The Killer Inside Me (Winterbottom): Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba
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The Killer Inside Me (Winterbottom): Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba
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I'm extremely ambivalent about this one. The Thompson book is a seriously twisted cult classic, and while I have some faith in Casey Affleck, I doubt Alba has the requisite chops. Cue drooling smiley in response to the sentence "Alba plays a prostitute".
Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba are teaming with director Michael Winterbottom for "The Killer Inside Me," an adaptation of a novel from noir author Jim Thompson.
The story follows a West Texas sheriff (Affleck) and his downward spiral from a boring small-town cop into a ruthless, sociopathic murderer. Alba plays a prostitute.
The story follows a West Texas sheriff (Affleck) and his downward spiral from a boring small-town cop into a ruthless, sociopathic murderer. Alba plays a prostitute.
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Alba is a movie star, of sorts. Not an accomplished actress. Movie stars and real actors are two different things at times..in her case she's not accomplished as an actor.
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My great grandfather wrote this book. We've been in development hell for about ten years on this, excited to see it's finally on it's way. Go see the Grifters and the Getaway to get a sense of Thompson's stories.
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Actually the 76 film was terrible altho Keach wasn't a bad casting choice. I like Affleck but he seems a bad fit for this role. Needs to be someone more like a yoing Warren Oates or Tommy Lee Jones.
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Elias Koteas joins the cast.
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Elias Koteas joins the cast.
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