The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings shown in the most graphic detail imaginable), while the murderer's idealistic young defence lawyer ends up as an unwilling accessory to the judicial murder of his client.... (Full plot summary below)
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The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings shown in the most graphic detail imaginable), while the murderer's idealistic young defence lawyer ends up as an unwilling accessory to the judicial murder of his client.
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| CineVueBen NicholsonThat is Kieslowski's underlying point; that each death is a morally repugnant as the other -- and A Short Film About Killing tackles that subject with gloomy poetry and undeniable power. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumProbably the most powerful movie about the death penalty ever made. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonFar more effective in its longer version. |
| GuardianDerek MalcolmWhile it is almost impossible to conceive of Kieslowski making a bad film, in the Decalogue, and particularly in Killing, style and content were perfectly matched. |
| New York Daily NewsDave KehrDevoid of sentimentality, self-satisfaction and subconscious sexiness, A Short Film about Killing has the coolness and rigor of a mathematical proof. Yet few films have cried more passionately and articulately against the cycle of human violence. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliA Short Film About Killing is as grim as a motion picture gets, but the intelligence and insight applied to its themes will keep the viewer riveted despite the pervasive gloom. |
| New York TimesCaryn JamesThe film forces the audience to confront the most vile aspects of life, without offering enough intellectual substance to justify sitting through such brutality. |
| San Francisco ExaminerGary KamiyaOne of the most horrific films you're likely to see -- and one of the most oddly didactic. |
| Time OutTony RaynsThe depiction of violence is far removed from the usual camera choreography, and is, in consequence, truly appalling. |
| User ReviewIndalecio GDie Frage danach, was uns erlaubt ist, ist anwesend im ganzen Film. Was verhindert uns andere zu schaden? Die staatlichen Gesetze? Etwas in unserer Natur? Es ist auch interessant zu sehen, die Angst des Mensches vor dem Irreversibel, in diesem Fall, vor dem Tod. |
