Self-consciousness passing for style.

"Simon Killer" is a beautifully made look at ugliness and brutality, the kind of oxymoronic exercise that fascinates some and repels others.

Another terrific performance from Brady Corbet, but it's in the service of a parade of horrors that never leads anywhere interesting.

The lead performances accurately sells the idea of a tourist who gets in over his head, though the ultimate destination of the journey doesn't make good on the tension experienced in the buildup.