Some may be frustrated by the coyness of the narrative, which prefers to leave integral storytelling threads up to the viewer’s imagination, but that is all part of the fun...

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 7, 2024

Kill List is, by design, an extremely disturbing film.

| Aug 8, 2023

An element of the occult, of some sinister, unknown outside force encroaching on the narrative, driving characters closer and closer to the brink of madness.

| Original Score: A | Jul 11, 2020

Wheatley is clearly a clever craftsman, but by delving into Wicker Man territory for the film's terrifying denouement, he ends up sacrificing narrative depth for atmosphere.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 6, 2019

Surprisingly dense, difficult, and the most multi-layered thriller you might chance to see in some time, Wheatley's latest is eerie, satisfying, and full of creepy thrills.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 9, 2019

An emotional rollercoaster of a film which devastates and amuses in equal measure.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 24, 2019

Just as modern politicians convince the common person to vote against their interests, the film's cult promises a return to a past social order if all modernity is sacrificed.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 1, 2019

... really bizarre sh*t starts happening, and then continues to build at an avalanche pace through the end-which will leave you saying, "WAIT. What. Just. Happened??!??!?"

| Mar 4, 2019

Still, Kill List is well worth seeing. If it's not entirely the shocker that seems intended, it's certainly creepy, funny and startlingly lifelike for most of its running time, and that's mainly what counts.

| Original Score: B | Feb 6, 2019

Wheatley cycles through the genres as the killing spree begins, but the ambiguity that is initially its strength becomes a weakness by the end.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 6, 2018

Kill List will scar you emotionally. Do yourselves a favour and don't watch this before bed.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 30, 2018

As gross and horrific as some of the acts are, the pacing, character deterioration, story turns and sympathetic portrayals (if a hitman could ever fall into that category) make this film compelling viewing.

| Sep 18, 2017

Progresses from uncomfortable character study to subtly intense crime thriller, and ultimately to deep, dark horror.

| Aug 26, 2015

Wheatly aims for something like moral complexity by having one of the killers believe in God and the other aspire to be a good husband and father, but once the graphic violence starts, it upstages everything else.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 28, 2015

Displaying both a nasty edge and a playful sense of humor -- but thankfully, never at the same time -- Brit import Kill List is several cuts above its fellow midbudget horror brethren.

| Jan 8, 2013

When it's all over, audiences are sent reeling out of the theater with heads spinning and guts churning.

| Jan 8, 2013

Deeply edgy, gory crime film maintains perfectly calibrated tension before dropping a bombshell that will be too much for some viewers.

| Jan 8, 2013

Kill List is bravura filmmaking - an impeccable guide on how to build tension and character without sacrificing story.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 28, 2012

Kill List is a tremendous film that features a nerve shredding climax that shook me to the core, skilfully edited and cruelly turning the tables on the main characters in ways you never expected.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 24, 2012

A moody, scary, often exceptional film that tries so hard to keep the viewer at a distance that it actually succeeds too well.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10 | Aug 22, 2012