W Delta Z (The Killing Gene)

W Delta Z (The Killing Gene) (2006)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 68% want to see it
    (1,667 ratings)

A seasoned gangland detective who always plays by the rules finds his integrity put to the ultimate test after he and his partner are drawn into a sadistic game of death. Ask any officer on the force about Detective Eddie Argo (Stellan Skarsgard), and odds are good they'll tell you he's one… More

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Mystery & Suspense, Horror
Vertigo Films

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    The performances are intense and Morton Søborg's gritty, atmospheric cinematography recalls '70s crime movies such as 'The French Connection'. Sadly, the tonally uneven 'WAZ' cannot quite match their piercing intelligence.

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    All in all, this is a nicely robust DVD for a damn fine little horror/thriller, depending on how loose your definition of either genre is. Truly good stuff!

  • Lucius Gore, ESplatter

    'The Killing Gene' feels like a film that was trying to be something else -- maybe a dark and bloody episode of 'The Wire.'

  • Nigel Andrews, Financial Times

    Think of Saw and multiply it by Seven.

  • David Gritten, Daily Telegraph

    A little too close to torture-porn for most tastes, but debutant director Tom Shankland shows promise.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lady D


    My predicted rating: 3 This plot could easily have been made into a gritty Thriller, or a very suspenseful Horror, instead it came across as a cheap version of an otherwise potentially good film. The acting started off pretty poor and got better in parts. The Brit Actors were… More

  • Mark W


    This film has, deceivingly, been pitched as "Saw" by way of "Se7en". Firstly, it doesn't have the originality of the first "Saw" installment and secondly, it is by no means, anywhere near as good as "Se7en". New York cops Eddie Argo… More

  • Emil K


    Nothing but a bunch of cliches and predictable twists. Only thing that is slightly impressive here, is the use of HD-camera that brings certain kind of grittines in it. Otherwise this is like those crappy Saw-films, with less gore and killings in it. But this one is not without… More

  • Brian D


    ok movie on more then that. check it out if your bored

  • Marcus W


    He's a grizzled, veteran detective. She's a rookie getting her first taste of the big city. Serial killer turns up with ties to a case in his past. It wants to be the next Se7en (by way of Saw), but is a very long way away from it's goal. It's also crap.

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