Menacing New Poster For 'The Killer Inside Me'

IFC Films picked up the controversial new Michael Winterbottom film, The Killer Inside Me, at Sundance. It's based on the graphic Jim Thompson novel (not a Jim Thompson graphic novel), and stars the Alba, the Hudson, and Casey Affleck, featured here in a brand new poster from Kinpoisk (by way of IMP Awards):
Click to see the entire poster Sex, violence, it's all there, often intermingling. Not in the poster, but it's in the book and from the Sundance reaction, it's safe to say it's prominently featured in the film as well. I'm curious to see what IFC does with this one. The appeal is probably limited, but not as much as Antichrist, which the company acquired after Cannes last May. That film didn't enjoy a lot of financial success in theaters and also had what appeared to be a less-than-well-oiled VOD campaign, too. Hopefully, the name recognition of the stars can lead to better exposure for The Killer Inside Me. IFC hopes to put it in theaters (and presumably VOD) at the tail end of the summer.

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Sorry I didn't get a chance to write a review. I saw this at Sundance. It is like American Psycho meets LA Confidential meets Green Acres. Disturbing, controversial....yet, cinematic, well acted (minus Alba, but come on, she serves her purpose) and Winterbottom can direct a movie. If you can stomach this movie, it is a must see. However, the violence is very difficult to watch.