Killer Joe

Actors:  Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon
Rating:  8 out of 10, This has to be the blackest of comedies but it is so funny.  It explores the total lack of morality of a family of Texas trailer trash who couldn’t screw a light bulb in without detailed instructions (scarily - I’ve met people like this).  Into this swirling vortex of imbecility strides Killer Joe, nailed by McConaughey, who proceeds to play the group like a violin and creates possibly the most famous piece of fried chicken in movie history.  Church as the father of a very shallow gene pool has some of the best lines in the movie and is convincingly clueless. Juno Temple shines as a lost soul of light which the forces of darkness compete for.  Everybody in the cast is spot on which must have been very difficult for some of these actors to pull off because of the depraved nature of the characters.  I really liked the ending which could lead to any number of possibilities.  A really “smart” movie despite the best efforts of the idiotic characters who consume it – really crisp (and not just the chicken).
MVP:  McConaughey is so good as Killer Joe Cooper