The Killing Jar 2010

Tom Long, Detroit News: There's little fun involved, for either the audience or the diner patrons. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: What dribbles out is a series of repetitive, dull, cliched showdowns until most of the cast is gruesomely dispatched and the twist-that-isn't-a-twist is revealed. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Strains to wring tension from a tired premise and an airless script. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Time Out: 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. Read more

Andrew Barker, Variety: A spectacularly boring chamber thriller. Read more

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. Read more