After three years of absence, David Fincher returns with a new feature film on Netflix, the privileged partner of the famous director who signed an exclusive contract with the platform.
A long-running project, The Killer is a psychological thriller adapted from a comic book series The killer Frenchman Alexis Nolent (Matz), on the screenplay and Luc Giacammoni, on the illustrations.
Expected on November 10 on the platform, The Killer is a six-part thriller that immerses us in the psyche of a killer. After a contract that goes wrong, the latter finds himself at odds with his clients—and himself—while hunting the planet. But as he likes to repeat, it’s nothing personal…
The cast includes Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton, as well as Charles Parnell (Top Gun: Maverick), Arles Howard (Full Metal Jacket) and Sophie Charlotte (Dark Days).
For this highly anticipated new thriller, some of which was filmed in Paris, David Fincher reunites with Andrew Kevin Walker, who wrote the script for Seven.
The first reviews of the killer
Prior to its release on the streaming service, The Killer was previewed at the 80th Venice Film Festival, the festival where it is in official competition. Due to the writers’ and actors’ strike, David Fincher was the only one in Venice to present his new film this Sunday, September 3rd.
The director was treated to standing ovations and applause for 7 minutes, which made him somewhat nervous, as evidenced by the video below. The filmmaker even tried to leave the screening room during the applause.
The initial response to The Killers from the press and festival goers has been quite positive, with rave reviews for some and more measured or even reluctant reviews for others. At the moment, David Fincher’s thriller is more than rightly rated, as it has a score of 73/100 on Metacritic and 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“If you’ve ever wondered what a David Fincher-style James Bond film might look like, this could be it.” – The whole movie
“There’s a fine line between introspection and self-parody, and The Killer comes dangerously close to crossing it more than once.” – vulnerability
“Let’s say the killer walks everywhere and has no moral conscience, which might turn some viewers off. The pose is agnostic and unfettered by fear of a punishing deity or the higher moral goals of its protagonist.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“A murderer is an experiment in economics, the results of which are less than the effort expended. Calculating efficiency is all well and good, but it takes at least a lifetime to understand the meaning of this murder.” – Vanity Fair
“David Fincher’s Murderer happily and openly welcomes comparisons to the director’s earlier filmography. But it’s really surprising that this chilling murder drama feels more like a spin-off of The Social Network than anything else.” – TheWrap
“Fincher seems to be having a lot of fun with The Killer. Although he takes it seriously as an action piece, there’s nothing serious about it.” – time
“We come away from The Killer with the impression that we’ve missed its theme, without being bored. It’s as if the fact of devoting the film to a killer without a history, without a past, without real connections, or ultimately a stray bullet.” – Paris match
“More satirical than ever, David Fincher revisits the cinematic archetype of a man returning to his first love. And invents a new ‘killer’ in his pantheon, in a deceptively cool film with an air of political commentary.” three colors
“David Fincher’s new Netflix film is a philosopher-killer thriller – a meeting between Samurai and Fight Club. Chopped, Chopped, Squared, an absolutely brilliant Saturday night thriller designed to be the most enjoyable. Let’s face it – well: Fincher-like fun, That is, cerebral, twisted and slow burning.” – Პirveli
“Whatever the excuse, as long as we have the kind of clinical and class efficiency that film noir dares to travel in its own way down uncharted paths and sometimes even run mechanically – a good fight sequence in a Florida house, each part of which ends. Redecorated like a puzzle.” – Telerama
The Killer will be available on Netflix on November 10th.
Source: Allocine
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