Killer Among Us

Rated 4-1/2 out of 5 stars on Amazon. Bad acting, bad script, unrealistic scenes, bad audio dialogue.... You get the idea.

It was ok if you just want something in the background while you do something else.

If you ignore the thinly disguised though obvious political agenda, this isn't a bad thriller. A serial killer who has been preying on young black prostitutes with impunity is caught in flagrante delicto kidnapping his next victim, but bluffs his way out of it. The off-duty rookie female patrol officer concerned follows up with a typical policeman's hunch, or policewoman's in this case, and after convincing a cynical older detective that evil is afoot, they launch a missing person investigation.

Then the bad guy loses it, stabbing to death a white nightclub worker and shooting dead a shopkeeper in quick succession, the second because he realises the game is up. The finale isn't quite what you would expect, suffice it to say it's lucky this guy was a humble serial killer rather than a terrorist because in his woodland hideaway he had enough ordnance to blow up half the county.

This production feels like there were two different directors with different visions.

There are great scenes undone by weak scenes and a lack of internal logic.

Decent film that has an earnest heart in the lead police detectives. The story and plot are rote and standard for this type of film. And overall, the production felt about college level first feature attempt. That being said, I'm giving it a few bonus points for the strong effort by all involved. I was engaged enough to watch the whole film in one setting.