Killer Heat (2024) - Review
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Directed by: Philippe Lacôte
Written by: Matt Charman, Roberto Bentivegna
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden
Runtime: 95 min
Synopsis: Private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is an American expat in Greece hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the island of Crete. The victim's sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn't believe the official police report. But what exactly happened to Leo, and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect.
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Editor's Note: Original review was written for Movies We Texted About. Full article can be found below.
REVIEW SUMMARY
Killer Heat holds a talented cast, but the movie ultimately gets lost in tedious, exposition-driven dialogue, a lack of genuine surprises, and over-the-top twists. The performances are competent but can't save a formulaic adaptation that also fails to meaningfully explore its prominent theme of jealousy. A bland, easily forgettable murder mystery of just 95 minutes that... feels too long. Something clearly went wrong.
