetter	....	location production assistant: New Mexico
Beth Wickman	....	production intern
Helena Wyss	....	set medic: New Mexico
Tyler Chou Young	....	production legal: Rosen Law Group
Jeffrey Colbert	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Tiffany Grant	....	assistant: Simon Baker (uncredited)
Jason Gwynn	....	production office intern (uncredited)
Marc Hall	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shanna Harrison	....	location intern (uncredited)
Jennifer Hiltwein	....	assistant armorer (uncredited)
Christina Kleehammer	....	location intern (uncredited)
Erin Sanzo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rebecca Puck Stair	....	location manager: New Mexico (uncredited)

Thanks
Jonathan Bell	....	thanks
Josie Foster	....	the producers wish to thank
Joel Hulett	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hero Entertainment (presents)
• Muse Productions (as Muse)
• Stone Canyon Entertainment (as Stone Canyon)
• Revolution Films (as Revolution)
• Curiously Bright Entertainment (in association with)
• Indion Entertainment Group
• BOB Film Sweden AB
• Film i Väst

Distributors

• Future Film (2010) (Finland) (theatrical) (2.35:1)
• Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (both cropped to 1.78:1)
• CInema Hotel Corporation (CHC) (2010) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Frenetic Films (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2010) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2010) (Slovakia) (all media)
• MPI Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MPI Media Group (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mars Distribution (2010) (France) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paris Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Radiovision (2010) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Sungwon I Com (2010) (South Korea) (all media)
• Teleview International (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Top Films (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• TriPictures (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Umut Sanat (2010) (Turkey) (all media)
• Village Films (2010) (Greece) (all media)

Other Companies

• AGM Productions  French dubbing
• Alterian  prosthetic design and manufacturing
• Angel Studios  music mixed at
• Angel Studios  music recorded at
• C.M. Meiers Company  insurance (as CM Meiers)
• Camera Service Center  cameras
• Central Station Technicolour  title design (as Central Station)
• DNA Music  score coordination
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Fuji Motion Picture Film  film (as Fuji Motion Picture)
• Location Gourmet  catering
• London Metropolitan Orchestra  orchestra
• Media Services  payroll
• PES Payroll  extras payroll
• Panavision Dallas  lighting
• Philly Picture Cars  picture cars
• Reel Chefs Catering  catering: New Mexico
• Rosen Law Group  production legal
• Rushes Post Production  telecine (as Rushes)
• Technicolor Creative Services  post-production
• Technicolor  release printing
• Western Costume Company  the producers wish to thank

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing brutal violence, aberrant sexual content and some graphic nudity

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Sweden | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:III | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | USA:R (certificate #45851) | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | Japan:R15+ | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:18 | France:-12 (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Cattlemen's Steakhouse, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Hero Entertainment

Trivia:

As previously mentioned above, Andrew Dominik was set to direct, and had Tom Cruise lined up to play Lou Ford. When Cruise dropped out, Dominik left the project - he felt he needed a big star actor to carry such a complex and disturbing film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene when he burns the drunks hand, red and blue modern-style police lights can be seen flashing in the distance, probably from blocking traffic during filming.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sheriff Bob Maples:Name of Joyce Lakeland. Lives about four or five miles out on Derrick Road past the old Branch place.
Lou Ford:Oh, I know the old Branch place. She a hustling lady, Bob?
Sheriff Bob Maples:Well, I guess so, but she's - she's been pretty decent about it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Knight and Day/I Am Love/The Killer Inside Me (#2.22)" (2010)

Police story developing dark sides of a personality as sadist and killer

This intriguing film well screen-written by Jim Curran and based on a novel by expert Jim Thompson , it deals with Lou Ford (Casey Affleck , Ben Affleck's brother) who is a mild-mannered sheriff's deputy in an Oklahoma oil town in the mid 1950's . He is a West Texas deputy sheriff who is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer . His chief (Ned Beatty) sends him to roust a whore named Joyce Lakeland (Jessica Alba) living in a rural house. It results to be a very unexpected and strong meeting which leads to them falling in love with each other and initiating a peculiar sadomasochistic relationship . As Lou falls for her and have daily sex for the next few weeks . She's devoted to him and becomes his pawn in a vengeance scheme she believes is to shakedown the son of Chester Conway, the town's rich king of construction whose wealthy son (Jay Ferguson) has relations to Joyce. Lou has a diverse project , continue his life with his girlfriend named Amy Stanton (Kate Hudson , Goldie Hawn's daughter) , however the bodies pile up as killing leads to killing . And the fact he's a sadist, a psychopath, a murderer . The district attorney (Simon Baker) suspects Lou but Lou stays easy.

This noir film based on the novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson contains thrills , suspense, intrigue , plot twists and lots of sadism and masochism with slapping , punches and hitting .The picture is developed on its first part in slow-moving , for that reason is a bit boring however later on starts the action and suspense and when the movie is more entertaining until a surprising final .Good performance by Casey Affleck as cool policeman who acts beneath a mask of revenge and undertakes a criminal spree as well as Kate Hudson playing his faithful girlfriend . Large support cast formed by prestigious secondaries as Elias Koteas as trade unionist , Tom Bower as deputy , Ned Beatty as boss , Bill Pulman as advocate and Brent Briscoe as bum. The movie is a bit violent and disagreeable but happens various cruel murders . Evocative and colorful cinematography by Marcel Zyskind , Winterbotton's usual . Very good musical score plenty of songs from the 50s . The motion picture is professionally directed by Michael Witterbotton who has realized all kind of genres, thus : Drama (Wonderland), costumer (Jude) , warlike (welcome to Sarajevo), Western (the claim), musical comedy (24 hours party) , documentary fiction (In this world), erotic(9 songs) , even sci-fi(code 46) and noir cinema (The killer inside me). Rating : Good though unpleasant film . Well worth watching