Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

kincaid-5 I stuck with this film because I'm a fan of several actors, and the atmosphere and performances are strong. But I had to watch it several times before I knew for sure who was doing what, which is not good story-telling. The key point, which too many people miss, is that there are two completely separate cases here. Inside Texas City, two pimps have murdered one of their girls, and Souder wants to concentrate on busting them. Outside TC, in the county, there is a serial killer, and Souder wants nothing to do with that case. Partly he worries that his partner Heigh will get too involved emotionally, partly he would have to work with his ex-wife, but mostly -- like most people in the area -- he regards the Killing Fields as a place of all-consuming chaos and evil, best left absolutely alone. ("Your god don't come here.") If you look at the dates on the photos on Heigh's map, it's clear that this can't all be the work of one killer; a lot of them died before Rhino was born. The main narrative line is about how Souder is dragged unwillingly into the hunt for the serial killer, by his antipathy for Rhino and his loyalty to Heigh, who simply refuses to let go. (It also lets him heal a bit about his relationship with Pam.) The film had a lot going for it, but it's a shame that the story-telling was allowed to get so muddled that many viewers couldn't follow it.

a_baron A film about the hunt for a serial killer might well be implausible, but to be both implausible and boring is a tall order; "Texas Killing Fields" succeeds magnificently on both counts, even though there is a chase with a shoot out, a climax of sorts, and a couple of other worthy scenes.This is said to be based on a true story; it isn't, except in a very, very general sense. Is there one serial killer or two, or maybe more? We never really find out, although we know who is the main man.This is a modern film noir although with subdued colours rather than in black and white. Its implausibilities include a team of basically two detectives being used to track down a man who obviously has more than the blood of one victim on his hands. Yes, there are other officers and technicians involved, but major murder investigations have never been run like this, certainly not in the lifetime of anyone reading this review.

Rickting Do you know actually anyone who's seen Texas Killing Fields? Exactly. This low profile American thriller is a generic crime story about 2 detectives solving unsolved murders in the Texas killing fields. The film is directed by Ami Canaan Mann, who is the daughter of Michael Mann. This is a mixed bag; perfectly competent but blatantly flawed. TKF has a surprisingly good cast but they're underused. Sam Worthington gives the only remotely interesting performance I've seen from him (A blank void of an actor if I ever saw one). Jeffery Dean Morgan is good in the film, and his character is more interesting but Jessica Chastain is utterly wasted in some pointless side role. Chloe Grace Moretz gives what is probably the best performance in the movie. Ami Canaan Mann has certainly inherited her father's gift for strong cinematography, and the film is better shot than expected. It delivers on the rubbishy goods and offers a reasonably well made slideshow of formulaic crime based thrills with bleak cinematography.TKF, on the negative side, fails to create much interest in the formulaic characters or standard plot. The film simply goes the motions without giving any real depth or dimension to any of its already seen elements. In general, it's not a very interesting story and it's pretty obvious from the start that Sam Worthington and Jeffery Dean Morgan will rescue Chloe Grace Moretz from the villain. It's not a memorable film at all and very forgettable, largely thanks to its dependence on other, superior movies for ideas. With little scope or narrative complexity TKF certainly feels slight but it's a reasonably entertaining way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. Perfectly OK overall, TKF lacks much interesting content but manages to be reasonably entertaining and it is better than expected. Reviews haven't been great, but it's perfectly inoffensive and watchable.6/10

ZULFIQAR RAJA It surprises me as to how many quality films end up with poor ratings on IMDb. This leads me to think that many people who visit this site do not understand cinema. This serial killer flick based in the fields of Texas feature strong performances, tense direction and an atmosphere you could cut with a knife. There are shades of great serial killer movies like 'Seven' and 'Zodiac' but what makes this so impressive is that it has been directed by a lady. It's a hard movie which is uncompromising and successfully manages to get into the head of the viewer. There are a few scenes so brilliantly acted, I watched them again a few times. The film fuses the Texan culture into the movie and characters so well with the violence more disturbing then gruesome. This is a movie for those true admirers of cinema and not just popcorn loving buffs who are overloading themselves with too much rubbish.