Netflix’s new thriller A Killer Paradox is climbing the streaming charts, with reviews praising its twist on the serial killer genre.
This drama series tells the story of a college student who accidentally kills a stranger and discovers that the victim was actually a mass murderer. Choi Woo-sik from “Parasite” plays the lead role of a student, while Sung Seok plays a homicide detective who tries desperately to find out what happened.
The series currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews. NME “Leanne Daly of “The film feels completely different from the usual murder and revenge dramas, and the always suspenseful plot makes it both absorbing and increasingly gory and brutal.” .
national world Stephen Ross of “The Killer Paradox” begins as a simple, tongue-in-cheek black comedy about an honest man who accidentally kills a serial killer. That’s exactly what I’m doing.”meanwhile radio times David Opie concluded that “moments of bloody brutality are sprinkled throughout in a realistic manner, but it’s the more surreal, dream-like scenes that most chill the viewer.”
Viewer reactions are a little more mixed. some mentions The Dexter parallel is based on the premise of a serial killer killing. comparison I’m also attracted to Death Note, which follows a somewhat similar setting, where students participate in a holy war to eliminate criminals.
There are also more critical opinions. Writing on Twitter “Style-wise it’s great, but content-wise it could have been better,” he said. Another person agreed, to add : “The killer paradox is fine. But this trend of throwing in female nudity for the straight male gaze is just… unexpectedly boring.”
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