Kalifornia (1993)

Kalifornia is a 1993 Thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes.

Plot : The film focuses on a psychology student and his girlfriend who are traveling cross-country to research serial killers; unbeknownst to them, a man who ends up tagging along with them on their trip (accompanied by his mentally-childlike girlfriend) is a serial killer himself.

Roger Ebert applauded the film, especially its performances by Pitt and Lewis, giving it four stars, and compared it to such hailed masterpieces as Badlands and Taxi Driver. Ebert named it the sixth best film of 1993.

In his review of this film, Ebert wrote:

"Kalifornia is such a film - terrifying and horrifying, yes, but also unflinchingly honest, and so well acted that for most of the film I abandoned any detachment and just watched it as if I were observing the lives of real people."

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Ok so this movie came out in 1993 & i probably must have been drunk, high & wasted somewhere outside that i actually missed this film. All this while Brad Pitt is an actor i wish i hated (along with Leonardo Di Caprio) but they have made it impossible with their excellent acting & potrayal of roles & wise choices in movies. And all this while i figured Brad Pitts psychotic behaviour in Fightclub was his best but nope i was wrong. His performance in Kalifornia was outstanding & brilliant. From his accent to his body movement & behaviour, everything was perfect. Plus he had Juliette Lewis ( Who has a natural talent in acting as the sidekick of any psycho or mentally retarded) by his side, The combination of this two into one was disturbingly beautiful. Just beautiful. I am glad that i found this movie even though it took me over a decade. So if you are around my age & was busy enjoying your youth while this film aired & missed it. Do catch it so you can kick yourself for missing it like i did!



Memorable Quote: Brian Kessler: I'll never know why Early Grayce became a killer. I don' know why any of them did. When I looked into his eyes I felt nothing, nothing. That day I learned any one of us is capable of taking another human life. But I also learned there is a difference between us and them: it's feeling remorse. Dealing with it. Confronting a conscience. Early never did.

Director :
Dominic Sena

Actors :
Brad Pitt - Early Grayce
Juliette Lewis - Adele Corners
David Duchovny - Brian Kessler
Michelle Forbes - Carrie Laughlin


RATE : 8.5\10