‘Kill Me’ Review: Charlie Day and Allison Williams in a Mental Health Murder Mystery That’s More Bruising Than Satisfying
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After waking up from a suicide attempt he can't remember making, a man sets out to solve his own would-be murder in Peter Warren's directorial debut, premiering at SXSW.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Speaking to the very cops he’d called to report that someone’s tried to kill him, Jimmy ( Charlie Day ) suddenly grows panicked. He wants to plead the fifth; he wants to call a lawyer; he’s terrified they’re accusing him of “attempted self-murder.” The police, understandably, are baffled. The normal term for that is “suicide,” and in any case it’s not anything they’d arrest him for. But Jimmy’s choice of wording is the key to Peter Warren’s directorial debut Kill Me , premiering at SXSW. Kill Me The Bottom Line Dark and twisty. Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Spotlight) Cast: Charlie Day, Allison Williams, Giancarlo Esposito, Aya Cash, Jessica Harper, David Krumholtz, Tony Cavalero Director-screenwriter: Peter Warren 1 hour 45 minutes To the rest of the world, it may seem obvious that Jimmy cut his own wrists. Jimmy, however, can only understand what’s happened to him as a potential murder, even if it means eventually, reluctantly acknowledging himself as a suspect. Related Stories Movies 'Wishful Thinking' Review: Maya Hawke and Lewis Pullman Conjure Fireworks in a Sharp and Playful High-Concept Romance Movies 'I Love Boosters' Review: Keke Palmer and Demi Moore in Boots Riley's Blisteringly Funny, Joyfully Rousing Anti-Capitalist Satire It’s intriguing framing for what could otherwise have been a bleakly earnest drama, conceptualizing depression as an assassin more lethal than any serial killer and one’s own psychology as a mystery more unsolvable than any cold case — with a bracingly morbid sense of humor, to boot. If its exploration of these ideas is ultimately too incomplete to feel fully satisfying, its performances are strong enough to draw attention throughout. In fairness to everyone who’s not Jimmy, the evidence against him s...
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