"Killerman" has to be one of the oddest "buddy" pictures in cinematic history. Apparently inspired by a true story, the film looks at the complicated world of drug laundering from the perspective of Frank "Moe" Killerman and Bobby "Skunk" Santos. But, by the end of the film, it is impossible for the viewer to understand what has just transpired on the screen.
The film begins with great promise with gritty chase scenes in New York that resemble the style of "The French Connection." We follow the action from the perspective of the mysterious Moe, who is working with Skunk in laundering enormous amounts of cash from drug trafficking. The best scene of the film was a fast-paced montage where we witness cash transformed into a gold bullion into cashier's checks.
But when Moe and Skunk depart from their routine and partake in a drug deal gone bad, the remainder of the film is one long cat-and-mouse game between a small group of dirty cops in pursuit of the stash of money and "product" in the hands of Moe and Skunk. But are the cops interested in the drugs and cash as "evidence" for criminal convictions? Or, are they actively involved in the drug trade for their own profit?
Another key player is Skunk's Uncle Perico, and "investor" working with the local councilman and paying off everyone in sight to complete a building project. Uncle Perico will be the linchpin in "following the money," as Moe and Skun run for their lives through the streets of New York.
Beyond the excessive and often unnecessary violence of the film, the ending was hopelessly confused in sorting out the identities of both Moe and Skunk. Clearly, the two characters were not being honest with each other. Moe believes that his beloved girlfriend, the pregnant Lola, is dead. But Uncle Perico reveals that she survived her gunshot wound. The filmmakers never bother to tie up the loose end of Lola, before Moe and his buddy Skunk head off into the sunset with their multi-million-dollar haul!
This was amateur filmmaking that required greater attention to detail in the editing room, especially in making the logic of the film coherent to its audience.
The film begins with great promise with gritty chase scenes in New York that resemble the style of "The French Connection." We follow the action from the perspective of the mysterious Moe, who is working with Skunk in laundering enormous amounts of cash from drug trafficking. The best scene of the film was a fast-paced montage where we witness cash transformed into a gold bullion into cashier's checks.
But when Moe and Skunk depart from their routine and partake in a drug deal gone bad, the remainder of the film is one long cat-and-mouse game between a small group of dirty cops in pursuit of the stash of money and "product" in the hands of Moe and Skunk. But are the cops interested in the drugs and cash as "evidence" for criminal convictions? Or, are they actively involved in the drug trade for their own profit?
Another key player is Skunk's Uncle Perico, and "investor" working with the local councilman and paying off everyone in sight to complete a building project. Uncle Perico will be the linchpin in "following the money," as Moe and Skun run for their lives through the streets of New York.
Beyond the excessive and often unnecessary violence of the film, the ending was hopelessly confused in sorting out the identities of both Moe and Skunk. Clearly, the two characters were not being honest with each other. Moe believes that his beloved girlfriend, the pregnant Lola, is dead. But Uncle Perico reveals that she survived her gunshot wound. The filmmakers never bother to tie up the loose end of Lola, before Moe and his buddy Skunk head off into the sunset with their multi-million-dollar haul!
This was amateur filmmaking that required greater attention to detail in the editing room, especially in making the logic of the film coherent to its audience.