THE KILLING JAR is a fun, violent little B-movie thriller with a strong cast and interesting story. It reminded me a lot of Tarantino's most recent movie, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, albeit with a contemporary setting. I have to say that it's a lot better than the Tarantino movie. The setting is a typical roadside diner, where a number of patrons and staff are assembled before the mysterious and murderous Michael Madsen shows up and starts killing people. There's a mystery back story and lots of murk surrounding the character intentions to keep this moving along, plus plenty of graphic violence of the kind you'd expect in a horror movie. Aside from the solidly reliable Madsen, Jake Busey and Danny Trejo have memorable smaller roles and Amber Benson holds everything together nicely as the ordinary waitress caught up in a nightmare.
Review of The Killing Jar
