Everytime I watch a movie with Casey Affleck, I can't help but notice how much he resembles his brother. Physically, at least. Contrary to Ben's style, however, Casey emits a lazy kind of persona in his acting and, unexpectedly, it comes off as brilliant.
The Killer Inside Me is a strange exploration into the mind of a normal person gone murderous. Throughout the film, Lou (Affleck) explains his killings through reasoning and compassion. While it is difficult to say whether he is making up scenarios to justify his bloodthirst or whether he really did believe these things, it is clear that his mental state is skewed. The film slowly reveals the cause of these abnormalities from his childhood, somehow morphing into a devious monster. Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson are mediocre as his love interests, but the fill the roles just perfectly for the tone of the movie. Costars Simon Baker and Ned Beatty are pretty good, but tend to play their roles fairly straight compared to Affleck. In fact, Affleck's aloof nature makes the character that much more sinister.
Overall, it was a kind of sad, kind of annoying film. Affleck's acting was pretty good, but it couldn't offset the dreary tone of the movie.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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