Cult Killer Explained

Cult Killer
Director:Jon Keeyes
Cinematography:Austin F. Schmidt
Editing:R. J. Cooper
Distributor:Saban Films
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$36,355[1]

Cult Killer is a 2024 American crime thriller film directed by Jon Keeyes and written by Charles Burnley, starring Alice Eve and Antonio Banderas.

Premise

In order to discover the killer of her mentor, a young investigator forms an alliance with a serial killer.[2]

Cast

Production

Written by Charles Burnley, it is directed by Jon Keeyes. The film originally had the working title The Last Girl. The film is produced by Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Michael J. Rothstein for Yale, as well as Richard Bolger and Conor Barry from Hail Mary Pictures, and Richard Clabaugh.[3]

Casting

Alice Eve, Shelley Hennig and Antonio Banderas joined the cast in June 2022.[4]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Ireland and was completed in September 2022.[5]

Release

The film was released in the United States on January 19, 2024.[6]

Critical response

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Julian Roman of MovieWeb gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote; Cult Killer is fervently gripping and even impressively appalling despite a major flaw. There's little backbone to flimsy investigative elements.[8]

Giving the film a rating of 1.5 out of 4 Roger Moore of Movie Nation is unsatisfied and he wrote; A most peculiar Irish spree-killer thriller about the trauma of abuse, the monstrous sins of the super rich and some bizarre quirks of the Irish criminal justice system that one suspects are just clumsy inventions of the screenwriter.[9]

Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film a rating of 6 out of 10 and wrote; Thespian commitment is much better than the B-movie deserves at times, and it’s a good reason to stick with “Cult Killer,” which is absolutely disturbing, but kept in play by interesting acting.[10]

Notes and References

  1. 21151212 . Cult Killer (2024) . Box Office Mojo . June 27, 2024.
  2. Web site: Antonio Banderas To Star In New Thriller The Last Girl. Screen Rant. 20 December 2023. Xavier. Leblanc. 28 June 2022.
  3. Web site: 'The Last Girl' Casts Antonio Banderas, Alice Eve, and Shelley Hennig in Horror Thriller. Collider. 20 December 2023. Britta. Devore. 27 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Deadline Hollywood. 20 December 2023. Alice Eve, Shelley Hennig & Antonio Banderas To Star In Jon Keeyes' Thriller 'The Last Girl' For Yale Entertainment. Matt. Grobar. June 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: Alice Eve, Shelley Hennig & Antonio Banderas Thriller 'The Last Girl' Gets Worldwide Deal. Deadline Hollywood. 20 December 2023. Andreas. Wiseman. September 8, 2022.
  6. Web site: Antonio Banderas and Alice Eve Hunt the 'Cult Killer' in the Grisly New Trailer [Exclusive]]. Collider. 20 December 2023. 20 December 2023. Ryan. O'Rourke.
  7. Web site: Cult Killer . . . November 23, 2024.
  8. Web site: Roman . Julian . Cult Killer Review: Alice Eve's Tough as Nails in a Truly Disturbing Thriller . . January 23, 2024 . August 25, 2024.
  9. Web site: Moore . Roger . Movie Review: Alice Eve’s novice Private Eye hunts a "Cult Killer" with the help of Her Mentor, Antonio Banderas . Movie Nation . January 19, 2024 . August 25, 2024.
  10. Web site: Orndorf . Brian . Cult Killer Review . . January 17, 2024 . August 25, 2024.