Nick Clement dives into the latest David Fincher project as he brings us his thoughts on the brand new 2023 movie with his The Killer review.

Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he’s losing his mind, if not his cool.
I’ve watched the exquisite David Fincher-Andrew Kevin Walker team-up, The Killer, three times in the last three days. I haven’t done that with a new movie in a long time.
It’s easy to do since it’s a Netflix Original, but when a movie comes along and smacks you in the face as hard as this one does, you have to sit up and pay respect to the brilliant team who put the piece together. 
From frame one, I was beyond engrossed in this ultra-icy and thoroughly cinematic world that’s been created, from Erik Messerschmidt’s pristine visuals, to the darkly hilarious voice-over that rings true in so many universal ways while directly applying to the act of killing other human beings. 
The film is absolutely a blunt and lethal metaphor for the filmmaking process, with so many direct parallels to the idiocies of how the business is run, to how someone must mentally operate in order to succeed. 
 
The creative team recalls classic cinema (Le Samourai, Hitchcock in general) while allowing for modern wit to creep in along the edges (those aliases – ha!), and the piece is anchored by the magnetic Michael Fassbender, who has cornered the market when it comes to poisoned souls who have very little chance at redemption (also see: Shame, The Counselor, Alien: Covenant, and 12 Years a Slave.) 
Fincher’s surgical directorial style is entirely appropriate, with his stylish framings carrying of a level of pictorial precision which is superbly backed up by Kirk Baxter’s razor-sharp editing and the moody score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. 
This is a film buff’s movie while still being accessible for casual viewers who are down to take a walk on the nasty side of life. Oh, it’s also got one of the best fight sequences in recent memory.
An absolute powerhouse, an absolute must-watch. Just exquisite. 
The Killer is now available to watch on Netflix!
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The Killer review by Nick Clement

Our Rating

Summary
Directed with a surgical precision this is a film buff’s movie while still being accessible for casual viewers who are down to take a walk on the nasty side of life.