The Killing Jar (2010)

0% of critics liked it
(7 reviews)
42% of users liked it
(356 ratings)

A dangerous psycho meets his match when he takes over an isolated roadside diner, and begins methodically dispatching the staff and patrons. Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo, and Harold Perrineau star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Mark Young
Written By: Mark Young
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Mar 19, 2010 Wide
On DVD: Feb 22, 2011
Studio: Image Entertianment

Critic Reviews

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Strains to wring tension from a tired premise and an airless script.
Tom Long, Detroit News
There's little fun involved, for either the audience or the diner patrons.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
What dribbles out is a series of repetitive, dull, clichéd showdowns until most of the cast is gruesomely dispatched and the twist-that-isn't-a-twist is revealed.
Andrew Barker, Variety
A spectacularly boring chamber thriller.
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
The film has no pulse and feels interminable, with its stilted dialogue, static staging, and usually fine actors who are horrendous here.
Brian Tallerico, Movie Retriever
Thrillers that rely on tension-building within a small group of characters are harder to pull off than aspiring filmmakers may have been led to believe. Look no further than The Killing Jar for proof.
Aaron Hillis, Time Out New York
Mark Young's bargain-basement thriller is as witless as the captor's motive; to paraphrase another well-dressed Madsen psycho, this little doggie barks, but it has no bite.

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One really brutally wicked simple isolated thriller where the elimination process really plays a sticky part in keeping you riveted to the screen. What started out as a simple quiet evening in a roadside diner between some folks turned out to be a massacre that is orchestrated by one… More
One really brutally wicked simple isolated thriller where the elimination process really plays a sticky part in keeping you riveted to the screen. What started out as a simple quiet evening in a roadside diner between some folks turned out to be a massacre that is orchestrated by one man. Jimmy (Danny Trejo) and his waitress Noreen (Amber Benson) have just decided to close up the kitchen, when they heard on the radio that a homicidal maniac has just eliminated a family of innocent folks. Shortly after that broadcast was made a suspicious looking truck driver named Doe (Michael Madsen) walks in and makes demands for service. After being singled out and made everyone edgy by his hostile behavior...he leaves..but brings back a world of hurt and fury that was so unimaginable. See this really wicked and shocking tale as it unfolds in front of your eyes. You will never view a diner the same way ever again.
Jacob P

An interesting movie, just not part of the horror genre.