Killing Zoe Review by Mitch (2 Stars)

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Starring:
Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Gary Kemp, Bruce Ramsay, Kario Salem

Directed By:
Roger Roberts Avary

Written By:
Roger Roberts Avary

Killing Zoe (1994)

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Movie Review by Mitch
August 22nd, 2006

An American vault-cracker ( Zed ) meets up with an old friend ( Eric ) in Paris. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. Zed is trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

I couldn't really see doing a in depth review of this movie. At least not the type of review I usually do. I read the production notes saying that the style of the bank was a mirror to Eric's (Jean-Hugues Anglade) decent into madness. I don't really notice these types of things. All I see is if I enjoyed a movie or not. To me this movie was really drawn out. It was 45 minutes before they even got to the bank. I also found that I didn't really care about the characters. There was hardly any character development and almost no back story told. Just a few snippets of conversation here and there.

The other complaint is the portrayal of drugs in this movie. I prefer my drug use in movies to lean towards the comedic. Not the dark realistic side of using and addiction as my step mother died from an overdose when I was 18. As an exercise in filmaking this film was kind of interesting. I knew something was up when they never showed the police outside surrounding the bank. Finding out that they had found an abandoned bank while looking for locations for Reservoir Dogs, Lawrence Bender called every screenwriter he knew. Eric Avary said he had one and after hanging up the phone, commenced writing one.

The casting, well I only know two of the people in the film. Eric Stoltz has always been a great actor, and Julie Delpy, who I have seen on ER and An American Werewolf in Paris. While being cute and able to be sexy her accent masks any bad acting ability I can see. In other words, since I can barely understand her, I can't tell how good of an actress she is.

This is not a film I would pick up on my own, and not even one I would recommend to my friends, unless you like independent films and want to see what can be done with a movie shot in mainly one location with (what seems to be) a smallish budget, then check it out. If you are looking for either a drama, action or a really good movie, pick something else.

Well, I guess this did turn out to be a longer review than I intended, lol. Well there you have it. My thoughts on Killing Zoe.

I can't even think of a slick closing line for this one.

Best Lines:

Zed: What time is it?
Cab Driver: Daytime

Zoe: I am NOT a prostitute!
Zed: That's great. Can I have my 1000 francs back, then?

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