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New Century of Cinema
DOWSE Guide to the
Movies
by Tony Lee editor of
Pigasus
Press
Killer Instinct
Director: David Michael Latt
92 minutes (15) Xscapade
review by Steven Hampton
With Reservoir Dogs and Nikita both cited as examples of the movie milieu
being explored or, at least, revisited here, we should rightly expect big things of
this hardcore but rather tawdry robbery, revenge and murder thriller. And, sure enough,
director David Michael Latt does a creditable emulation of Fincher's enigmatic Se7en
(sans the star performances), and stylistically mimics the jagged cutting, harsh
lighting and grimly violent rattrap context of Tetsuo. Much loud screaming and
vivid arterial spray ensues in cold dark rooms, as the cast of unknowns sort out their
mutual animosities with guns, knives and a warehouse full of blunt instruments. An
unhappy and unpleasant ending goes without saying. Patience is essential, and some
dutiful (filling-in-the-plot-holes) self-assembly required.
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