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 Rather long at 101 minutes, "The Killing Jar" appears to be one of those movies that tries to be too ambitious for its own good. While blending horror and mystery can make an intriguing story, "The Killing Jar" doesn't integrate these genres very well and seems to have trouble deciding if it just wants to be a crime story or a horror movie. The horror element mostly comes from the protagonist having repressed memories of a graphic murder, and since the murder case has yet to be solved, the movie also doubles as a mystery. Unfortunately, it spends a considerable amount of time with a subplot where the protagonist being pressured to sell his family's winery. Although this subplot creates a few suspects for the murder, the movie spends too much time with the winery and not nearly enough on anything chilling, especially for something marketed under the horror category! Other than the memories about the roadside murder and a freak accident involving a fishing hook, none of the scenes are particularly horrific. There is a fair amount of suspence in the middle of the movie, but that's about it. The bottom line: Leave "The Killing Jar" on the shelf. |
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** NOTE: The more dots, the better the movie. A dozen dots is as good as they get, while one or no dots accounts for what can euphemistically be labeled "bottom-of-the-barrel entertainment." ** |
    
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