Shel seems to have solid military contacts and aids in getting weapons for Jay. She knows what went down in Kiev and she waits patiently for 8 months for Jay to pick up his next hit. We are shown her crying and talking to someone in Swedish. If anyone knows Swedish and could throw some light on that conversation, please do drop a comment.
But then, they do seem to be in love and are loving parents to their son Sam. Sam is the 7-year-old son of Shel and Jay. He seems to be a happy kid who enjoys being told bedtime stories by his dad. Gal is also a former soldier and a very good friend of Jay. He too is a hitman, and Jay and he make a team. Gal has got a new assignment recently and has told Shel about it. This explains why Shel has been more persistent about Jay not doing any work. Jay tells Gal to not do that.
Gal makes a funny comment about the chain of command — that Shel is in charge. Well, this could be just a quick husband and wife joke or Shel is actually higher ranking. Gal talks about this at the dinner party where Shel has invited him and his new girlfriend, Fiona. Fiona claims to be someone who works as Human Resources.
During the dinner, Jay gets super pissed for being taunted by Shel for not picking up work. He wrecks the dinner table and heads to the basement. Gal puts Sam to bed and has a word with Jay and convinces him to take up the new assignment. Jay agrees. Fiona and Shel make acquaintance. Shel and Jay patch up and the four of them proceed to have a lovely evening.
Fiona goes to the bathroom and makes a marking on the back of the mirror. This is the symbol of the cult which means this family is now marked. Gal and Fiona leave. Next day Jay and Shel find a dead rabbit in their lawn.
They think their cat has dragged it in. Jay and Gal go to meet their client. The Client is the dude with blond hair. This is not a 3-people hit job that he has for Jay and Gal. While it looks like a blood pact we can classify this as part of the cult ritual. The Client also knows about the Kiev incident. Damn, everyone knows about it except for the audience. And we will never get to know either. Jay bandages his cut and they leave back home. Jay says bye to his wife and son and he and Gal drive off on their assignment.
The Assignment is a Kill List of three people. As I mentioned before, this is not a regular hit. The three men are each part of the cult. The first one on their list is a priest. This Priest is the first of the kills. Jay and Gal check-in to a hotel. He calls Shel and tells her that stuff like this draws attention to him. Jay has anger issues. Hitmen usually play it quiet and not pick a fight a night before the kill. Anywho, the next day, they track down The Priest and wait for him at his place.
The Priest sees Jay. Jay shoots him in the head. They get rid of the body, burn it. Back in the hotel, Jay talks to Shel. She tells him that Sam is having nightmares about the cat. Shel also mentions that Fiona came with a gift for Sam.
Shel admits to initially not liking Fiona but now not minding the company. Jay seems to have a moment by the window where he sees Fiona on the road waving out to him, he waves back.
Now, this could be a dream or it could state that Fiona has some supernatural powers of control. Next day, Gal also mentions that Fiona did some weird shit to him during sex. That after, he had to shave his pubes. They head to observe their next target, The Librarian.
The Librarian seems to be a shady guy who distributes child pornography. Jay and Gal break into his lock-up and find this out. Jay is furious. They head to The Librarians place.
They beat the crap out of him to give up the name and location of the porn production. Gal asks and finds out that The Librarian keeps his money upstairs. But I guess what I'm trying to do is use realist camerawork and realist performances to give more weight to the drama within the piece, using a psychology that people understand. Which all makes the film sound somewhat worthy. By the end, though, Kill List is anything but a socio-realist polemic.
Did you see the ending of Jaws coming? Did you know the shark would die? Do you get a special badge for that? That's not the point.
Instead, Wheatley insists that the film should be open to interpretation. Or you can read it that he's just fucking nuts. Which isn't really satisfying, I know! But we decided to leave it open.
Not everything has to be explained. Some things are inexplicable, and the mystery is much more interesting than the reality. I think that's the case with this. Fittingly, the experience will end, for those brave enough to see it, with that peculiar symbol.
And the fact that you see it again at the end, for me, makes the movie into kind of like a curse. That's why there's no happy music at the end, there's no closure. Damon Wise. What at first seems like a post-Iraq gangster movie becomes a bizarre genre mash-up. Kill List star Neil Maskell. Reuse this content.
There are hints along the way, but nothing is too clear or spoon-fed. For many, the ending is a dealbreaker or seals the deal. I loved this movie already before the final act, but there's no denying how powerful the ending is. Also, I'd like to say that there's so much quality in this movie that I really don't think the somewhat open ending is a product of lazy writing. I think it's the product of careful, genuinely good filmmaking. The acting is phenomenal. Damn you Brits, you really sometimes surprise me.
The characters feel like real people. Handling of music, cinematography, editing This might look like a cheap, unambitious film at first, but I really think it's quite the opposite.
This is, in my mind, an intelligent film. Not a slasher, but an intelligent, shocking story. This is a hard movie. Hard to watch because of the brutality, hard to totally comprehend because of the ambiguity. But it got me. I was thrilled all the way to the end. Possibly the most disturbing movie I've seen in years, and I've seen a lot of questionable stuff. I don't remember having such an emotional response to a movie for a long, long time.
I don't know if I'm going to see it again, because it really disturbed me so much. But I know this: I was captivated, thoroughly at the mercy of this movie, and it didn't let me go. If you like weird thrillers, check this one out. There's some serious quality and effort here. Tehmeh Aug 27, Details Edit.
Release date September 2, United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Official site. English Swedish. Warp X Rook Films. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 35 minutes.
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