Texas Killing Fields (2011):

Starring:

Sam Worthington - Mike Souder

Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Brian Heigh

Jessica Chastain - Pam Stall

Chloë Grace Moretz - Ann Sliger

Corie Berkemeyer - Shauna Kittredge

Jason Clarke - Rule

Stephen Graham - Rhino

Sheryl Lee - Lucie Sliger

Director:

Ami Canaan Mann (First Major Production)

Rotten Tomatoes: 33%

Flixster: 26%

Synopsis:

Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder, a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop Detective Heigh as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims' mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call "The Killing Fields."

Review:

Acting is really hit or miss. I thought that Sam Worthington was trying too hard to force his emotions, where as Jeffrey Dean Morgan was really strong & confident in his role. Jessica Chastain has a smaller role but is convincing as Worthington's ex-wife seeking his help to solve the missing women case while Chloë Grace Moretz, who is usually very strong especially for her age is very bland & I didn't form any sort of emotional attachment to her character even after events towards the end of the film happened. Plot was decent, mostly because it is based on a true story. But I did find a lot of unnecessary dialogue non-detrimental to the story. Some of the supporting cast had just horrible fake Texan accents, which to me is a huge pet peeve in films. Nothing makes me lose interest in a film more than poorly acted accents. I am a big fan of Stephen Graham (of Pirates Of The Caribbean, Snatch & Gangs Of New York fame) but he is one of the main culprits of shitty accent syndrome. I don't hold him totally accountable because he is British pretending to be Texan.

44%

Lead Acting: 8/15
Supporting Cast: 9/15
Plot: 5/10
Compared To The Genre: 4/10
Cinematography: 8/20
Intrigue: 5/10
Extra: 5/10