Killing Zoe (1994)

From the Creators of RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION. An American safecracker named Zed (Eric Stoltz) is summoned to Paris by his childhood buddy, Eric (Jean-Hugues Anglade), to help pull a Bastille Day bank heist. Dreams of easy money quickly evaporate when the heist goes sour and Eric transforms into a psychotic, drug-crazed sociopath. This highly controversial first film by Academy Award(r) -winning filmmaker Roger Avary* was an instant cult classic and fast became the barometer by which Generation X gauged its own nihilism. Killing Zoe is a "must own" dark vision that drags exploitation, kicking and screaming, into the realm of art house cinema - neither will ever be the same. *1995, Best Original Screenplay, PULP FICTION

Art House Exploitation

Okay. Yes, I did take a chance on this "sleeper" because of the names attached. ie. Tarnatino and Roger Avery (the co-everything of 'Pulp Fiction'). I was not disappointed. The acting, the direction, the story: all perfect. I'd recommend this film to anyone. November 12, 2008

"Forget them...let them get their own!"

"....oh yeah, Eric Stoltz! Mostly unsung, but great heist flick...throw in some jejo-sniffin, H-bangin' psycho French bank robbers and I swear you'd almost forget how messed up you be!" PILATE: A Brutal Bible Tale June 14, 2008

Cool movie

I love this film with all it's humor & drama. One of the best films Stoltz have made.
January 3, 2008

A classic in its own right

Eric Stolz is invited to be the safe-cracking specialist for a bank heist
in Paris, doomed from the start. Jean-Hugues Anglade is the ringleader of
a chaotic gang of bankrobbers-for-one-day. Julie Delpy, appearing divine
as always, is the hooker that Eric orders right after landing.

This movie has "cult classic" written all over it, and after more than a
decade it has lost none of its acuteness in portraying a generation that
doesn't even care about being desperately lost. Abundant drugs permeate
the story, but drugs alone can't fully account for everybody's apathy.

If you want to watch a quality film for a change, settle for this dvd
and immerse yourself in its atmosphere, its snippets of authentic French
dialogue, and its palpable nihilism. Great soundtrack, too. March 17, 2007

A lot like Resevoir Dogs...

First off I hate Eric Stoltz. I think he is a bad actor and has a horrible movie voice. He irritates me to be honest. That being said he is at the top of his limited game in this movie.

It is a very simple tale with a very simple setting. The whole French crew and their gregarious lifestyles and generally crazy demeanor is what makes this movie pretty good. These people live life to the fullest and are fun to watch onscreen. Delpy is great as usual, but I do not understand her attraction to Stoltz who is a dolt and largely uninterested in her on a deeper level it seems.

Worth a watch. It is not stylish violence though like a Tarentino movie. It is gritty and grimy. January 3, 2007

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