History YMMV / KillerJoe

* TheWoobie: Dottie.

* {{Squick}}: The "chicken leg fellatio" scene is the sole reason why this movie was originally NC-17 (now Unrated). In fact, the R-Rated cut was made mostly to lessen the scenes impact.

* CompleteMonster: [[DirtyCop "Killer" Joe Cooper himself]] is a [[RabidCop mad detective]] who moonlights as a [[KillerCop hitman]]. Contracted by Chris Smith and his father Ansel to kill Chris's mother Adele for insurance money, Joe forces Chris to let him take his mentally ill sister Dottie on a date when he cannot pay upfront. [[QuestionableConsent Intimidating Dottie into sleeping with him]], Joe begins living with the Smiths and regularly uses Dottie for sex before killing Adele, only to discover the beneficiary of her insurance policy is her current partner Rex. Catching and killing Rex, Joe reveals Ansel's new wife Sharla's infidelity to him as he brutally beats and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her]], threatening to kill the whole family lest they give Dottie to Joe in lieu of paying him.

* {{Squick}}: The "chicken leg fellatio" scene is the sole reason why this movie was originally NC-17 (now Unrated). In fact, the R-Rated cut was made mostly to edit out this scene.

* MagnificentBastard:
** He may be a thoroughly despicable, barely human monster, but it's hard not to admire the flawless way Joe takes apart the entire plot, plays parties against each other and adapts to new situations.
** [[spoiler: Sharla probably ''thought'' she was going to be one by stealing the money with Rex (she was having an affair with him), but Joe figures her out and proceeds to take her down more than a few notches.]]

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Virtually every critic who saw the film agreed that not only did McConaughey do a fantastic job, but its also a career redefining performance.

* HeReallyCanAct: Virtually every critic who saw the film agreed that not only did McConaughey do a fantastic job, but its also a career redefining performance.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Save for Dottie, pretty much every character in the film is either a {{Jerkass}}, TooDumbToLive or a monstrous {{sociopath}} like Joe is.

* {{Squick}}: The "chicken leg fellatio" scene is the prime example of why this movie was NC-17, In fact, the R-Rated cut was made mostly to edit out this scene.

* {{Squick}}: The "chicken leg fellatio" scene is the prime example of why this movie is NC-17.

* NoYay: Chris is not at all titillated seeing Sharla bottomless, and begs her to put on some panties.

** Joe crossed it when he forced Sharla to mimic oral sex on a chicken leg.

* MagnificentBastard: He may be a thoroughly despicable, barely human monster, but it's hard not to admire the flawless way Joe takes apart the entire plot, plays parties against each other and adapts to new situations.

* MoralEventHorizon: Joe crossed it when he forced Sharla to perform oral sex with him against her will.

* CompleteMonster: He's FauxAffablyEvil when he wants to be, but make no mistake that Joe is utterly unscrupulous and downright ''pure evil.''

* {{Squick}}: The "chicken leg fellatio" scene is the prime examples of why this movie is NC-17.

* {{Squick}}: Joe having sex with Dottie and the "chicken leg fellatio" scene are two prime examples of why this movie is NC-17.