The Clovehitch Killer

IFC Midnight | Release Date: November 16, 2018

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Ratings

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Lambo442Nov 20, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is pretty well made, with solid acting and a decent, hard-hitting plot. It's very humorous in parts too and could almost be a black comedy. Best line comes when the kids father confronts him about his son breaking into his underground burial site and discovering a stash of his victim's belongings - 'son, now going in there was just plain disrespectful.' So torturing and murdering people isn't? There's something very funny about this kid discovering his Bible Belt father is a murdering psychopath and trying to act normal around him. Son, let's go camping, just me and you? Nooooooo. Even better as you're not sure if his father knows he's found him out. Ok so its all going along nicely, with tense scene after tense scene, but the film gets let down by the ending. Instead of call the police when he's caught his dad in the act he decides to stage his dad's suicide, to save his families embarrassment...come on...firstly, he never would have pulled that off without the cops catching on, and secondly, the little bas!*rd deny's all the victims families the chance to find out who killed their loved ones. I thought he's supposed to be a good kid. But the final great joke comes when his wife implies that her husband killed himself because he couldn't get hard for her anymore. Earlier in the film there's a scene where he fails to perform, obviously because she's not bound and gagged. She comforts him after he tells her 'I'm just getting old.' So funny that she thinks he blew his brains out over that, thanks to her son and his staged murder. This really is an entertaining film.… Expand

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Delpiero23Nov 26, 2018

Really good movie, one of the best for me this year. It´s a different kind of thriller and you should watch.

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CritsNov 29, 2018

It looks simple. It does not exactly abide by the conventional rules of suspense. It lets the cat of the plot out of the bag early on. But, hey, it is a different kind of thriller with a psychological edge. The difference is, we know whatIt looks simple. It does not exactly abide by the conventional rules of suspense. It lets the cat of the plot out of the bag early on. But, hey, it is a different kind of thriller with a psychological edge. The difference is, we know what happened, but we do not see what happened until later, when the plot makes a loop back to the event by taking us backwards through time from a different point of view. And that is the suspense we get. The narrative is certainly not a cliche, and that's what makes it different.… Expand

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qbaseMar 16, 2019

Το The Clovehitch Killer είναι μια απλή ταινία, βραδείας καύσεως, σε κάποια σημεία της οποίας εναλλάσσεται η οπτική γωνία του πρωταγωνιστικού προσώπου, αλλά πέρα από αυτό το τέχνασμα, αφηγείται μια απλή, λιτή ιστορία αναδεικνύοντάς την πέραΤο The Clovehitch Killer είναι μια απλή ταινία, βραδείας καύσεως, σε κάποια σημεία της οποίας εναλλάσσεται η οπτική γωνία του πρωταγωνιστικού προσώπου, αλλά πέρα από αυτό το τέχνασμα, αφηγείται μια απλή, λιτή ιστορία αναδεικνύοντάς την πέρα από κάθε προσδοκία σε ό,τι αφορά τα τεχνικά μέρη.
Μια ιστορία, ικανή να σε ρουφήξει στον κόσμο της από τα πρώτα κιόλας πλάνα, σε σημείο που να ξεχάσεις τη λιτότητά της.
Το βασικό μειονέκτημα που εντόπισα, έχει να κάνει με το είδος της. Όταν λέμε «ψυχολογικό θρίλερ», περιμένουμε συνήθως να δούμε κάποιες σκηνές με σασπένς. Δεν υπάρχει όμως πολύ σασπένς στο συγκεκριμένο έργο.
Ωστόσο πρόκειται για μια άρτια δουλειά, πάνω σε μια ιδέα που δεν εντυπωσιάζει εκ πρώτης όψεως. Από αυτή την άποψη, πετυχαίνει τον στόχο της.… Expand

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Agustus_RxSep 3, 2022

Be forewarned - this is more a coming of age type movie than it is a mystery/serial killer suspense flick. Looking at the movie in that context you’re able to forgive a lot of the clumsy and early give aways as to who the killer is.

It’sBe forewarned - this is more a coming of age type movie than it is a mystery/serial killer suspense flick. Looking at the movie in that context you’re able to forgive a lot of the clumsy and early give aways as to who the killer is.

It’s more a story about accepting what you cannot believe and taking on incredible responsibility.

This movie is awesome. Heartily recommend.… Expand

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